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This episode follows British and US exceptionalism, from their origins in the early 20th century as a way of avoiding the past of chattel slavery, slave trade, and opium wars, to how these myths influenced anti-Black and anti-Asian racism, as well as policies of regime change across the world, notably in Iraq. Curtis argues that the US ...
In part one, Curtis examines the rise of game theory during the Cold War and the way in which its mathematical models of human behaviour filtered into economic thought.. The programme traces the development of game theory, with particular reference to the work of John Nash (the mathematician portrayed in A Beautiful Mind), who believed that all humans are inherently suspicious and selfish ...
Pandora's Box was the first work by Adam Curtis to showcase his subsequently distinctive visual style. He explained: "in Pandora’s Box I wanted to make a sort of funny film about economics. I was just starting out in TV and was almost in tears when editing because I could find nothing to illustrate it and I thought I was going to be sacked.
In the series, Curtis argues that computers have failed to liberate humanity, and instead have "distorted and simplified our view of the world around us." [2] The title is taken from a 1967 poem of the same name by Richard Brautigan. [3] The first episode was originally broadcast at 9 pm on 23 May 2011. [2]
Former The View cohost and conservative commentator Elisabeth Hasselbeck has slammed current panelist and comedian Joy Behar after the latter criticized Carrie Underwood's decision to perform at ...
Earl Holliman, the handsome actor who won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in “The Rainmaker” and appeared in numerous Westerns and dozens of films including “Giant” and “Forbidden ...
Meanwhile, in the other world, Brinkley shows up on the set to find that Raigan has vanished. Some of the crew saw him return to the set, but no one saw him leave. Perplexed, Brinkley wonders where Raigan might have gone. As the set is taken apart, the Arthur Curtis script lies amidst a cluttered desk, waiting to be thrown away. An airplane is ...
Now a couple, they have devoted the last few years to exposing what they say is a complicated web of environmental and worker safety violations that they worry could make the landfill hazardous.