Author: neil

Would anyone miss you? [Trailer]

What if you died & no one knew? From a review of a disturbing documentary, “Dreams of a life”, here’s an excerpt: ” In January 2006, reports broke in London newspapers that Joyce Carol Vincent had been found dead in her bedsit flat in Wood Green, a northern suburb of the city. She was in her late thirties. She had been tall, vivacious and always smartly dressed—she reminded some people of Whitney Houston. She had had an Indian mother and a West Indian father; they were dead now, but Joyce had sisters. No cause of death could be ascertained because she had been dead for nearly three years. The sketch of a corpse was there on the sofa, a window was slightly open, and the television was still playing.”

D is for Bond, Dennis Bond [Interview]

What connects Adolf Hitler, Ian Fleming & James Bond?  Author of “D is for Deception”, Tina Rosenberg explains how a true story of Dennis Wheatley, a British spy who was hired to deceive Hitler,  was perhaps the inspiration for Ian Fleming, who worked with him during the war, to create the fictional James Bond.

What can the food industry do? [Video]

A medical doctor was invited to speak at a food conference. And then was dis-invited (if that is a word!). As he says in this video, since he had all the slides ready, why not post it on the Internet, where more people could hear his message? Dr. Yoni Freedhoff exposes the hypocrisy of the food industry. He also has some thoughts for anyone who eats. Definitely worth your time.  

Theremin [Musical instrument]

One TV series that I’ve watched, under duress of course, is Midsomer Murders. The theme music (you can listen to it here) is played on an instrument called the Theremin (if you’re a fan of Big Bang Theory, watch Sheldon annoy his room-mates on the theremin here). & if you’re interested in learning to play the instrument, a new Theremin mini-kit is available for purchase for a meager US$39.99 here!