#Alma Kruger

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His Girl Friday (1940)

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Remembering Alma Kruger and Gladys George. Both would have celebrated birthdays today #botd

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𝕐𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝔽𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕆𝕦𝕥 (𝟙𝟡𝟜𝟘)

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His Girl Friday (1940) Howard Hawks

January 24th 2023

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His Girl Friday

In His Gal Friday, an unscrupulous newspaper editor (Cary Grant) uses every dirty trick in the book to stop his ace reporter/ex-wife (Rosalind Russell) from remarrying and moving to Albany. Directed by Howard Hawks. Continue reading His Girl Friday

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Savage

“What obscenities were you growling at your fellow students? You were acting like a savage!” Mr Kruger said to Anthony, “I will not tolerate this behaviour in my school. You will abide by the school rules or suffer the consequences. I will not display any leniency.” Mr Kruger paused. “Your father requested that you be treated the same as the other boys. Do you understand me?”

Anthony nodded his head without looking up, his gaze on the floor. From the time he entered the headmaster’s office and stood in front of the large desk, he had not looked at Mr Kruger. His eyes blazed at the injustice of the current situation. But he did not want to incur further disciplinary action by displaying his defiance.

“You will report to Mr Hutt at the end of today’s classes. You will obey his instructions with no further disruptions. Do you understand me?”

Anthony nodded his head again, gaze fixed on the floor.

“I want verbal confirmation, Mr Starr!”

Anthony hesitated, composing himself before he raised his head to look at the headmaster. “Yes, sir.”

Mr Kruger was not looking at him. He was gazing at the laptop screen on his desk. “Good. You are dismissed. Close the door on your way out.”

Anthony walked out, closing the door behind him quietly. His father had sent him to this school for social reasons and he would blame him in becoming a scapegoat. Mr Kruger did not ask for his account of the incident. He judged him guilty without a hearing.

His shoulders slumped, Anthony left the administration offices and made his way back to the classroom. His mother and grandmother would be disappointed in him. He suspected that a damning version would be reported to his father, anyway. Then, his father would have all the justification he needed to demand his mother and grandmother cease begging him to let Anthony come home.

This morning’s contretemps confirmed his initial feeling that Mr Kruger disliked him. It was reciprocated. Anthony thought that Mr Kruger would not lose any sleep over his dislike. Mr Kruger’s position as headmaster meant it was on Anthony to endure another six years at the school. This was only his first week.

His father demanded that his mother send Anthony to this school. In the beginning, his mother and grandmother had been against it. The school was his father’s alma mater. For months, they had listened to his father waxing lyrical about all the successful friends, wonderful times, and awesome experiences he had during his time. His mother and grandmother gave in to the passive-aggressive bullying. Anthony knew his time would be different to his father. It stood to reason they were so unalike.

The end of period buzzer rang as he arrived back at his classroom. The door opened to a wave of boys leaving the classroom. They flowed around him. After they were gone, he went to his desk to retrieve his backpack on the floor where he left it when he was called to the headmaster’s office. He shrugged one strap over his shoulder, then turned to leave the classroom, seeing the teacher, Miss Dee, sitting at her desk.

Miss Dee called out to him, stopping him in the doorway. “Anthony, how did it go?”.

Anthony looked at Miss Dee seeing the sympathy on her face. He said, “OK, I guess. I have to see Mr Hutt after school and do whatever he wants.”

“That’s not too bad, Anthony. Mr Hutt will assign you a task and if you finish it quickly, he will not prolong your time. Just don’t backchat him because that will make him angry. He will be peeved at having to run detention again. It is not something he enjoys. Mr Hutt is not in Mr Kruger’s good books either.”

“Thank you for telling me. I appreciate that.”

Anthony left the room, wondering at Miss Dee’s open assessment of the situation. It led credibility to the undercurrents he had picked up in the past week between the teachers and some students. He was one of four new boys this year. The other three newcomers knew each other and had joined forces, leaving Anthony isolated. He was a sitting duck. It all seemed strange to him, including the incident this morning.

He was baited during recess, trapped in the student cafeteria with a lot of witnesses. The argument was over nothing, and it escalated quickly as others joined in. In hindsight, he had no way to avoid the situation. All he could do was control his reaction, and he did that except for some sub-vocal growling. Well, he thought it had been sub-vocal. It could have been worse if he lost control of his rage.

