Examination Day

Congratulations to all the new pharmacy graduates. Good luck to you all. Just remember, smiling faces can be deceiving. There can be consequences for being too smart or for being too obedient.

Jericho

We all have our own way of coping with grief.

Jericho from Liam Gavin on Vimeo. Hat tip: Short of the Week

The Corporation

First released in 2003, yet still provoking, witty, and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time.

Part film and part movement, The Corporation has transformed audiences and dazzled critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?"

Here's the trailer -


Source: TheCorporation.com 2.0

Beyond Cynicism

A great conversation between Robert Reich and John Stewart on The Daily Show.

Lovely Monster

Have you noticed how hateful the workplace has become recently? Ever wonder why you often come home so angry, tired, and depressed after work that you continually lash out at your loved ones?

What do you think is causing it? Could it be that we've given in to the unreasonable demands and expectations of our corporate overlords so often that we've allowed our jobs to consume us and become part of who we are, and have unconsciously become angry about everything?

I've seen this condition affect many older, burnt out pharmacists and their relationships over the years. But in recent years, I've noticed it happening more frequently to even younger and younger pharmacy workers. Perhaps it's fear of retaliation, fear of the unknown, the herd mentality. Who really knows?

Personally, I think this terrible affliction could easily be prevented by exercising a little intestinal fortitude in the workplace. No job is worth having to endure living alone. Have the guts to say "NO!" before it starts to grow on you and ruins your life.


LOVELY MONSTER from Francesco Calabrese on Vimeo.

Looking For Some Action?

Women aren't going to have sex with just any Tom, Dick or Harry on the make. They're looking for someone to come prepared.



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Surviving Progress

After recently reading, and watching the video, of DARPA's technological advances in robotics, one can't help but wonder just how long it will be before human beings become fully obsolete?

I can't help but wonder about the probability that within fifty-years or so, the only actual people the corporations and their government minions will require are those who know how to create, operate, and maintain their robotic systems. Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing?

Based on the best-selling book An Illustrated Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major "progress traps" facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. Here's the trailer -


Source: First Run Features: Surviving Progress