In 1955, 29 newly independent nations met in Bandung, Indonesia. Together they spoke for more than half of humanity.
The superpowers were terrified.
Proud to have been executive producer on our new Al Jazeera Originals film with @Oxfam. A thread:
great film directors are founders with cameras
they raise for their ideas, build the team, execute, survive, and try not to compromise on their vision -- there is so much to learn from them
You should never be in a room with police for more than an hour. If they read you your Miranda rights, you’re a suspect. Shut it down. Demand a lawyer. This is just some of the advice I got from a retired FBI Special Agent, and two renowned false confessions experts. /thread
I've just finished watching through eight episodes of "3 Body Problem." The original novel by Liu Cixin is depicted on a grand scale and in a unique style. With a slow-paced introduction, the ensemble drama spins a timeless story with intersecting characters. Abstract and surrealistic images, like that of "a blink in space" and "a countdown reflected on the retina,” are very difficult to visualize.
Though this is an invasion from outer space, it is much more complicated than simply showing a large mother ship flying into a big city, attacking, and defending against an army, in a similar fashion to films like director Emmerich’s. However, the way this has been incorporated into a drama series with a worldwide perspective is brilliant. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have done a marvelous job. By replacing the setting, era, and characters, extracting and adding elements, upping the tempo to make it suitable for a tv series, and rhythmically arranging cutbacks and cliffhangers, they have sublimated this work into an entertainment for everyone – those who have read the original work and those who have not – while retaining the essence of the original.
The show ends midway through the second book. I do not know if there will be a Season 2, but I am sure that more people will reread the original story after watching this, or they may be encouraged to read the rest of it. In any case, "The Three-Body Problem" is said to have been "read by all mankind.” Those who have not yet read it will be able to experience it through this drama. Especially for those who are tired of Hollywood blockbusters, this crazy, novel science fiction is sure to be a blast.
The immigration surge is down to Brexit.
It’s the new post-Brexit immigration rules kicking in (the “points-based system”)
Because Brexit caused EU citizens leave NHS & social care jobs, govt threw doors wide open to non-EU immigrants to fill job gaps.
I can’t see that we are going to stop this. Not because we can’t but because we’re not - because the public aren’t demanding change because the media won’t reflect the urgency of the situation. IMHO Just Stop Oil etc should focus almost everything on targeting and shaming the media until they tell the public exactly what scientists are saying, on front pages, weekly 💀
"I did what anyone would do. People were there but they couldn’t step in because he was armed, but I knew I could use my helmet as a weapon.”
@eimer_mcauley spoke with the man who intervened and stopped the attacker on Parnell Street today. Read more:
https://t.co/wH9b0jkrIr