Monthly Archives: April 2023

“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are, either voluntarily or being forced to peer through.” – Steven #Spielberg

Posted on April 29, 2023 by ivanmconsiglio

Spielberg blasts revising old films for modern audiences, admits ‘mistake’ in editing guns from ‘E.T.’ | Fox News “E.T.” director Steven Spielberg denied that any film should be updated for modern audiences’ sensibilities, and admitting he made a mistake in … Continue reading →

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100 kilos of explosives under the bridge between Latina and Cisterna discovered after 79 years

Posted on April 27, 2023 by ivanmconsiglio

One hundred kilos of explosives, dating back to the Second World War, a quantity of dynamite capable of blowing up the Mascarello bridge, between Latina and Cisterna, in case of need. Continue reading →

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‘Consuming happiness’ 

Posted on April 15, 2023 by ivanmconsiglio

Given the discontent that we have seen to be inherent in a market-led, sensation-driven, pleasure-seeking approach to happiness, what is  there to be said for a recovery of the older Philosophical and religious tradition that sees happiness in terms of a life well led?  Continue reading →

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