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Movie Reviews

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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Podcasting

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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Podcast Reviews

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.
   

Radio Lab. (itunes link, web link)

Here is it. My favorite podcast around. Radio Lab brings a great mix of extremely interesting topics, fascinating science and mixes them together in one of the most well edited audio experiences around. Definitely check out this podcast! The first season is currently being aired here in Chicago on WBEZ.

highlights: Really, the entire first season is amazing. More specifically, the parasites episode is frighteningly good.
   

WTF! with Marc Maron. (itunes link, web link)

Maron provides us with a seemingly endless flow of random thoughts, interesting things and Jewey-banter*. He regularly has solid and interesting guests, mainly comedians. *inside joke

highlights:
Episode 35 - Dave Pullano discuses how he broke into the film business thru his reception gig at Miramax.
Episode 40 - Dave Attell chats with Marc and it's a lot of fun.
   

ESPN: The B.S. Report with Bill Simmons. (itunes link)

Bill Simmons is a great example of a modern writer done right. His columns on ESPN are largely popular but aside from that, Simmons realized early that a rock solid podcast was a great way to build a fan base--and it has, consistently putting him towards the top of itunes' most popular. If you like sports, you'll enjoy the podcast. Beyond that, you'll also find interesting guests who have little to do with sports, such as Chuck Klosterman.

highlights: Kevin Wilde's half-baked ideas, Cousin Sal & the NFL lines, Jacko bitching about the Yankees.