What didn’t surprise him was how soon the incident was reported to the headmaster, and the speed in which he was called to Mr Kruger’s office. The whole charade was an orchestrated plan, where each player knew their part except for Anthony. He wondered what next and if when what was planned would occur. Whatever it was, he needed to remain leashed.

After just one day at the school, Anthony realised it was not for him. The air of arrogance and entitlement that embodied most of the schoolboys in his class made him feel uncomfortable and itchy in his own skin. At his old school, he was happier as a day student than being a boarder at this elite school. It sucked here.

In the past year, his grandmother and mother taught him to control his rage. They said he must remain in control of himself, always, no matter the situation. If he lost control, the consequences could be catastrophic. He was not a good student.

Anthony fumed through the remaining periods. He sat in the back of each class, keeping his head down. He wasn’t called on by the teachers.

He went to Mr Hutt’s office, next to the science labs, instead of heading back to his dorm. Hyperaware of his surroundings, he walked with purpose, staying alert in case of another unexpected event. He arrived without incident, knocking on Mr Hutt’s door, and waited for permission to enter.

“Come!” Mr Hutt said, his voice gruff.

Anthony opened the door to a small, galley-shaped room with a window opposite the door. Floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with books lined each wall, forming a small corridor to the desk under the window. Mr Hutt sat in front of three monitors. He was looking at Anthony with one eyebrow lifted, waiting for an explanation for the interruption.

“I am here for my detention, Mr Hutt.”

“Only you?”

“Yes, Mr Hutt.”

Mr Hutt said, “Ahh, I understand.” He paused. “Let’s go into the science lab and I will show you what I want done”. He ushered Anthony out the door and into the science lab next door. Mr Hutt went to a tall cupboard at the front of the lab. He took a key out of his pants pocket, unlocked the cupboard, and peered at the jumble of bottles and jars stacked inside.

“As I expected,” he said. He muttered a few choice words to himself.

“I need an inventory of this cupboard. Best empty everything and then stack it back in alphabetical order, match it to the list on the cupboard door. Document the remaining quantity of each substance. When you are finished, lock the cupboard and return the key to me, along with the updated inventory. Inventory sheets are in the teacher’s desk drawer. I don’t care how long you take. Once you are finished, then you are done.”

Mr Hutt held out the key. Anthony took it and said, “Yes, Mr Hutt.”

Mr Hutt walked to the door, paused, then turned to Anthony. “You don’t say a lot. Good. Neither do I.” He closed the door as he left.

Anthony dropped his backpack by the cupboard and looked around the science lab. The layout was the same as the other lab he was in yesterday.

He walked to the teacher’s desk and pulled out a blank inventory list. It was the first time he had been alone in the past week except for his bathroom time, and he relished the silence. The sooner he started his chore, the quicker he could finish.

The elite boarding school was over-rated. The next six years, an eternity made him want to burst out of his skin. His parents did not ask him if he wanted to move schools. His thoughts fuelled his rage. The discussion between his parents and grandmother was behind closed doors. They presented him with a fait accompli. He was left with no room for negotiations, especially with his father present. He did not understand why his assertive mother and grandmother let his shallow, self-centred father overrule them.

Engrossed in his thoughts, his rage grew. Anthony’s mental leash slipped. His hands extended into claws and his feet pushed and stretched his school shoes. Too late, he realised his anger had slipped from his control. His clothes tore apart as his savage inner self burst forth.

