Oh, the cassette. The source of many an inspiration for us. Not only has it been countlessly great for the music world. It’s now factoring into the technology world and the fashion world. Yes, now the tape is being turned into an environmentally-friendly tie. The above is the product. We wonder if they’re playable.
Water will be a source of global conflict, as oil is now. Based on the groundbreaking book Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, the film makes the case against commodification, proclaiming water as a precious public resource to be protected for eternity. With dwindling clean water supplies, conflicts are already developing between corporations, private investors, government interests and the human race that needs water to survive. Narrated by Malcolm McDowell, Blue Gold is a powerful exploration of existing water wars and a direct warning of what is to come.
Screening: Tomorrow, Oct 29th, 6:30 p.m.
Divine are the things that are environmentally friendly and modernly sleek. This gadget is just that. An iPod Nano holder that contours the shape on your Mp3 player while taking good care of the world. It is green-powered and slides open for portability!
This has been laying around here for a while now in its nice little environmentally-friendly cardboard package without getting played. I had a spare hour, so I played it and I was gripped from the beginning.
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this documentary does not wish to be provocative, it just lays down the scientific facts about global warming for you to dissect. The interviewees are not angry tree-huggers (although there is nothing wrong with that), they just explain the dire state our planet is on and the consequences that might unveil themselves in the near future if we don’t take care of this blue planet. These include independent researchers and famous names like Hawking.
This documentary doesn’t just list the things that are happening due to global warming, but it looks at climate change historically and as one affect rather than just a bunch of sordid events that include the Asian tsunami and Katrina. It singles out the human as the sole factor is this change. The exploitation of a planet that has been unrepentant about providing us with everything we need will suddenly go bankrupt, erasing millions of species with it and turning this thriving planet into an arid plane much like Venus.
Screening: Thurs, Oct 29th, 10:00 a.m. at Al Maidan Cultural Center.
Manufactured Landscapes is a feature length documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Burtynsky makes large-scale photographs of ‘manufactured landscapes’ – quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, dams. He photographs civilization’s materials and debris, but in a way people describe as “stunning” or “beautiful,” and so raises all kinds of questions about ethics and aesthetics without trying to easily answer them.
Chasing Wild Horses is a beautiful story of reverence and splendour. Roberto Dutesco, New York City’s top fashion photographer, works with human beauty every day. Raised in Canada, his unique artistic eye has brought him fame and recognition throughout the fashion world. Many years ago, he took a small plane to Sable Island, where he found an exceptional environment that would change his perception of beauty and undeniably impact on his art. The discovery, on this unique island, of wild, long-maned, untamed horses, running through the dunes was an aesthetic experience like no other for Roberto. He became fixated with the natural beauty of the untouched wild horses.
Kuwait’s first and only environmental film festival is set to take place very soon. One of the documentaries that will be show is Home. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The screening time for the film will be on October 28th, 11:00 a.m at Al Maidan Cultural Center. Click here for more information.
On his side again. What a moving speech. No international news channel broadcast this (except for a tiny bit in BBC International). They should have really. This message of change should’ve gotten across to the world because it’s not just an American issue, it’s an international issue. When the world listen to one of the most loved public figures the world over say such things they might realize that this is a issue of concern and look around them. Hate, in any form, should never be accepted. One’s beliefs shouldn’t curtail another person’s road to happiness. Anyway, getting too preachy here. But, you get the point. Click below for the rest of the speech.
In protest of the threat of global warming, the Maldives government has held a cabinet meeting underwater. We have recently been there and we can see why they want to save this stretch of 1,200 islands that are, what looks like, paradise on earth. Maldives’ highest elevation doesn’t exceed the 2 meter mark. So, if there would be a slight rise in sea water levels, that would mean a wipe-out from the islands for the natives.
The world just gets greener and greener, doesn’t it. These both come with USB’s to plug in. They look adorable, but more like Norwegian wood, no?
Scientists on excavation in Sao Paolo, Brazil have found a new species of fungi. It looks like the Mexican magic mushroom, but when nighttime comes they light up. This new discovery will shed some light on the evolution of luminescence.
Running out of batteries while you are traveling? Well this new novel idea is many years late but still welcome. This little gadget can actually recharge your batteries with manpower or womynpower. Yes you can screw your way to some energy. When you wind it up, the battery starts to recharge. Read more about it here.
There are many great and fun ways to save the human population from looming pollution. Now, you can be a trendy warrior. This new invention that has won an award of sorts recently is a bra that doubles as two gas masks. And since the sex ratio is roughly at the middle. This is perfect, if you have 2 boobies.
This is an advertisement for a Brazilian campaign to save water. It’s asking everyone to conserve water by peeing in the shower. Yes, you heard it right. It’s actually quite smart because urinating in the shower would eliminate the daily gallons that go down because of flushing.
Do you get angry when someone litters? Do you want to scare a friend that has a shameful carbon footprint? Well, this is the bag for you. You can carry it around to carry your stuff like Durex Tingle and a gerbil (in case) and when you want to turn into an eco-warrior just flip it and wear it. Get it.
Yes, the green age has caught up with designer a-many and these things keep popping up left and right This one’s quite sexy. It’s a shiny little wallet made out of mattress skin. Read more about it and/or buy it here.
Food, Inc., a documentary currently viewing in independent movie theaters across the United States and Canada, is a must-watch. It blatantly illustrates how the food industry has been eaten up by a few large giants and demonstrates how politically active the executives are in congress.
Food is a necessity. People today have been too consumed with processed foods to the extent that the relationship from farm to table is no longer traceable. The nation that created the fast-food phenomena is now in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Genetically Modified Foods resulted in larger sizes and faster growth. Does it taste the same, though, or have we forgotten their original taste? Hmm.
