Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
Hollywood director Steven Spielberg‘s movie Lincoln narrates the last 4 months of the life of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of United States of America, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, Sally Field as his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, Tommy Lee Jones as Radical Republican Congressional leader Thaddeus Stevens and David Strathairn as Secretary of State William H. Seward. It is his most ambitious venture into history since Schindler’s List (1993). Continue reading
If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.
April 5, 1859: After sitting on his controversial theories for two decades, Charles Darwin sent the first three chapters of his world-changing work, The Origin of Species, to his publishers, 154 years ago today.
This song sums up what colonization is and what it means to the colonized people. Let’s not forget that it happened all over the planet (and in our name). Masterpiece!
When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
February 11, 1990: Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years as a political prisoner. He went on to become the President of South Africa.
Adventure is just bad planning.
March 7, 1912: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen announced that his expedition had successfully reached the South Pole, 99 years ago today.
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