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İki psikiyatri uzmanı, 10 yıl kadar önce bir teori ortaya atmış şöyle ki ; "Cehalet, gerçek bilginin aksine, bireyin kendine olan güvenini artırır." Ve bunun üzerine bir araştırma başlatıldı. Fizyolojik ve zihinsel alanda yapılan çeşitli uygulamaların sonucunda şu bulgulara ulaşıldı: · Niteliksiz insanlar ne ölçüde niteliksiz olduklarını fark edemezler. · Niteliksiz insanlar, niteliklerini abartma eğilimindedir. · Niteliksiz insanlar, gerçekten nitelikli insanların niteliklerini görüp anlamaktan da acizdirler. · Eğer nitelikleri, belli bir eğitimle artırılırsa, aynı niteliksiz insanlar, niteliksizliklerinin farkına varmaya başlarlar. Cornell Üniversitesi'ndeki öğrenciler arasında bir test yapıldı ve klasik "Nasıl geçti?" sorusuna öğrencilerden yanıtlar istendi... Soruların yüzde 10'una bile yanıt veremeyenlerin “kendilerine güvenleri” müthişti. Onların "testin yüzde 60'ına doğru yanıt verdiklerini" düşündükleri; hatta "iyi günlerinde olmaları halinde yüzde 70 başarıya bile ulaşabileceklerine inandıkları" ortaya çıktı. Soruların yüzde 90'ından fazlasını doğru yanıtlayanlar ise “en alçakgönüllü” deneklerdi; soruların yüzde 70' ine doğru yanıt verdiklerini düşünüyorlardı. Tüm bu sonuçlar bir araya getirildi ve Dunning-Kruger Sendromu'nun metni yazıldı: “İşinde çok iyi olduğuna” yürekten inanan ‘yetersiz’ kişi, kendini ve yaptıklarını övmekten, her işte öne çıkmaktan ve aslında yapamayacağı işlere talip olmaktan hiçbir rahatsızlık duymaz! Aksine her şeyin hakkı olduğunu düşünür! Ancak bu ‘cahillik ve haddini bilmeme’ karışımı mesleki açıdan müthiş bir itici güç oluşturur. ‘Eksiler’ kariyer açısından ‘artıya’ dönüşür. Sonuçta, ‘kifayetsiz muhterisler’ her zaman ve her yerde daha hızlı yükselirler… Bu arada, gerçekten bilgili ve yetenekli insanlar çalışma hayatında ‘fazla alçakgönüllü' davranarak öne çıkmaz, yüksek görevlere kendiliklerinden talip olmaz, kıymetlerinin bilinmesini beklerler... Tabii beklerken kırılır, kendilerini daha da geriye çekerler... Muhtemelen üstleri tarafından da ‘ihtiras eksikliği’ ile suçlanırlar..." N'olur fazla mütevazi olmayın!... "Siz de çevrenize şöyle bir bakın" diyeceğim ama eminim bu satırları okurken bile aklınızdan bir dolu yüz, bir dolu isim geçti... Bence Dunning ile Kruger'in, bu çalışmalarıyla 2000'de, Nobel yerine Harvard Üniversitesi'nin Ig Nobel'ini alma nedeni "cahil olmamalarıydı". Gönlümün nobelini bu ikiliye vererek yazımı Bertrand Russel'in bir sözüyle bitiriyorum: “Dünyanın sorunu, akıllılar hep kuşku içindeyken aptalların küstahça kendilerinden emin olmalarıdır.”

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Saboteur

Alfred Hitchcock’s SABOTEUR (1942, Criterion Channel, TCM) is the bridge between his British wrong man on the run films, THE 39 STEPS (1935) and YOUNG AND INNOCENT (1937), and his ultimate chase film, NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959). It’s usually dismissed as less than the other films, but it has some wonderful moments and surprising bits of subversion. A young war plant worker (Robert Cummings) is framed for an act of sabotage that kills his best friend. On the run, he kidnaps a young model (Priscilla Lane) who’s trying to turn him in before she falls in love, because who doesn’t dream of being thrown around by a man in handcuffs. The hunt for the real saboteur (Norman Lloyd, whose physicality threatens to steal the film) leads them to New York and the famous finale atop the Statue of Liberty. The spy ring out to hand the U.S. to the Axis is headed by normal, respectable people — a wealthy rancher (Otto Kruger), a society matron (Alma Kruger) and a man (Alan Baxter) who speaks fondly of his two children. And the most human people Cummings meets are sideshow attractions (including the wonderful Anita Sharp-Bolster as the bearded lady) who take them in for the night. There’s some ableism in that scene and the depiction of Lane’s blind uncle, and the film’s middle sags a bit. That big final scene can make you impatient with what comes before. But Hitchcock’s editing is as good as ever, and though Cummings has trouble with the bigger emotional scenes, he and Lane have a youthful appeal. They come off as stand-ins for the American spirit, played in contrast to Otto Kruger’s suave villainy. When he speaks of replacing democracy with a totalitarian government more friendly to wealthy interests, it’s like an evening of the Kochs’ or Elon Musk’s greatest hits.

