As in previous Grand Theft Auto games, radio stations play a big part in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City. When in a Taxi, the player can ask the driver to switch the station, often accompanied by the protagonist's views on the station.
The world has been facing devastating public health and socioeconomic growth problems in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [1,2]. As of September 29, 2021, the pandemic has caused more than 230 million cases and over 4.7 million deaths across the globe [2]. The first countries/r...
Here, I offer a new interpretation about the beginning of film noir in Britain and the United States. Put simply, the earliest film noirs in these countries were spy films nearly as much as crime films. These “spy noirs” were mainly released during the Second World War era: in the UK...
“I am fast becoming an old man; the strength diminishes; I’m unable to do what I used to take on effortlessly,” he explained. Then, in true Eugene Peterson form, he added a line from a Wendell Berry poem: “I am an old man / but I don’t think of myself as an old man /...
The promise of innovation in humanitarian contexts has generated an expanding literature, from academics as well as practitioners. However, the field has become characterised by conceptual ambiguity and insular approaches, inhibiting the integration of f
place, I spent well over an hour in the “light room” removing a power pole with transformer with attached wires and, a street light. Then cropped, centered the image a little off center and, adjusted the light to achieve the sense of the explosions that intruded into the nighttime ...
“Magni has the great halls of Ironforge, Brann has the freedom of exploration, and I have the allure of adventure and battle.”
COVID-19 has delivered a grave shock to SDG progress. Under global lockdowns and economic recession, political disputes and armed conflicts constrain international coordination and cooperation for sustainable development. In addition, multiple pressures continue to threaten the achievement of SDGs, and ...
Between these modern ores lies the polished gemstone that is Robert Schumann’s Sonata No. 1 in A minor, op. 105, of 1851. In its flowering opening movement, the violin’s G string resounds like an alto in the forest. In the Gazzanas’ hands, it feels as natural as sunrise. Althou...
And to ask the question: “How could this wisdom be integrated into the lives of us modern humans in ways which would create a more balanced and peaceful life for all of the beings on planet Earth”? While at Faughart in 1992 something deep and ancient stirred in my heart and I have ...