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- gadfly posted on 11/18/2005The Sino-Vietnamese War or Third Indochina War was a war fought in 1979 between the neighboring countries of the People's Republic of China and Vietnam. After a brief incursion into northern Vietnam, PRC troops withdrew less than a month later, and both sides claimed victory. Sino-Soviet Split During the initial stages of the Vietnam War with France, Communist China and Vietnam had close ties, with both having a mutual distrust of the former French rulers of Vietnam. During the conflict both the PRC an
- gadfly posted on 11/16/2005Being nude in public can be exhilarating, profound, hysterical or just plain awkward. In this follow-up to Naked States, director Arlene Donnelly Nelson takes us along for the ride as artist Spencer Tunick invites thousands of people of all races, shapes and sizes out of their clothes and into the streets for art's sake. Tunick's yearlong "Nude Adrift" project was filmed in nine countries on seven continents (including Antarctica). Starring: Spencer Tunick, Ron Kuby, More Director: Arlene Donnelly Ne
- gadfly posted on 11/16/2005The sexuality of one of the world's most notorious dictators is questioned in this provocative documentary. First posed in a 2001 book by German historian Lothar Machtan, the issue of Hitler's sexual orientation, and whether his internal struggle prompted his despicable actions, is explored by filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Sifting through data that led to Machtan's claim, the pair also consults historians and living witnesses. Starring: Adolf Hitler, Michelangelo Signorile, More Director
- gadfly posted on 11/09/2005
- gadfly posted on 11/08/2005ÊéÆÀÉÏ¿´µ½·ÑÂü¼¸¾ä»°£¬²îÒ»µãÒÔΪÊÇÎÒ×Ô¼º½²µÄ£¬ÌùÔÚÕâÀïÒÔ·À½ñºóµÁÓ㺠"You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be: it's their mistake, not my failing." "I learned from her [his mother] that the highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion." "Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look at what he starts with, where he ends u
- gadfly posted on 10/28/2005Missing U.S. cat found in France APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) -- When Emily the cat went missing a month ago, her owners looked for their wandering pet where she had ended up before -- the local animal shelter. This week they learned Emily sailed to France. Lesley McElhiney now figures her cat went prowling around a paper warehouse near home and ended up in a cargo container that went by ship across the Atlantic Ocean and was trucked to Nancy, a city in northeastern France near the border with Germany.
- gadfly posted on 10/28/2005Body hanging from tree mistaken for Halloween decoration FREDERICA, Delaware (AP) -- The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said. The 42-year-old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy road late Tuesday or early Wednesday, state police said. The body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could be easily seen from passing vehicl
- gadfly posted on 10/26/2005White House to Onion: Stop using seal Symbol 'being used inappropriately,' says spokesman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The White House is not amused by The Onion, a newspaper that often spoofs the Bush administration, and has asked it to stop using the presidential seal on its Web site. The seal was still on the Web site www.theonion.com on Tuesday at the spot where President George W. Bush's weekly radio address is parodied. With headlines like "Bush To Appoint Someone To Be In Charge Of Country"
- gadfly posted on 10/17/2005Topless Benigni Rants Against Iraq War Updated 8:44 AM ET October 17, 2005 Roberto Benigni delivered four minutes of slapstick comedy antics during a live appearance on state television to promote his latest comic film, set against the backdrop of the Iraq war. Sitting down Saturday night next to the TV anchorman, Benigni took off a red sweater and draped it on the embarrassed-looking man's shoulders. He then ranted in favor of poetry and against war, which he said "makes no sense and is vulgar.