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Janvier MMXXIV

Films

Bridget Jones Baby (Bridget Jones's Baby) (2016) de Sharon Maguire avec Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey, Shirley Henderson, Gemma Jones et Jim Broadbent

Arnaque à Hollywood (The Comeback Trail) (2020) de George Gallo avec Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Eddie Griffin, Emile Hirsch et Kate Katzman

Copie conforme (1947) de Jean Dréville avec Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette Poivre, Madeleine Suffel, Jane Marken, Danièle Franconville, Jean-Jacques Delbo et Léo Lapara

L'Inconnu du Nord-Express (Strangers on a Train) (1951) d'Alfred Hitchcock avec Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne, Jonathan Hale et Laura Elliott

Une affaire d'honneur (2023) de et avec Vincent Perez et aussi Roschdy Zem, Doria Tillier, Damien Bonnard, Guillaume Gallienne, Nicolas Gaspar, Pepe Lorente

Hôtel fantôme (Das letzte Problem) (2019) de et avec Karl Markovics et aussi Stefan Pohl, Maria Fliri, Julia Koch, Max Moor, Sunnyi Melles Laura Bilgeri

Aviator (The Aviator) (2004) de Martin Scorsese avec Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Alec Baldwin, Ian Holm, Jude Law et Danny Huston

Palais royal ! (2005) de et avec Valérie Lemerciere et aussi Lambert Wilson, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Aumont, Mathilde Seigner, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz, Gisèle Casadesus, Gilbert Melki, Maurane

Du plomb pour l'inspecteur (Pushover) (1954) de Richard Quine avec Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malonne, E.G. Marshall, Allen Nourse, James Anderson et Joe Bailey

Les Douze Salopards (The Dirty Dozen) (1967) de Robert Aldrich avec Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez et Telly Savalas

Le silence des ânes (Das Schweigen der Esel) (2022) de et avec Karl Markovics et aussi Julia Koch, Caroline Frank, Gerhard Liebmann, Valentin Sottopietra, Klaus Windisch, Tobias Fend, Julian Sark, Stefan Pohl

Elmer Gantry le charlatan (Elmer Gantry) (1960) de Richard Brooks avec Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Shirley Jones, Patti Page et Edward Andrews

Tendre Poulet (1978) de Philippe de Broca avec Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Hubert Deschamps, Paulette Dubost, Roger Dumas, Raymond Gérôme, Guy Marchand, Simone Renant et Georges Wilson

Judy (2019) de Rupert Goold avec Renée Zellweger, Darci Shaw, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock, Richard Cordery, Jessie Buckley et Bella Ramsey

Cinquième Colonne (Saboteur) (1942) d'Alfred Hitchcock avec Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd, Alma Kruger et Vaughan Glaser

Robin des Bois, prince des voleurs (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) (1991) de Kevin Reynolds avec Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Nick Brimble et Michael McShane

La Fine Fleur (2020) de Pierre Pinaud avec Catherine Frot, Melan Omerta, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivia Côte, Marie Petiot, Vincent Dedienne et Serpentine Teyssier

Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) de Jean Delannoy avec Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Robert Hirsch, Paul Frankeur, Michel Vitold, Camille Guérini, Serge Rousseau et Micheline Luccioni

On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980) de Philippe de Broca avec Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin, Catherine Alric, Marc Dudicourt, Paulette Dubost et Roger Carel

Gosford Park (2001) de Robert Altman avec Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Tom Hollander, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren et Emily Watson

Meurtre à Hollywood (Sunset) (1988) de Blake Edwards avec Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Jennifer Edwards, Victoria Alperin et Patricia Hodge

Iron Claw (The Iron Claw) (2023) de Sean Durkin avec Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Holt McCallany, Lily James, Maura Tierney et Stanley Simons

