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Dark matter, the string theory, particles, the theory of relativity… Unless you have a keen interest for physics and astrophysics, you won’t read about them very often. But since yesterday, neutrinos and the speed of light are on the front pages; who would have thought? On CNN, Particles appear to travel faster than light: ‘Scientists in Switzerland say an experiment appears to show that tiny particles traveled faster than the speed of light – a result that would seem to defy the laws of nature. The physicists say that neutrinos sent 730 kilometers (453.6 miles) underground between laboratories in Switzerland and Italy arrived a fraction of a second sooner than they should have…’ If this unexpected discovery is confirmed by at least two separate laboratories, it may have two direct implications. First, it would undermine Albert Einstein‘s theory of relativity (nothing can go faster than the speed of light) and therefore…⇒ READ MORE

Everyone now knows Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused by Nafissatou Diallo, a hotel maid in New York, of sexual assault. Three months after Strauss-Kahn was arrested, prosecutors dismissed all charges against him, stating that the Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault had told so many lies about her past that her story could no longer be considered reliable. “If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt,” the prosecution wrote in its motion to dismiss, “we cannot ask a jury to do so.” Whatever you think really happened with the maid, criminal jurisprudence says the accused is entitled to the benefit of any reasonable doubt. This is what motivated prosecutors to dismiss the case. Point duly made. Now Troy Davis. Amnesty writes: ‘Troy Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia in 1989. No physical evidence directly links Davis…⇒ READ MORE

We all watched Back To The Future movies at least once, and I was among the ones who wished the hover board was real. If it is still not, the good news is that Michael J. Fox‘s shoes from Back To The Future II are. 1500 pairs of the 2011 Nike MAG are currently auctioned on eBay with all net proceeds going directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Each day for the duration of the 10-day auction, 150 of the 2011 Nike MAG shoes will be made available via eBay’s Fashion Vault. The auction starts September 8, 8:30PM PST, and will end September 18. A lucky friend of mine already got his, so if you’re willing to live your dream and wear the shoes of Marty McFly, check this page on Ebay and be ready to spend your savings for the pair!  

Quand la Cinémathèque présente mes cinéastes préférés : Stanley Kubrick, Jacques Tati, Blake Edwards et Fritz Lang. Tous ont été ou bien vont l’être prochainement, mis à l’honneur par la Cinémathèque Française. L’occasion donc de revenir sur ces cinéastes emblématiques de leur époque qui tiennent une place toute particulière dans ce qui constitue mon inspiration quotidienne. Il y a un peu plus de quatre ans (diantre, que le temps passe vite…), j’ai publié (en juillet 2007 donc) : Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned The Power Of Satire. J’y exprimais dans la langue de Shakespeare tout mon intérêt de cinéphile pour #Stanley Kubrick. Docteur folamour (qui n’a rien à voir avec le Dr. Dave Bowman, on s’en doute) dans sa traduction française, est un film incontournable pour qui aime la satire, le dédoublement d’acteur avec le non moins incontournable #Peter Sellers, sans oublier l’excellent George C. Scott. Un film qui nourrit mon inspiration, même de…⇒ READ MORE