Summertime...
Yes, it's summer. Last time I made a real blog entry I was still in school. Finals were coming up and so it was a busy time. Since then it's been a while since I've blogged so here I go.
In the news, recently, former King of Pop Michael Jackson was charged and acquitted (jury's decision was out this week) on all 10 counts of sexual abuse/fondling of children he invited to his Theme Park called "Neverland".
Lately about this case I've been following bits and pieces about it in the news and it wasn't the details or even the case itself that I was following. Mostly, it was the coverage of it. Did the media already have their own picture painted of the case? What did they want their readers to think about MJ after the trial? During the trial I just perused the headlines like "Star witness for defence to testify", "Leno to testify", "Jackson hospitalized with back problems".
While newspapers are supposed to have the reputation of reporting the facts objectively, there are ways that they can get around adding their opinion. Today I recently read an article about the post trial that reported that critics were blaming the mother of the accused for ruining the case. She had had a history of lying and deception in the courts and had, on at least one occasion, coached her kids as to what to do/say.
In other news, the Liberal government survived a non-confidence vote earlier this month in a contest that came down to the very last vote. Even the independent party votes were critical because, as it turns out, the score was a tie that had to be broken by the Speaker of the House who, incidentally, is from my hometown riding (Peter Milliken - Kingston, Ontario). For two possible reasons (I'm not sure which one because I'm not that familiar with the political system in Canada) Milliken voted in favour of the Liberal Party, defeating the non-confidence vote and averting an election that could have been as early as this summer.
Outside of the papers, i've found myself taking a keen interest in playing Poker, specifically Texas Hold'em. This is in addition to seeing quite a few movies; more frequently than usual anyways.
Madagascar:
This is a movie about four animals in a New York Zoo: A hippo (Jada Pinkett-Smith), a lion (Ben Stiller), a Zebra (Chris Rock), and a Giraffe(David Schwimmer), and their journey to a certain African wilderness. For a cartoon it is fairly short and there are some funny parts about it that keep it fun.
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith:
Obviously the most anticipated movie of this, and possibly last year. This movie is what connects Episode 2 (AotC) to Episode 4 (ANH). In it we see how Anakin Skywalker turns into the Darth Vader, the Jedi start disappearing, and the origins of Luke and Leia Skywalker. Accompanied by the protocol droid C-3PO and the maintenance droid R2-D2, Anakin and his master Obi-wan Kenobi deal with business of the Jedi Coucil and the Senate dealings. Anakin is influenced by the powers of the Dark Side, Palpatine is revealed as Darth Sidious, and the Jedi are massacred as the clone war ends.
I found this movie to be the best one I've seen in a long time, besting its previous episodes with better acting, more engaging story, and wonderful action sequences. I've heard rumours flying around the internet that George Lucas himself makes an appearance in the movie. This is the only cameo he does in this or any of the movies he's been involved in. I've also heard rumours that there are also episodes 7-9 (with the rebuilding of the republic, training of new jedi, and invasion of another race) that may be in the works, but they may not be produced or involved in anyway by Lucas.
Kingdom of Heaven:
Orlando Bloom stars in this movie as the young Lord of a territory who finds himself in charge of defending Jerusalem against the armies of the middle east. He units the people and develops some cunning strategies to hold off the massive army's invasion. Yet ultimately, he desists and surrenders.
Being a medieval freak, I enjoyed this movie. Not just the swordplay, but the medieval tactics that were used during a siege. The scenery and costumes were very appealing and the story in general was great.
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Other than that, I'm here at St. Lawrence College, working to earn money that i'll most likely need later on.
In the news, recently, former King of Pop Michael Jackson was charged and acquitted (jury's decision was out this week) on all 10 counts of sexual abuse/fondling of children he invited to his Theme Park called "Neverland".
Lately about this case I've been following bits and pieces about it in the news and it wasn't the details or even the case itself that I was following. Mostly, it was the coverage of it. Did the media already have their own picture painted of the case? What did they want their readers to think about MJ after the trial? During the trial I just perused the headlines like "Star witness for defence to testify", "Leno to testify", "Jackson hospitalized with back problems".
While newspapers are supposed to have the reputation of reporting the facts objectively, there are ways that they can get around adding their opinion. Today I recently read an article about the post trial that reported that critics were blaming the mother of the accused for ruining the case. She had had a history of lying and deception in the courts and had, on at least one occasion, coached her kids as to what to do/say.
In other news, the Liberal government survived a non-confidence vote earlier this month in a contest that came down to the very last vote. Even the independent party votes were critical because, as it turns out, the score was a tie that had to be broken by the Speaker of the House who, incidentally, is from my hometown riding (Peter Milliken - Kingston, Ontario). For two possible reasons (I'm not sure which one because I'm not that familiar with the political system in Canada) Milliken voted in favour of the Liberal Party, defeating the non-confidence vote and averting an election that could have been as early as this summer.
Outside of the papers, i've found myself taking a keen interest in playing Poker, specifically Texas Hold'em. This is in addition to seeing quite a few movies; more frequently than usual anyways.
Madagascar:
This is a movie about four animals in a New York Zoo: A hippo (Jada Pinkett-Smith), a lion (Ben Stiller), a Zebra (Chris Rock), and a Giraffe(David Schwimmer), and their journey to a certain African wilderness. For a cartoon it is fairly short and there are some funny parts about it that keep it fun.
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith:
Obviously the most anticipated movie of this, and possibly last year. This movie is what connects Episode 2 (AotC) to Episode 4 (ANH). In it we see how Anakin Skywalker turns into the Darth Vader, the Jedi start disappearing, and the origins of Luke and Leia Skywalker. Accompanied by the protocol droid C-3PO and the maintenance droid R2-D2, Anakin and his master Obi-wan Kenobi deal with business of the Jedi Coucil and the Senate dealings. Anakin is influenced by the powers of the Dark Side, Palpatine is revealed as Darth Sidious, and the Jedi are massacred as the clone war ends.
I found this movie to be the best one I've seen in a long time, besting its previous episodes with better acting, more engaging story, and wonderful action sequences. I've heard rumours flying around the internet that George Lucas himself makes an appearance in the movie. This is the only cameo he does in this or any of the movies he's been involved in. I've also heard rumours that there are also episodes 7-9 (with the rebuilding of the republic, training of new jedi, and invasion of another race) that may be in the works, but they may not be produced or involved in anyway by Lucas.
Kingdom of Heaven:
Orlando Bloom stars in this movie as the young Lord of a territory who finds himself in charge of defending Jerusalem against the armies of the middle east. He units the people and develops some cunning strategies to hold off the massive army's invasion. Yet ultimately, he desists and surrenders.
Being a medieval freak, I enjoyed this movie. Not just the swordplay, but the medieval tactics that were used during a siege. The scenery and costumes were very appealing and the story in general was great.
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Other than that, I'm here at St. Lawrence College, working to earn money that i'll most likely need later on.
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