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Chernobyl Today: A Creepy Story told in Pictures | Village Of Joy

One nuclear accident can ruin your entire day..

Chernobyl Today: A Creepy Story told in Pictures | Village Of Joy.

Posted 3 months, 1 week ago at 10:31 am.
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The message from Hollywood

Avatar has some strange messages for a hollywood blockbuster. Trees are good (because they network) digging up stuff to make money is bad (because you kill the trees) minds can move between bodies (so the mind/body distinction is alive and kicking) and indigenous people have a right to self determination (especially when they fight back).

The US war machine is clearly painted as powerful but misguided however the irony of a having a crippled US marine lead the insurrection is a bit of a bet both ways. Science waxes lyrically over the mysterious web of life on Pandora while extolling the virtues of an unmolested biology, meanwhile the military and the miners continue business as usual. I’m sure a million words have been wasted on this piece of film, its messages aren’t real subtle nor are they very convincing. Its entertaining but the good guy wins everything, gets the girl and becomes king. Yawn…

Special effects make up for an otherwise predictable plot, the dominant idea seems to be if you cram enough stupid notions and whiz bang visuals into a narrative enough people will identify with it and bingo you have a blockbuster. I am just grateful John Cameron doesn’t write books. Oh and a screen grab I suppose…did anyone else wonder about the blue skinned big eared tree huggers with their tails? Who thought that one up or was it a committee?

Do yourself a favour, download the pirate edition. Hollywood really shouldn’t be encouraged to make this sort of crud. But they will, Avatar 2 is probably already in production.

Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago at 9:19 pm.
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U900 – Walk Don’t Run Isogabamaware

A fellow ukie showed me this…enjoy

Posted 4 months, 1 week ago at 7:59 am.
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Hitler reacts to the Hitler parodies being removed from YouTube

Given this it is dubious how long these clips will continue to circulate…

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago at 7:58 am.
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The Most Useless Machine EVER!

The Most Useless Machine EVER!.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago at 9:36 am.
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Pixels via Youtube

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago at 1:49 pm.
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Dear Gertrude

Trawling thru the tubes I once came upon this natty little blog called Culturazi which provided sanctuary for the endangered species of radical wordsmiths who despite the trials and tribulations of these times continue to practise their craft for the illumination and edification of those who take the time and trouble to absorb their musings. Over the years many have been and gone on Culturazi but one voice has consistently stumped up week in and week out to provide sustenance for the hungry masses whose lives are often blighted by the hard times we live in. That voice is Gertrude.

Therefore I am saddened by the announcement by Gertrude that she is retiring from her position of most talented writer and spokesperson for the vaguely annoyed and somewhat leftish bohemiatic travelling circus that populates the good pages of Culturazi. However since I have also come to personally be acquainted with the real life Gertrude I am confident that this break represents a mere hiatus in her literary efforts and that her obvious talents will find another rewarding outlet and so, whilst it is with much sadness that I note Gertrudes imminent departure from the blogshpere I am nonetheless grateful for her highly enjoyable posts and the efforts she has expended in bringing some small rays of sunshine into our otherwise unhappy little lives.

One thing is for certain, Gertrude in some form will always be with us. In this crazy mixed up world the act of speaking your mind and making the place more humane might seem less impressive than the concrete steel jungles we are building or the whiz bang technology that is enslaving us but it remains the most human of characteristics and one that deserves far more recognition than it gets.

But Gertude isn’t quite done yet so there is still time to enjoy her writing seasoned with all the goodly freshness that a respectable blog brings to our reading enjoyment. It could end in a whimper or cataclysm of orgastic wordplay but only the readers of Gertrudes Diary will ever know.