Prior to the 2017 Oscars, all the directors nominated in the foreign language film category issued a joint statement on the Trump travel ban.  David Robertson is a big fan of foreign films, but he's not such a great fan of the kind of sloppy thinking they used in their statement so can't help explaining more in episode 100 of Quantum.

 

 

The Oscars.

The Guardian - Foreign language Oscar nominees decry 'climate of fanaticism in US'

"Human rights are not something you have to apply for. They simply exist – for everybody. For this reason, we dedicate this award to all the people, artists, journalists and activists who are working to foster unity and understanding, and who uphold freedom of expression and human dignity – values whose protection is now more important than ever. By dedicating the Oscar to them, we wish to express to them our deep respect and solidarity."

 

Solas SHORT/ANSWERS - What are human rights based on?

 

A Gay Disney Film?

HuffPost Entertainment - ‘Beauty And The Beast’ To Feature First ‘Exclusively Gay Moment In A Disney Movie’

 

Majority Of Scots MSPs Support The TIE Campaign.

CommonSpace - “Historic” milestone: Scottish Parliament becomes first in Europe to back LGBT+ education

 

The Rising Tide of Paedophilia.

The Heidleblog - R Scott Clark - The Normalization Of Pedophilia Approaches

Peter Tatchell's 1997 letter to the Guardian - Peter Tatchell and Dares to Speak

BBC News - Do not jail all paedophiles, says police chief

The Telegraph - Streets should not be named after local heroes in case they are later found to be paedophiles, councils told

Apocalypse Preppers

The Independent - Silicon Valley billionaires buy underground bunkers preparing for the apocalypse

The New Yorker - Doomsday prep for the super-rich

 

Tracy Ullman - A Christian's Job Interview

BBC One - A Christian's job interview - Tracey Ullman's Show: Series 2 Episode 4 Preview

 

Gerard Kaufman and Hans Rosling

BBC podcast - Last Word - Hans Rosling

 

TED Talks - Speakers - Hans Rosling

 

TED Talks - Hans Rosling - The best stats you've ever seen