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The English Surgeon

A good documentary does more to stimulate my mind than the best fictional films. The English Surgeon is above and beyond a spectacular documentary. Most scriptwriters couldn't dare compete with the sheer drama and uncomfortable tension filmmaker Geoffrey Smith captures in his real-life story of English neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who became fed up with the inability of Ukrainian doctors to treat patients in need of brain operations and decided to do something about it. When a young Ukrainian man needs an operation to remove a tumor in his brain, Doctor Smith is his only hope for long-term survival. Unfortunately for this patient, modern luxuries are nowhere to be found in modern-day Ukraine and the only the way the operation can move forward is by using nothing but local anesthetics to reduce the pain of drilling thru the scull and scraping away the cancerous cells growing on his brain--In other words, doing the entire operation while completely awake and conscious. Beyond the unbelievable situations throughout the film, the simple message of humanitarianism shines.  In today's consumerist smorgasbord of a world we live in, it can be easy to forget the simple things that make being a fellow human being a rewarding experience. This film helps remind us. -Clayton Hauck

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Brain Stuff.
(itunes link, web link)

HowStuffWorks.com offers a nice variety of interesting podcasts but the first one I stumbled upon was Brain Stuff. It's a short but sweet look into, well, how stuff works. Each podcast gives a straight and to-the-point explaination on a wide variety of topics of which you are sure to find a few that interest you.

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Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

Debonair Social Club was transformed into Debonair Arcade Club this past Saturday as EA Need For Speed Hot Pursuit took over the venue and decked it out with countless flat screen TVs, all of which allowed guests to preview the new game prior to its release on November 16th, a few months from now! Even more amazing were the three Lamborghinis parked out front. Along with all that crazyness, the drinks were free and Chicago Bulls star Taj Gibson was in the building testing out the new game. Chicago is the latest stop on the Need For Speed seven-city tour which heads to Seattle next on Sept 4th. I have to admit, I'm not the biggest gamer as I'm generally too broke to afford fancy game systems, however, I've always loved racing games (shoutout to World Driver Championship on N64!!) and this one looks to be top notch. Now I just need to figure out how to finally land myself a PS3. Oh, and peep the website if you want some more info about the game!

Click here to see all the shots from EA's Need For Speed Hot Pursuit VIP preview event at Debonair...

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