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Often glorious finds come my way because others have shared what they are reading, watching, or engaging with. So, this post is all about sharing things I have found. Firstly, I want to share a video from KarenBritChick. Her YouTube channel is about fashion and she does this amazing series called What everyone is wearing […]… Continue reading The Sweetness of Sharing — Kick: Creative Action

More than two centuries of lies are now getting exposed. Bizarre tales about freedom and democracy are collapsing like houses of cards. via “The World Cannot Breathe!” Squashed by the U.S. – A Country Built on Genocide and Slavery — The New Dark Age

We are possibly witnessing the most destructive scientific fraud in the history of man via the COVID-19 pandemic while shutting down the U.S. economy. Hysteria is destroying people’s lives. This level of “groupthink has drove [sic] unnecessary global shutdowns.” When the majority of U.S. deaths those of and countries like Italy occur in nursing homes… Continue reading COVID and Climate Models Will Not Save Us — Randy Salars News And Comment

CLOSE Documentary filmmaker Keith Beauchamp talks about lies in the Look article. CHICAGO – As thousands of protests against the deaths of black men, women and children have broken out across the country in recent weeks, many black demonstrators and faith leaders have invoked the name of Emmett Till to suggest the nation could be… Continue reading Emmett Till’s lynching ignited a civil rights movement. Historians say George Floyd’s death could do the same —

As protests following the death of George Floyd continue around the world, here are some resources on systemic racism and oppression. Getty Images The killing of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis has sparked protests across the US and around the world over racial injustice. Demonstrators have taken to the streets — and to social […]… Continue reading Books and films to help people of all ages learn about systemic racism and violence – CNET — VOICE OF THE HWY

It was only a few months ago I reviewed Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks here at borg, a film chronicling the challenges and rise of Chinese action movies, including a segment on the legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one of the Grand Jury Prize nominees was […]… Continue reading Be Water–Acclaimed Bruce Lee documentary premieres this weekend on ESPN — borg

Best known for her three hour portrait of a woman slowly devolving, Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles, Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman would have turned seventy today. While her canonized lengthy epic is a point of much discussion, it is a colossal affair that may be intimidating for many. Though it in itself […]… Continue reading Chantal Akerman: 10 Films to Explore a Staggering Career — Cinema Etc.

No joke, man. Netflix is churning out a lot of film choices in the last few years, or have at least become a monumental distribution point for smaller budget and foreign made films. They have become for European and Asian filmmakers (for example) in 2020 what MTV was for independent artists and music labels from […]… Continue reading Small Screen Quarantine – Extinction (2018) — What rough beast

AMI VITAL Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic magazine photographer Ami Vitale has traveled to more than 100 countries, bearing witness not only to violence and conflict, but also to surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit. Throughout the years, Ami has lived in mud huts and war zones, contracted malaria, and donned […]… Continue reading Amazing Female Photographers You Should Know — International Journal of Research (IJR)