It’s happening—we’re finally getting married….JOKE LANG. But for realsies, I have the honor and privilege to be succeeding my favorite person in the world, my #husband, my Daniel … as the next President of Seattle U’s United Filipino Club! #DanielGriffith #mabuhay #lechon #suufc
I just realized that Bianca got a rose from me last year and then got a rose from Daniel this year.
BIANCA YOU WERE DESTINED FOR THE B&B!
By Rosalie Anne Cabison “Are you a dancer?” The answer is a simple yes or no, except it isn’t that simple for me. There is a strong amount of evidence that points to yes: I enjoy dancing, I appreci…
I think I understand bloodlust because I ate an amazing steak on Sunday and I want to eat more. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
For me, a dancer who communicates, even if incapable of technical fireworks, will have my vote over someone with lots of turns or very high extensions, but nothing to say.Paul Chalmer, a former dancer with National Ballet of Canada, and a recent Prix de Lausanne judge (in Pointe Magazine)
Is it weird that all this talk of senior stuff just makes me want to get it over with and then leave?
These channels are failing the spirit of conservationism and education. They are failing inspiring awe in young people. Failing much needed inspiration in a very confused and conflicted world.
These shows are failing their core values, their main purpose, which is leadership in environmentalism and cultural education. Far worse, they are failing millions of young people - millions - who look up to them.
Please join me in asking Discovery, Animal Planet, and the History Channels to stop, apologize, and correct.
That’s an important read up there, folks. These “reality” shows are feeding an outdated and unscientific view of predator species. These are channels founded on principles of education and conservation (TLC, of course, left the building years ago). Are they willing to sacrifice that for what appears to be gratuitous bloodsport?
Like any media, you can vote with your eyeballs. And if you support any kind of rights for wild animals and natural spaces, you can not support these programs. If the account above is true, shame on these networks.
It speaks to part of a larger issue with nature films. The amazing footage we see in shows like Africa, Planet Earth, and Frozen Planet is rarely the result of serendipity. It involves years of careful research and preparation to maximize the chances of capturing nature’s majesty on camera, and what is captured is highly edited to create story, drama and emotion. These are uniquely human interests, and nature doesn’t include them in her original script.
That’s not to say we are being fleeced all the time. People like Sir David Attenborough take these concerns very seriously, and constantly strive to find the balance between entertainment and true nature in every varying instance. What we watch is real. But is it REAL?
I wonder how many people realize that, for instance, the famous polar bear birth scene from Frozen Planet was filmed in a zoo? Disney’s adorable Chimpanzee movie was not a documentary, but rather spliced together to create an emotional tale of adoption. Jason Goldman put together a great collection of opinions on the matter.
How far can we take allowances to deliver good edutainment before we are delivering bad science? The “reality” shows surely fail the test. But the others? What do you think?
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.Henry David Thoreau (via ruineshumaines)
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