Séries

La croisière s'amuse Saison 1

Une traversée de chien - L'Amour fou - Ami ou Ennemi - Farces et Attrapes - Une célébrité encombrante - Le Grand Air - Le docteur voit double - Le Grand Amour - Le Père du commandant - Monnaie de singe - La vie est belle au large - Tel est pris qui croyait prendre - Jeux de mains - Les Grandes Retrouvailles : première partie - Les Grandes Retrouvailles : deuxième partie - La Victoire en dansant - Le Gros Lot - Coupable, mais de quoi ? - Souvenirs Souvenirs - Il y a des jours comme ça - Qui comprend quelque chose à l'amour ? - Le commandant connaît la musique - Coup de folie - Ne comptez pas sur moi pour tomber amoureuse

Coffre à Catch

#148 : Bonne année 2024 à tout l'univers d'Agius ! - #149 : Zack Ryder : Woo Woo Woo, tu le sais ! - #150 : L'exceptionnel retour de Colby ! - #151 : Les adieux au catch de Tommy Dreamer ? - #152 : Tommy Dreamer enfin champion de la ECW !

Les Simpson Saison 1

Noël mortel - Bart le génie - L'Odyssée d'Homer - Simpsonothérapie - Terreur à la récré - Ste Lisa Blues - L'Abominable Homme des bois - Bart a perdu la tête - Marge perd la boule - L'Odyssée d'Homer - L'Espion qui venait de chez moi - Un clown à l'ombre - Une soirée d'enfer

Downton Abbey Saison 5

Tradition et Rébellion - Un vent de liberté - Le Bonheur d'être aimé - Révolution à Downton - Tout ce qui compte… - Étape par étape - Désillusions - Menaces et Préjugés - La Réconciliation

Castle Saison 4

Renaissance - Lame solitaire - Casse-tête - L'Empreinte d'une arme - L'Art de voler - Démons - Otages - Dans l'antre du jeu - Course contre la mort - Détache-moi

Kaamelott Livre IV

Tous les matins du monde première partie - Tous les matins du monde deuxième partie - Raison et Sentiments - Les Tartes aux fraises - Le Dédale - Les Pisteurs - Le Traître - La Faute première partie - La Faute deuxième partie - L’Ascension du Lion - Une vie simple - Le Privilégié - Le Bouleversé - Les Liaisons dangereuses - Les Exploités II - Dagonet et le Cadastre - Duel première partie - Duel deuxième partie - La Foi bretonne - Au service secret de Sa Majesté - La Parade - Seigneur Caius - L’Échange première partie - L’Échange deuxième partie - L’Échelle de Perceval - La Chambre de la reine - Les Émancipés - La Révoquée - La Baliste II - Les Bonnes - La Révolte III - Le Rapport - L’Art de la table - Les Novices - Les Refoulés - Les Tuteurs II - Le Tourment IV - Le Rassemblement du corbeau II - Le Grand Départ - L’Auberge rouge - Les Curieux : première partie - Les Curieux : deuxième partie - La Clandestine - Les Envahisseurs - La vie est belle - La Relève - Les Tacticiens : première partie - Les Tacticiens : deuxième partie - Drakkars ! - La Réponse - Unagi IV - La Permission - Anges et Démons - La Rémanence - Le Refuge - Le Dragon gris - La Potion de vivacité II - Vox populi III - La Sonde - La Réaffectation - La Poétique II : première partie - La Poétique II : deuxième partie

Affaires sensibles

Henri Martin, debout contre la guerre d���Indochine - 1923 : Germaine Berton : l’anarchiste qui tua pour venger Jaurès - Prince de Conty : où sont passés les lingots de l'épave? - De Paris à Dakar, le rallye du désert - Cannes 1987, Pialat et sa palme - Affaire Mis et Thiennot, la fin de l'énigme judiciaire ? - Agnès Le Roux, la disparition d’une héritière - Les mystères de Chevaline

The Crown Saison 6

Un engouement fanatique - Hors du temps

Le Voyageur Saison 2

La Forêt perchée - La tentation du mal

Alfred Hitchcock présente Saison 5, 6, 3, 7

Arthur - La Vengeance - Chantage - Pan! vous êtes mort

Spectacles

Concert du Nouvel An en direct du Musikverein, à Vienne (2024)

Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2011)

Sexe et jalousie (1993) de Marc Camoletti et Georges Folgoas avec Jean-Luc Moreau, Marie-Pierre Casey, Patrick Guillemin, Marie Lenoir et Bunny Godillot

Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie (1981) live at Riazzino, Switzerland

Agents Are Forever : Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2020) avec Caroline Henderson

Bonté divine (2010) de Frédéric Lenoir et Louis-Michel Colla avec Jean-Loup Horwitz, Benoit Nguyen-Tat, Saïd Amadis et Roland Giraud

Livres

Kid Paddle, Tome 1 : Jeux de vilains de Midam

Détective Conan, Tome 20 de Gôshô Aoyama

Castle, Tome 1 : La dernière aube de Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick et Tom Raney

James Bond : Le guide officiel de 007 de Lee Pfeiffer et Dave Worrall

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Made For Each Other (1939) Full Movie | James Stewart | Carole Lombard |...

