Posts tagged movies
Watch Hulu, Netflix From Anywhere in The World
If you’re like me then you’ve probably been bothered before by the fact that the contents of Hulu and Netflix (and others) cannot be accessed outside of the United States. So far the only solution was to pay for a VPN service that pretends you’re sitting in North America, but these services are often costly…
“98 percent of all culture is unavailable”
Yesterday I stumbled over a short video clip summarizing the history of the land commonly known as Israel/Palestine/Canaan. Before the 3 and a half minutes were over I found myself laughing uncontrollably due to the sheer tragic comedy of it all. But (although a fascinating topic) the history of the Middle East is not really what…
When Stuff Gets Stolen And Value Skyrockets
In a world where heavy (regional) restrictions apply to downloading movies and music in a legal way, it’s no surprise that many people choose to take the route of free. Anti-piracy zealots claim that downloaders are curmudgeoning pinchfists. That’s open to debate. But complicated (and proprietary) purchasing procedures of online media certainly don’t make paying…
Free Media Center Solutions For Sofa Browsing
About seven years ago I painted my television’s screen with thick bright colors to turn the distracting time-sucking device into a permanent artwork. My friends resorted to even more drastic measures such as cutting the power cord with scissors (turn off the device first, thank you!) But we all had one thing in common: We…
American Culture: The Imperfect Hero
Movie Logic In American television and film culture, or put another way, movie logic, we encounter, with overwhelming frequency, the flawed, imperfect action hero. The flaws in this hero are usually obvious. They are easy to see, and easy to understand. The hero may be, in fact, a quite despicable person in many respects; the…