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Distractions to the idyllic life: Robinson Crusoe
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pveugelaers
The Wild Life (DVD release in North America: November 29, 2016) Warnings—contains scary scenes for the very young In North America this generally innocuous kid’s movie, a three dimensional animation, is called The Wild Life. In others places in the world it is called Robinson Crusoe. Watching it you’ll get the point of calling it…
Saying no in Deepwater Horizon
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pveugelaers
This is a cool-as workplace in the industrial side of the world. Life on a deep sea oil rig unfolds like another day, not at the office, but like a job at the quarry, with bonding through quips and casual remarks. I wouldn’t know the best one-liners here, but it does not seem to matter,…
Connecting with an atheist
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pveugelaers
Dev Patel plays a natural at mathematics in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016, UK). The Man Who Knew Infinity is a true story and stars Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) and Jeremy Irons (The Mission, Reversal of Fortune). A natural Srinivasa Ramanujan, played by Patel, is an inspiration. Working on mathematics comes easy and…
Pets and pegs: some of the “good things”
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pveugelaers
Two weeks ago I could not find my peg bag. I thought I had lost it—forever. The loss reminded me of when I lost my cat. The loss also reminded me of loss in The Secret Life of Pets (2016, out now on DVD). This film is about, as the title suggests, the “secret life”…
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