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Religious Accessories banned in French Schools

Jacques Chirac has declared that France ‘must outlaw Islamic head coverings, Jewish skullcaps, and other obvious religions signs in schools and regulate them in the workplace.’ according to the Star-Ledger. A ban on wearing conspicuous religious insignia such as head scarves, large crucifixes or Jewish skullcaps in public schools will likely be in place by ...

Mistakes Lord of the Rings

MSNBC posted an interview with Peter Jackson where they discuss gaffes in the LOTR movies. My favorite: Blunder No. 4: “In shots of Fangorn Forest from a distance, it’s an evergreen forest. Seen from up close or inside, it’s a deciduous forest.” Jackson: Wow. Well, when you see it from the outside, it’s a real ...

Religion of Environmentalism

Michael Crichton has posted an essay about what he feels is the greatest threat in our time: The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the ...

Film Restoration

A John Lowry interview posted up on the Apple Computer website where he talks about how he restores old degraded film. “It’s like cleaning your glasses so you can see more. We want to remove the veil so that you can see everything that’s in the original.”

Spiderman 2 Trailer

Too Much Sexy posted an article linking to the trailer for the new Spiderman movie, which is supposed to be out sometime next year. It looks like it’ll probably be another good one. I’ve always thought Toby McGuire was a good choice to play the role of Peter Parker, as he has both the athleticism ...