Recently I wrote about how the horror movie Drag Me to Hell didn't entirely live up to the hype surrounding it. People were saying it was a new classic for the genre. Now having seen District 9, a film receiving similar fanfare, I must agree that this is one of the best science fiction films I have seen in years.
Author: Levi Novey
The 3rd Largest National Park in the Amazon Rainforest is Patrolled By Only 8 Rangers
This article was originally published on ecopolitology.org-- a website covering the politics of energy and the environment. While it's not news to most of us who work in or follow international conservation, Peru's El Comercio newspaper ran a story today about how only 8 park rangers patrol Alto Purús National Park. Alto Purús is the [...]
Is the United States a Superpower Without a Partner?
Anne Applebaum, who writes for Slate and The Washington Post, has just published an excellent column where she persuasively argues that "no one wants America to be the sole global superpower, but no one wants to share the load." She uses Obama's recent trip to China and Europe's election of a new president and foreign [...]
Why Artificial Christmas Trees Are Worth Considering
Published originally on Greenupgrader.com In the past when I visited people during the holidays and saw that they were using artificial Christmas trees rather than real ones, I thought they were just being lazy. The only reason they didn’t want a real one I figured was because they either didn’t have space for a real [...]
Drag Me to Hell Opens Strong, But Doesn’t Live Up to Promise
I don't consider myself to be a huge horror movie fan, but I like getting creeped-out as much as anyone. In addition to reading a great review for the movie from my favorite critic, I also heard from family members that Drag Me to Hell was genuinely scary and had the bonus of being funny. [...]
In Peru, People are Reportedly Being Killed for Their Body Fat
A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.
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