Posts by Martin Lindberg
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I like the new labels. The other one seems a little ye olde beer for olde men. Still, not as bad as these.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Sacha,
And it doesn't trump peer-reviewed scientific consensus.
In terms of funding research, I'm afraid that it might.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Carol Stewart,
Of course you know that his scientific credentials are as a ... television weather presenter, don't you?
I think this ties back to the OP. Yes, this guy may be a TV weather man and his scientific credentials are pretty poor. All scientists can scoff at him, but I'm guessing he still has a large influence on the non-scientific community - the general public.
Science is not a popularity contest, but public opinion does influence the decision-making around funding. It seems to me that the deniers are better at fighting the (dirty) war for winning public support.
And, well, that's not good.
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
And the next person who really wants to bring up the norms of Tudor theatricals better be ready to tell Robyn Malcolm et. al. why they’re being replaced with teenage cross-dressers.
umm, what?
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to Jolisa,
While standing up, natch.
and can have a smoke after.
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to giovanni tiso,
I want to go back to people openly screwing in the audience.
Umm, I can probably do without that, but I want my intermission back. And smoking in the theatre. Only on the left though.
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Hard News: An open thread while I'm down…, in reply to Rich Lock,
Does anyone have any advice?
Rinse your dishes after washing up to remove any remaining suds. Place forks with their tines down in a dishwasher. Pants first, then shoes.
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to giovanni tiso,
If you demand total silence and perfect bodily composure from the people around you in order to enjoy a film maybe a crowded theatre is not for you.
As much as some people can be annoying, it's not a big deal for me either. One of the points of going to the movies (for me anyway) is the collective experience. And, yes, that collective includes people I would prefer not to be there. But until I can buy every seat in the theatre for myself, that's not going to happen.
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Muse: SHELF LIFE: "My Memories of Home…, in reply to Tui Hill,
Books like 'Blue Smoke' are why Kiwis aren't reading much NZ literary fiction.
Didn't the book win the non-fiction award?
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... are walking out of another bloody screening that started ten minutes late to make the next one
For a few years the Gothenburg Film Festival had a policy that the ushers would not let anyone leave till all the credits had rolled.