Evropsko filmsko blago

B92 Blog by Srđan Mitrović - Počeo je sa radom sajt Europa Film Treasures, na kojem se skuplja arhiva evropskih filmova od početka filma pa do danas. Na listi pojedinačnih arhiva nalazi se i Jugoslovenska kinoteka mada još nema ponuđenog nijednog filma.

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It’s the intake, stupid

Guardian - Money does not make all schools equal. Equality depends on a mix of human talents and virtues impossible to replicate in any standardised way. Somebody will always be left behind - but many will also still come puffing in the rear, no matter how much their parents pay. The real chequebook [...]

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‘I’ve been to hell. I’m not going back there’

Guardian - Mickey Rourke fought his way out of a violent childhood to become an acclaimed actor and Eighties pin-up - then threw it all away in a spectacular fall from grace. Now, after 15 years in the wilderness, with only his dogs for company, he gives the performance of his life in [...]

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What Happy People Don’t Do

NY Times - Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds. That’s what unhappy people do.

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Criminology - Can the can

Economist - The idea that graffiti-spraying and other forms of low-level delinquency promote further bad behaviour has now been tested experimentally. The researchers’ conclusion is that one example of disorder, like graffiti or littering, can indeed encourage another, like stealing. The message for policymakers and police officers is that clearing up graffiti or [...]

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Time machines: Our chronic obsession with watches

Independent - From Oysters to Seamasters, Skyhawks to Hemipodes, the world of luxury watches is booming as if recession were an alien concept. But who actually needs a diamond-encrusted, solid gold chronograph with built-in altimeter?

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Invasion of the Netbooks

BusinessWeek - Some consumers are opting for the inexpensive, small, Web-connected computers in place of laptops that can cost three times as much.

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