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[8 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 808 views]
Avatar: impressive effects but little else

There are two polar views on the new biggest film of all time, James Cameron’s Avatar. The most popular is that it’s a life changing movie, with beautiful visuals, incredible special effects and a moving and inspiring story. Some people leave the cinema feeling depressed that life isn’t as beautiful as the movie.
Another point of view is that it’s an impressive technological achievement, but… And I am in this camp. Sure, the CGI effects are surprisingly convincing and the modeling of the aliens is probably better than we’ve seen before. …

Events, Leisure, Music »

[21 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 327 views]
Barcelona Primavera Club 2009

 
Last week saw Primavera Club take over the music scenes in Barcelona and Madrid. There were concerts everyday, too many to manage! We went to as many as we could, and saw a nice range of bands.

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[10 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 222 views]
Halloween around the world

Halloween means “All Hallow’s Eve”, derived from Old English, meaning “eve of all saints.” It refers to the night of Oct. 31, eve of the Feast of All Saints. However. like many Christian festivals, it was actually based on an older pagan one. It was believed on this day that spirits passed from this world to the next – and people had to protect themselves from the bad ones!
The modern day festival gained popularity especially in the US, where traditions such as “trick or treating” began. It has spread all …