http://www.geebobg.com/2006/10/03/name-the-moon/ Americlecticintellectica Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.geebobg.com/2006/10/03/name-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-62 gee bobg » Blog Archive » Crazy life Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:55:35 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/10/03/name-the-moon/#comment-62 [...] As we learned when a pledge break interrupted our spellbound trance an hour later, we had happened upon a PBS airing of Koyaanisqatsi, a movie consisting of nothing but breathtaking cinematography and a hypnotic Philip Glass score. It provocatively juxtaposes scenes of unspoiled nature against scenes of human society and technology, variously speeding things up or (as in the case of the rocket launch) slowing them down. Its title comes from the Hopi language and means “crazy life” and “life out of balance” (among other similar meanings). Desolatus rising [...] [...] As we learned when a pledge break interrupted our spellbound trance an hour later, we had happened upon a PBS airing of Koyaanisqatsi, a movie consisting of nothing but breathtaking cinematography and a hypnotic Philip Glass score. It provocatively juxtaposes scenes of unspoiled nature against scenes of human society and technology, variously speeding things up or (as in the case of the rocket launch) slowing them down. Its title comes from the Hopi language and means “crazy life” and “life out of balance” (among other similar meanings). Desolatus rising [...]

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