by Pier Marton | Oct 28, 2011 | Books, Care, Eco, Ideas, Media, Politics, Sci/Nat, Spectacle, Teach
The media is caught in that “false balance” – whether about climate change or politics… and sanity is out of reach. Fortunately some like Shawn Lawrence Otto point out the aberrations. His book: For more information around those...
by Pier Marton | Oct 16, 2011 | Books, Care, Future Tech, Health, Human Rights, Politics, Quotes, Spectacle
“Two tests are specified for recognition of the asshole: 1. After encountering the person, do people feel oppressed, humiliated or otherwise worse about themselves? 2. Does the person target people who are less powerful than he?” 17 Things I Believe by...
by Pier Marton | Oct 14, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, Ego, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Juif, Magyar, Politics, Racism, Roma, Shoah, Theater, Wars
Par Mihály Rózsa: Aujourd’hui, quand le maire de Budapest se permet d’offrir une institution culturelle prestigieuse, en l’occurence un théâtre aux nazis hongrois, il est particulièrement important de se pencher sur des événements douloureux de...
by Pier Marton | Oct 5, 2011 | Art, Books, Care, Death, Eco, Future Tech, Health, Humor, Ideas, Idées, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Middle-East, Quotes, Software
Steve Jobs was so taken by a typography class in college that no detail was ever irrelevant (cf. below). Apple ended up being one of those companies, like Trader Joe’s, Southwest Airlines and R.E.I., that keeps reminding customers that they are always...
by Pier Marton | Sep 26, 2011 | Asia, Books, Care, Eco, Ego, Health, Highlights, Ideas, Mystery, Now, Site
I am sorry about the ?? instead of the Thai characters – on my previous WordPress.com blog, it worked fine. I have tried some of the tips provided here – http://wordpress.org/support/topic/special-characters-converted-to-question-marks-on-save?replies=39 – but I need...
by Pier Marton | Sep 23, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, Death, Doc, Human Rights, Jewish, Podcasts(E), Politics, Racism, Shoah, Theater, Wars, Women
8 hours to try to capture 871 pages… As podcasts for less than 27 days. With Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant. An introduction to Grossman and to the radio drama, both in the Guardian. http://youtu.be/tJgAr1nruKE EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...