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"We care about our status for a simple reason: because most people tend to be nice to us according to the amount of status we have (it is no coincidence that the first question we tend to be asked by new acquaintances is †What do you do?â€).

With the help of philosophers, artists and writers, this documentary examines the origins of Status Anxiety, before revealing ingenious ways in which people have learned to overcome their worries in their search for happiness.

It aims not only to be entertaining, but wise and helpful as well."

Released 6 March, 2004. 150 min (3 episodes in one playlist.) Writer: Alain de Botton. TV documentary series.

From the page: "Truth lies open to the view in depth beneath depth of almost blinding evidence. The mind sees all logical relations of being with an apparent subtlety and instantaneity to which its normal consciousness offers no parallel; only as sobriety returns, the feeling of insight fades, and one is left staring vacantly at a few disjointed words and phrases, as one stares at a cadaverous-looking snowpeak from which sunset glow has just fled, or at a black cinder left by an extinguished brand."

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seasonal novelty - viewer discretion advised - dining room drama familiar to many an American family - lightly basted in a decorative sauce of original orphan footage - music from the band Joy Wants Eternity
last.fm/music/Joy+Wants+Eternity [last.fm/music/Joy+Wants+Eternity]

"Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being." ― Albert Camus, The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

"From the mid-'60s to the mid-'70s, the sounds of surf music proliferated around Pakistan. Twanged, tremeloed guitars and cheesy organs pumped out instrumentals suitable for Rincon or Trestles.

Only thing is, such bands as the Panthers, the Fore Thoughts and the Blue Birds were playing Urdu folk tunes. And in 1977, the military-led Islamic revolution dealt the scene a total wipeout.


Now, though, a new compilation - 'Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966 - 1976,' a double-vinyl LP set from the Sublime Frequencies label - uncovers this remarkable, unlikely phenomenon." - from the site

Bernard Parmegiani - L'Ecran Transparent/The Transparent Screen

A curated collection of videos and web content exploring the arts, design and technology.

"Every Monday, every two weeks, this space will be filled with new content and with a new layout. There will be nothing archived; so if you've missed it, you've missed it...simple as that. With that said, you might not even know you've missed anything because when you check back in, it could look completely different."

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Stevie Wonder vs The Clash (Dunproofin' Rock The Casbah Mashup Mix) (Jack The Video Ripper Video Mix)