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The Bohemian Soundtrack
Today is Wednesday, which starts with a “w.” Therefore, it’s only natural to feature a funny video clip from the ’90s cult classic Wayne’s World.
Queen sounds good any day of the week:
Party on Everybody!
Welcome to the Best of Richard Attenborough
Among his many films and performances, the following video clip is arguably the definitive few minutes of the late actor and director Richard Attenborough who passed away yesterday. Through the novel of Michael Crichton and the cinematic vision of Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park became a global sensation. Impressively, this movie franchise is probably as popular today as it was twenty years ago. And the innovative mad man/character behind this never-before-seen animal preserve was John Hammond, as portrayed by Richard Attenborough.
Like Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler, we all remember when John Hammond first brought us to Jurassic Park:
Happy Monday and RIP Richard Attenborough.
The Magnetism of Uncertainty
Ambiguity is a powerful, mesmerizing force. The uncertainty can seem boundless, unwilling to yield an answer or sense of finality. In the truest sense, not knowing can create a more treacherous journey than having something spelled out in front of you with clarity.
“Why don’t I know?”
“How can I find out?”
Equal in its hypnotic prowess is the art of music. When a song or an instrumental (music’s bare bones) can touch a nerve within us that yearns for discovering something in the unknown, that motivational energy is special…as well as frustrating. Unfortunately, Christopher Nolan’s next cinematic masterpiece Interstellar will not arrive into theaters until November. Fortunately, the song below (from the film’s second trailer) is available now.
Uncovering the mystery of the unknown can lead to an expedition of epic proportions. As the instrumental proves, the unknown can surround us until we finally choose to move in its direction.
We know the beginning, it’s just the ending that’s a bit unclear…
When 007 Meets N64
Jimmy Fallon has the unique charm of convincing celebrities and world-class athletes to participate in silly games on The Tonight Show, all with a certain “made in any American household during summertime boredom” energy and creativity. Who (in a million years) would have believed that 007 himself would partake in a video game challenge on national television? Who would have the courage to make such a proposition?
For anybody who played Goldeneye on N64 growing up, this moment was (pardon the most obvious pun of all-time here) absolutely golden!
Somehow, someway, it happened last night…
Don’t worry Pierce/007, we’ve all been there with the karate chop defense.
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