- gadfly posted on 10/17/2005Many Throw Parties to Toast Divorces Updated 9:34 PM ET October 16, 2005 After three decades of marriage and years of fighting over a nasty divorce settlement, it's time for Madalyn Pollit to party. As she toasts to "the beginning of the best years of my life," Pollitt is part of a trend of women and men embracing their breakups with divorce parties. "A new season, a new me, a new beginning: That's why I wanted the party," Pollit said. "I wanted to celebrate my new life." Part cele
- gadfly posted on 10/16/2005The existential lives and loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. By Michael Dirda Sunday, October 16, 2005; BW15 T¨ºte-¨¤-T¨ºte Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre By Hazel Rowley HarperCollins. 416 pp. $26.95 As the French say, here is a book that gives you furiously to think. In T¨ºte-¨¤- T¨ºte Hazel Rowley -- who has previously written biographies of Christina Stead and Richard Wright -- probes the intimate lives of two of the most celebrated intellectuals of the m
- gadfly posted on 10/11/2005Classical guitarist Julian Bream reviews 500 years of musical history involving the Spanish guitar and its distinctive music. In this television documentary he takes viewers on a sojourn to various locales in Spain including Seville, Toledo, Madrid, and Barcelona. Highlights include Bream performing with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with scenes that feature striking Spanish geography and architecture, commentary on Spanish culture and its influence on the guitar, and information about related instrument
- gadfly posted on 10/10/2005Boy, 9, Swims From Alcatraz to San Fran Updated 2:20 PM ET October 10, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A nine-year-old boy has just finished a pretty tough morning swim _ from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Johnny Wilson, from Hillsborough, made the 1.4-mile swim in under two hours, braving choppy morning waters and rough winds in a portion of the San Francisco bay known to have sharks as well. Wilson's classmates were waiting for him on shore, cheering as he made it all the way to Aquatic Park. Hi
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- gadfly posted on 09/23/2005
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- gadfly posted on 09/03/2005ÊÖÍ·ÓÐÒ»±¾Õã½ÎÄÒÕ³ö°æÉç³ö°æµÄ¡¶Ç®ÖÓÊéÉ¢ÎÄ¡·£¬ÎÄÊÇÓÉÑîçÑ¡µÄ£¬ËùÒÔÓ¦¸ÃÊÇÓеã´ú±íÐԵġ£´ÓÍ·ÉÏ¿ªÊ¼¶ÁÁ˼¸Æª£¬¾õµÃÇ®µÄËæ±Ê´Ó¡°ÎÄ¡±ÉÏÀ´½²ÊÇÏ൱²»´íµÄ£¬ÊÇ¿ÉÒÔ×÷ΪËæ±Êд×÷µÄ°ñÑùÖ®Ò»µÄ¡£ µÚÒ»Ó¡ÏóÊÇÇ®µÄÈ®ÈåÖ÷ÒåºÍ¾«Ó¢Ö÷Ò壬ǮµÄ±ÊÒ²Êǹ»ËðµÄ£¬ËûµÄ˼άÊÇ»úÃôµÄ£¬µ«±ÊÁ¦ÔòԶѷÓÚ³Ѹ¡£ËûµÄËæ±Ê£¬¿ÉÒÔ¿´×÷ÊÇ¡¶¹Ü׶±à¡·µÄ°×»°Í¨Ëװ棺¹Å½ñÖÐÍâ´®ºõһͨ¡£´®Í¨ÎªÊ²Ã´£¿²»ÎªÊ²Ã´£¬Ö»Îª´®Í¨¡£ ÎÒ·¢ÏÖÎÒÏë¶ÁÊéʱ¡¶Ç®ÖÓÊéÉ¢ÎÄ¡·²»ÊÇÒ»¸öºÜºÃµÄºòÑ¡¶ÔÏó¡£Ò»°ãÎÞÁÄʱºò¶ÁËü¾õµÃ»¹²»ÖµµÃ£¬ÑÏÖØÎÞÁĵÄʱºòÒ²Ðí¿ÉÒÔ¿¼ÂÇ¡£²»¹ý²»Í¬Ê±ºò²»Í¬ÐÄ̬£¬²»Í¬ÐÄ̬
- gadfly posted on 09/02/2005Can you believe what's happening in New Orleans? God certainly humbles every nations, the only super power included. New Orleans became the third world in one strike. The relief effort is not something you'd imagine from the most powerful nation on the planet. This does not bode well for George Bush. I have pleasant memories of the Big Easy, the capital of the laid-back, the party town of the nation, the birth-place of Jazz. Fats Domino you can't die, "Blueberry Hill" must live!
- gadfly posted on 08/31/2005
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- gadfly posted on 08/26/2005
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- gadfly posted on 08/17/2005This is a great fun topic. I can easily fill a book but I am not going to write it now. I just lay my claim to the title. This thread is going to be some kind of notes of my bookish excursions. It probably has nothing to do with any of you. It may not even have anything to do with me. Currently I am reading J. M. Roberts' A Short History Of The World. A boring one to many of you but ask me if I care. I have his highly- regarded History Of The World as well. But I like shorter ones. I am not even sure
- gadfly posted on 08/16/2005Though I have listened to this many times and found myself falling asleep even more times while doing it, it was by no means the fault of the set. It is a very accessible history with plenty music illustrations and explanations minus your eyeballs. Recommended. The History of Classical Music by Richard Fawkes Read by: Robert Powell UNABRIDGED From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand
- gadfly posted on 08/09/2005xw, have you ever read the GEB? http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/vhd05/vhd05_index.html I had heard of the book Gödel, Escher, Bach from some enthusiastic students at Calgary, but not seen it, when I visited the Tarski's in summer 1979 in Berkeley. Noticing the Hofstadter book in Alfred's bookcase I asked him what he thought of it and he exclaimed: "awful, of course it's awful". When I asked whether he had read it he said "of course not". But when I asked him to let me borrow it he got anno
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