Africa: a big source for film-making
More and more often American and European film makers move to Africa to shoot movies.
According to Gadalla Gubara, an 88-year-old Sudanese film director, Africa has a lot of potential for film stories, though most countries have still not prioritised the industry. Read more
Filed Under Art, Events, Media & Society
International day for story tellers
Do you like to tell or to listen to stories? Then you can’t miss Listen! - International Day for Sharing Life Stories tomorrow, on May 16th 2008, all around the world.
People will gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges and virtual environments to hear each other’s stories. Read more
Filed Under Events, History & traditions, Media & Society
Filed while you’re shopping
Thus far, buying cigarettes and alcohol isn’t a crime.
But a London supermarket chain secretly started recording faces of people who buy cigarettes and alcohol: your likeness and details are added to a nationwide database, recording your movements and purchasing habits. Read more
Filed Under Modern Life, Technology
Public concern over the effects of climate change
The more polluting a nation is, the wealthier and the less worried its citizens are: this is the contrasting result of a recent study at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Filed Under Environment, Research, World Health
Crows Vs Humans: a bloody match
Do you remember “The Birds”, the Alfred Hitchcock’s movie where birds suddenly begin to attack people?
If you were an inhabitant of the Japan’s southern island of Kyushu “The birds” would be your worst nightmare… Read more
Filed Under Environment, Modern Life, Wondering
Make your own fuel at home
During the era of Prohibition in the Usa production of ethanol along with other forms of alcohol had been banned.
But now, in the biofuel era, ethanol could have a real revival. Especially since yesterday, when a California company presented the “world’s first home ethanol product”.
MicroFueler is a home-based ethanol production system that makes gas from sugar or stale beer for less than a buck a gallon. Read more
Filed Under Environment, Modern Life, Technology
The greenest countries are the poorest
The National Geographic Society and the polling firm GlobeScan wrote down a list of the most environmentally friendly nations. Read more
Filed Under Environment, Research, World Health