The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
Richard Feynman
“Fabulospirit” e doar un alt termen, mai ‘fabulos’, pentru “branding Romania”. Punct si de la capat
Lucian Georgescu clarifica niste lucruri in interviul pe care i l-au luat cei de la Hotnews.
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Am scris initial despre treaba asta aici. Intre timp Gabriel Liiceanu a raspuns cu mai multe detalii si unele au sens perfect (a propos, insa, vezi si la finalul postului meu, cel care ii ia interviul, il si “conduce”, e o practica josnica in jurnalism, autorul trebuie ca e un bigot, asta in cazul “bun”, care vrea sa-l scoata pe Liiceanu cu orice pret de unde, posibil, sa nu poata fi scos); de exemplu, este ca treaba cu plagiatul e subtire de tot (si parea astfel de la inceput), dar, dupa cum ma asteptam, Liiceanu e foarte vag si evaziv referitor la acuzatia de a fi “dizident postrevolutionar” -si poate chiar mai grav, in context general, de falsificare a istoriei (antedatarea unor documente, chiar personale, scoaterea unor pasaje cel putin ‘compromitatoare’ din texte mai vechi, in loc de asumarea si explicarea lor s.a.m.d.)-
→ Read more The song of the day: Haka, the Maori War Chant
… in the interpretation of the best “musicians” possible in the case of this “song” (much more than a song or chant or dance, much much more), The Mighty All Blacks!
→ Read more ‘Waking Life’ or ‘Salsa Dancing with My Confusion’
I’ve just found this very nice short clip on YouTube about the ‘making of’ one of my favourite movies of all times (on certain criteria it is in my top 5 and for sure on top 10 all movies I have ever seen- which , by the way, gives me the idea of compiling a list with my top 25 or so, for a future post).
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