John Mason (James Stewart) is a young attorney in New York City and a milquetoast. He has been doing his job well, and he has a chance of being made a partner in his law firm, especially if he marries Eunice Carole Lombard as Jane Mason James Stewart as John Horace Mason Charles Coburn as Judge Joseph M. Doolittle Lucile Watson as Mrs. Harriet Mason Eddie Quillan as Conway Alma Kruger as Sister Madeline Louise Beavers as Lily Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel.

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Artista: Barbara Kruger

Período: Arte posmoderno

Fecha de creación: 1987

Técnica: Serigrafía en vinilo

Dimensiones: 125 x 125 cm

En esta imagen observamos una foto en blanco y negro de un primer plano de una mano en la que se ha superpuesto un rectángulo blanco en el cual se lee en grandes letras rojas ¨ I shop therefore I am¨. El tamaño de fuente de ¨I shop¨ y de ¨I am¨ es de un tamaño mucho mayor que el de ¨Therefore¨. La imagen está enmarcada en un cuadrado de un color rojo brillante igual que las letras.

La técnica utilizada ha sido la de serigrafía, esta técnica consiste en transferir el logo o la imagen que se desea estampar a través de una malla denominada pantalla.

La imagen tiene una estructura radial que se crea con los dedos de la mano en posición semi estirada alrededor del rectángulo que sostiene la mano, lo que enfatiza nuestra atención sobre la frase y centra nuestra mirada única y exclusivamente en las mismas.

La frase ¨I shop therefore I am¨ quiere decir ¨compro luego existo¨, frase que nos puede hacer pensar al planteamiento filosófico de René Descartes, el cual se convirtió en el elemento fundamental del racionalismo occidental, ¨Pienso luego existo¨.

Con esta obra la artista pretende exponer con aire humorístico el carácter consumista que crece a pasos agigantados en la sociedad del momento. Cuando leemos la frase, nuestra primera reacción sería la de sonreir, apreciar la picardía de la frase misma y luego dar un paso mental hacia atrás, leerla de verdad, leerla con los ojos del alma y del juicio propio, o por lo menos así deberíamos leerla. Es muy fácil juzgar una sociedad pero, ¿quién es la sociedad si no nosotros mismos?. Nosotros conformamos la sociedad a la que tanto juzgamos, por lo que es importante ser conscientes de nuestras carencias y de nuestras aspiraciones en la vida. ¿Por qué nos matamos a trabajar? ¿Por qué sacrificamos tiempo de calidad con nuestros allegados por unos pocos euros más en nuestra nómina a fin de mes?. Todos somos culpables de avaricia, de ansia de consumo y de egoísmo, recalco, EGO-ismo.

La artista, con solo una frase nos hace replantearnos toda una vida, o mejor dicho, una actitud frente a la vida. El arte es una herramienta muy potente de concienciación y encontrar obras que te sacudan las ideas como un cubo de agua fría en un caluroso día de verano es un regalo para el alma. La lectura de esta obra desde el punto de vista de mejora y crecimiento personal puede ayudarnos a acercarnos, un poquito más, a esa felicidad que buscamos en bolsas de papel y pequeñas tarjetas de plástico, esa felicidad que se esconde en lo que tienes ahora a tu lado o querrías que esté a tu lado, esas personas.

