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In the mid 20’s, based on a true story that takes place in Copenhagen, this sad and very touching film explores the life of a transgender person, Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), who made the decision to transform into a woman even though he was born a man.  Einar was happily married and best friends with his wife Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander).  Together they appeared to enjoy a rather joyful marriage complete with all the frolicking of young kids in love.  This went on for all of 8 years until Gerda, who was a portrait artist, decided to ask Einar, who was a popular landscape artist, to sit in for a non-show, female model she was painting at their home.  From that point on, Einar would walk down a path for which he would not be able to reverse.    As Einar transformed into Lili Elbe, one of the first…

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It’s been almost three weeks since 68-year-old Gurcharan Singh Gill was found stabbed to death at a liquor store in Fresno, California, and authorities in the city still haven’t found his killer. 

Surveillance footage has provided clues — a pale, red-clad young man filmed attacking Gill on New Year’s Day is the main suspect — but neither that, nor the $10,000 reward being offered for his whereabouts, have yielded an arrest.

Gill’s murder was the first homicide of 2016 for the central California city. The week before, three miles west at the corner of Shields and Brunswick Avenues, another 68-year-old man was attacked while waiting for his ride to work on Dec. 26.

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Fresno, California, Hotspot for Anti-Sikh Violence

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http://mic.com/articles/132552/how-fresno-california-became-a-hotspot-for-anti-sikh-violence-in-america#.By49MYXIb

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In my years at the Guthrie, one question was always asked me, ‘Doesn’t it get boring watching the same play over and over’?

It probably would if it was the same play over and over; but, while the script and blocking may be the same, it is not the same play each performance. Every performance brings something different, something that only is noticed by watching it over and over. There is always the interaction between the audience and the actors, sometimes a laugh line brings snickers, sometimes roars. An audience member with a loud unforgettable laugh can influence the audience, the actors.

Some times a scene ends in just a blackout. Sometimes it endS with the audience in tears. Often the play ends with a polite applause, sometimes with a standing ovation. And there was the three times at the end of OEDIPUS, directed by Michael Langham from a translation…

random guy
don’t be shy,
a wonderful deal
with destiny seal
I insist you buy
fascinating
intoxicating
absolute must
soaked in lust
smelling musk
every dusk
sweet savoury
gallantry, bravery
epics, tales
ships and sails
never fails
our dreams of morrow
eliminate all sorrows
let you fly
passion high
see unseen
where no one has been
re-live precious days
nights must haves
bucket lists, magic mist
that never happening tryst
possessions you insist
all for sale
priced in pennies
take as many
as you dearly wish
just leave your heart
as it will come apart
next day’s start
at dawn’s call
curtain’s fall
post reality bends
when dream ends
there you stand
with empty hands
craving for more
addictive for sure
caveat emptor

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Guess who’s about to save more than $250 billion in air-travel costs over the next couple of decades? Me, you, your momma and your cousin too.

Thanks to NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project, airplanes could be remarkably different by 2050. 

First, the looks: If the technology is integrated into airplane fleets, planes themselves will look almost totally different. “We’re not using the traditional cylindrical shape,” Fay Collier, ERA project manager, told Mic. “We’ve been working with Boeing on a hybrid wing-body concept for the last 25 years. We needed a special structure for the flat design.”

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NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project

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Click link below for article:

http://mic.com/articles/132070/nasa-will-make-flying-255-billion-cheaper#.AwurKmuWC

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Young street performer in Edinburgh