You may remember that horrific day in July of 2011 when Anders Breivik killed 69 people, most of them young adults, at a summer camp on the tiny Norwegian island of Utoya which is 25 kilometres west of Oslo. He also planted a bomb in a governmental building in Oslo that killed 8. The killingsContinue reading ““Generation Utoya” Why? Toronto Hot Docs”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Dark Blossom”: Welcome to the Goth World: Toronto Hot Docs
“Dark Blossom” may be one of the most artistic documentaries I have seen is some time. It’s not a documentary that is preoccupied with plot but almost serves an excuse to present a richly crafted cinematography all you can eat Bellagio buffet. Yes you get the sense you are watching a film you might seeContinue reading ““Dark Blossom”: Welcome to the Goth World: Toronto Hot Docs”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 48 “Squid Concludes His Central Park Speech”
“Wasn’t that a great performance by Britty! Physical mutants can be blind, missing limbs, fat, ugly, lepers and cancer victims just to name a few. Often they can be scapegoated or mocked by the “normal citizen”. They should be given encouragement to live up to their potential. They serve to embarrass governments that ignore theirContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 48 “Squid Concludes His Central Park Speech””
The Great COVID-19 Bake Off
When the going gets tough; the tough bake Stephen Hickmore10 postsPosted on Yesterday at 9:04 am If you had asked me in November 2019 “Stephen, what is COVID-19?”, I would’ve taken an educated guess; that it’s a type of specially formulated shampoo for grey hair? If you had told me that all restaurants and hotels wouldContinue reading “The Great COVID-19 Bake Off”
Is China “back to normal” after COVID-19
‘Vaccines Are Not Our Cure’ April 22, 2021 ANNALIES WINNYASSOCIATE EDITOR Image credit Passengers wear masks while commuting on the Shanghai metro, April 7 2021. Image: Wei Wei Unlike much of the world, life had already returned to a relative normal by the time COVID-19 vaccines arrived in China. When Wei Wei, a product planning manager for flu vaccinesContinue reading “Is China “back to normal” after COVID-19″
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 47 “Squid Expounds His Theory of Mutantism”
“In all the excitement of the past few days there has been much confusion generated amongst us and about us. What are mutants and where are they? Mutants can never be precisely defined. Much to the dismay of psychologists and sociologists. If we establish rigid classifications of nomenclature we will ignore variations in national contextsContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 47 “Squid Expounds His Theory of Mutantism””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 46 “Squid’s Address at Central Park”
Not only were New York mutants reveling in the public spotlight they were gaining in strength. Despite all this momentum there was still confusion about what mutantism stood for. As far as Squid was concerned, he was not the leader of the United Mutations so it was up to mutants to decide what the movementContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 46 “Squid’s Address at Central Park””
The efficacy and safety of facemasks
Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis Author links open overlay panelBaruchVainshelboimShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411Get rights and content Abstract Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although, scientific evidence supporting facemasks’ efficacy is lacking, adverse physiological, psychological andContinue reading “The efficacy and safety of facemasks”
“Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 45 “The Resurgence of Ricky Regurdle from the “I Love Mucy” Show
Ricky was amok at the directness and sensitivity of Squid. Squid was correct as regards his assumptions towards Regurdle. Lately he had been feeling useless and guilty about collecting his fat cheque paid from a bureaucracy that cared more about clean streets and garbage collection than it did about humans. What good would his lifeContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 45 “The Resurgence of Ricky Regurdle from the “I Love Mucy” Show”
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549): “The Heptameron”: Suspicion
“ ‘And I would contradict anyone who claims that that suspicion is the same as love. Suspicion may come from love, just as ashes come from fire-but like ashes, suspicion stifles the flame.’ ‘ I think that nothing brings greater grief either to a man or to a woman,’ said Hircan, ‘than to be suspectedContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549): “The Heptameron”: Suspicion”
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