for douglas

Just watched the movie version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy .
The film is a tribute to Douglas Adams in a way the Phantom Menace to the original three Star Wars wasn't. The film-maker is definitely human and the undertaking more than. Hence no criticism. Magrathea is wonderful.The Vogons are done well. The Vogon Ships are a work of art. Halfway down the movie I started giggling uncontrollably at seeing the whole thing come alive.... on tv, that is.
Two things I loved - is the title opening with Journey of the Sorcerer song with its eerie thrumming ( which wouldn't have been a surprise if I'd read about the original radio shows - apparently, they used it regularly ) and Zooey as Trillian ( sigh! ).

it's a day for riding

horse sacrifice

if you wanna ride
don't ride a white horse

Laid Back
"White horse"
(Tim Stahl/John Guldberg)

Pic lifted from here. If the costumes seem out of place, look again , it's not the ashwamedha

And now for some old favorites -

Growing up, there was a time when there was only one channel on t.v and programmes were made with the intention of doing more than capture eyeballs.

Roshan Seth as Nehru in the Bharat Ek Khoj series is a memory that carries over very pleasantly - the Nehru topi and the pleasing drone sitting right next to Swami and friends , Girish Karnad's Turning Point and Prannay Roy's The World this Week. With the internet, it is more or less impossibe to leave anything completely behind.
this & this will cheer you up ( or make you cry - depending on your style )

In the age of mirrors of mirrors, I got this from soumyadip who got it from somewhere else who ....

And in case you're curious, they chants are from RV 10.129 and RV 10.121 respectively

fuel oil from plasic bags

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fuel oil from plastic bags ? yes, it's true - a couple are also making money from it.
truly, the mix of technology and human creativity is just wonderful ...

don't you wish

the short lebowsky

Now, if you're a Big Lebowski fan, say you've watched the movie once, twice ,fifteen times, know the script in your head, have grown a 'dude' beard, have taken to drinking White Russians, fallen in love with Bunny or even Maude (brrrr!) or if you make beaver pictures or just watch them, it doesn't matter :
you HAVE gotta watch this
I did, and it f*kin blew me away.
nsfw, btw
Now, if you think you're done there, check this too

monotonous neocortex decay

like I said

science fiction isn't
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jungles of distraction