Cannes 2013: Only God Forgives – first look review
It may not win the Palme D'Or, but it could win the Walkout D'Or, a gold trophy of a cinema-seat banged up into the upright position. Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives is a glitteringly strange, mesmeric and mad film set among American criminal expatriates in Bangkok. It is ultraviolent, creepy and scary, an enriched-uranium cake of pulp, with a neon sheen. The first scenes made me think that Wong Kar-wai had made a new film called In the Mood for Fear or In the Mood for Hate.
Social network
Social networks and the analysis of them is an inherently interdisciplinary academic field which emerged from social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory. Georg Simmel authored early structural theories in sociology emphasizing the dynamics of triads and "web of group affiliations."[2] Jacob Moreno is credited with developing the first sociograms in the 1930s to study interpersonal relationships. These approaches were mathematically formalized in the 1950s and theories and methods of social networks became pervasive in the social and behavioral sciences by the 1980s.[1][3] Social network analysis is now one of the major paradigms in contemporary sociology, and is also employed in a number of other social and formal sciences.
Sixième sens (1999) - IMDb
Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (Kashmiri: अहमद सलमान रुशदी (Devanagari), احمد سلمان رشدی (Nastaʿlīq); /sælˈmɑːn ˈrʊʃdi/;[3] born 19 June 1947[4]) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent.
Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network
In the wake of the IPO of social-networking giant Facebook, Microsoft has quietly launched So.cl, its own social networking foray. However, So.cl isn't designed to be a Facebook challenger. The project, the details of which leaked out last year , is designed to give students the ability to network with their peers to share information. "FUSE Labs' So.cl project is now accepting all users interested in joining the site," a Microsoft representative told CNET. "So.cl is an experimental research project focused on the future of social experiences and learning, especially among younger people." "So.cl (pronounced 'social') combines search and social networking for the purpose of learning and is the latest experiment from FUSE Labs," Microsoft said in a description of the app.
Here's the Week's Social Media News in Review
It’s that time of week again when we take a look at the latest social media news, and highlight some of the most interesting stories. You couldn’t avoid news of Facebook’s IPO lately if you tried, and the social network’s historical week ended with founder Mark Zuckerberg tying the knot with long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. To find out more about this, and other social media related stories, read on. Facebook: IPO, wedding bells and more The big story of the week in social media circles has undoubtedly been the Facebook IPO.
Microsoft Launches Socl Social Network: A Look Inside
Congrats, Mark Zuckerberg. You went public on Friday, got married on Saturday and now as a special present from part-owner and best partner Microsoft have a new social network to contend with: Microsoft’s So.cl. But don’t worry too much. I just spotted the news of So.cl going live on Techmeme. This being a Sunday, I wasn’t planning to work. However, I couldn’t help but go in and play around.
Social Networks Influence Flu Shot Decision among College Students
* College students face elevated risk for seasonal flu because they often live in close quarters where infectious disease can easily spread.* College students who perceived support for flu vaccination from spouses, parents and friends were also more likely to perceive the vaccine as safe and to intend to be vaccinated.* Future influenza vaccine promotions on college campuses should target information at parents as well as students. By Laura Kennedy, Contributing WriterResearch Source: Journal of Adolescent HealthHealth Behavior News Service Newswise — College students’ social networks influence their beliefs regarding the safety of influenza vaccines and decisions about vaccination, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Malawians social media buzz with Chelsea Champions League win
Malawians from Saturday night have been dominating their posts on the social networking sites with news of Chelsea FC winning its first ever European Cup in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The support base of Chelsea in Malawi is not big comparing to English teams like Liverpool,, Manchester and Arsenal. But it has been growing in recent times . When the Londoners were crowned kings of Europe at the end of a dramatic night when veteran striker Didier Drogba scored the decisive spot kick to beat Bayern Munich, Malawians took to the social media to talk of the Chelsea glory. Facebook, Twitter were all dominated with the talk of Chelsea by Malawians. Chelsea European Champions
