Popular Culture |
9 June 2003
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SARS? Mad Cow? Quit Whinging!
Marcus Gee is a journalist with the Globe and Mail, a great paper from the great city of Toronto, and a few days back, he gave the developed world a shot between the eyes about disease and the complaining that the rich world does over diseases that most people in the Third World won't live long enough to get. For more, click here.
Lechter and Finch Top AFI Villain and Hero List
When it comes to talk provoking lists, the American Film Institute has managed to create some good ones. The AFI's 100 best films of all time ("Citizen Kane") was great, but its most recent, "Best Good Guys and Bad Guys," may be better. Hannibal Lechter ("Silence of the Lambs") was the worst human in film, while Atticus Finch ("To Kill a Mockingbird") was the best. The arguments of whether these were the right choices are trifling compared to the insight they offer into the human soul. Click here to read on.