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Cahil Cesareti

Dunning-Kruger Sendromu Televizyon izlerken birilerine bakıp da “Ya bu adam bu sığlıkla nasıl buralara kadar gelebilmiş” diye düşündüğünüz oldu mu hiç? Ya da işyerinizde sizinle aynı ya da daha üst aşamada bir görevde olan bazıları, sizde büyük bir şaşkınlık uyandırdı mı?; onlara bakıp “Bu cahillik, kendini bilmezlik nasıl fark edilmez?” diye iç geçirdiniz mi? Justin Kruger ve David Dunning adlı iki ABD’li bu hissi çok yaşamış olacak ki, iki psikiyatri uzmanı, 10 yıl kadar önce bir teori ortaya attı: “Cehalet, gerçek bilginin aksine, bireyin kendine olan güvenini artırır.” Ve bunun üzerine bir araştırma başlatıldı. Fizyolojik ve zihinsel alanda yapılan çeşitli uygulamaların sonucunda şu bulgulara ulaşıldı: · Niteliksiz insanlar ne ölçüde niteliksiz olduklarını fark edemezler. · Niteliksiz insanlar, niteliklerini abartma eğilimindedir. · Niteliksiz insanlar, gerçekten nitelikli insanların niteliklerini görüp anlamaktan da acizdirler. · Eğer nitelikleri, belli bir eğitimle artırılırsa, aynı niteliksiz insanlar, meteliksizliklerinin farkına varmaya başlarlar. Bitmedi… Cornell Üniversitesi’ndeki öğrenciler arasında bir test yapıldı ve klasik “Nasıl geçti?” sorusuna öğrencilerden yanıtlar istendi… Soruların yüzde 10’una bile yanıt veremeyenlerin “kendilerine güvenleri” müthişti. Onların “testin yüzde 60’ına doğru yanıt verdiklerini” düşündükleri; hatta “iyi günlerinde olmaları halinde yüzde 70 başarıya bile ulaşabileceklerine inandıkları” ortaya çıktı. Soruların yüzde 90’ından fazlasını doğru yanıtlayanlar ise “en alçak gönüllü” deneklerdi; soruların yüzde 70′ ine doğru yanıt verdiklerini düşünüyorlardı. Tüm bu sonuçlar bir araya getirildi ve Dunning-Kruger Sendromu’nun metni yazıldı: “İşinde çok iyi olduğuna” yürekten inanan ‘yetersiz’ kişi, kendini ve yaptıklarını övmekten, her işte öne çıkmaktan ve aslında yapamayacağı işlere talip olmaktan hiçbir rahatsızlık duymaz! Aksine her şeyin hakkı olduğunu düşünür! Ancak bu ‘cahillik ve haddini bilmeme’ karışımı mesleki açıdan müthiş bir itici güç oluşturur. ‘Eksiler’ kariyer açısından ‘artıya’ dönüşür. Sonuçta, ‘kifayetsiz muhterisler’ her zaman ve her yerde daha hızlı yükselirler. Bu arada, gerçekten bilgili ve yetenekli insanlar çalışma hayatında ‘fazla alçakgönüllü’ davranarak öne çıkmaz, yüksek görevlere kendiliklerinden talip olmaz, kıymetlerinin bilinmesini beklerler… Tabii beklerken kırılır, kendilerini daha da geriye çekerler… Muhtemelen üstleri tarafından da ‘ihtiras eksikliği’ ile suçlanırlar…” N’olur fazla mütevazi olmayın!… “Siz de çevrenize şöyle bir bakın” diyeceğim ama eminim bu satırları okurken bile aklınızdan bir dolu yüz, bir dolu isim geçti… Bence Dunning ile Kruger’in, bu çalışmalarıyla 2000’de, Nobel yerine Harvard Üniversitesi’nin Ig Nobel’ini alma nedeni “cahil olmamalarıydı”. Gönlümün nobelini bu ikiliye vererek yazımı Bertrand Russel’in bir sözüyle bitiriyorum: “Dünyanın sorunu, akıllılar hep kuşku içindeyken aptalların küstahça kendilerinden emin olmalarıdır.” Alıntıdır

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Alma Kruger (September 13, 1871 – April 5, 1960)

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A Scandal in Paris (1946) Douglas Sirk

June 16th 2023

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Bad movie I have His Girl Friday 1940

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Must I remind you that you are the fugitive from justice and not I. I'm a prominent citizen, widely respected. You are an obscure young workman, wanted for the committing of an extremely unpopular crime. Now which of us do you think the police will believe?

Saboteur, Alfred Hitchcock (1942)