Mr. Maloney does an outstanding job in comparing and contrasting both the costs and standards of living as they have increased in our Government and mass corporations, while diminishing for the rest of us.

What do you think?

How near to reality do you think we are to this scene?

What can we do to avoid realizing this scene?

What would you replace giant Costcos with?

Building Minds MultiMedia (BM3) exists to encourage all media consumers, especially students, teachers, and parents to think about the omnipresent impact of media in their lives and how to creatively and strategically respond with their own media messages. Building their own cool. Being, productive, and positive members of a media literate and culture building democracy!

Be a member of the BM3 Culture Building Movement…help us build better media! Contact Mr. Kelly at: www.webuildminds.com

What’s your take on this song?  What ideas are condemned, reflected, promoted?

Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles, grasslands, deserts, rivers and even the urban jungle. Here you will meet people who survive by building complex, exciting and often mutually beneficial relationships with their animal neighbours and the hostile elements of the natural world.

Human Planet crews have filmed in around 80 locations, bringing you many stories that have never been told on television before. The team has trekked with HD cameras and state of the art gear to film from the air, from the ground and underwater. The result: a “cinematic experience” created by world-class natural history and documentary camera crews and programme makers.

—–

The first of the 2010 season of the ever-popular IQ2 debates took the crowd-pleasing topic: “Popular Culture: We’ve seen the future, and it’s junk.” Some big-name thinkers and writers lined up to do battle. Is popular culture an annoyance that keeps the masses in a state of stupor? Or does it shape our society in an important and entertaining way? – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Did you believe them
When they told you they discovered you
And that everything is free as long as you do what they tell you to
You think it’s true
But nothing could be further from the truth, my love
Did you even listen
When they told you to change your name
And that nobody wants honesty when looking at a perfect frame
Play the game
But nothing could be further from the truth, my love
And nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world
Play it girl
Play it girl
Play it girl
Does it make you feel good
When they tell you what you want to hear
And after they suck all your soul
Well that’s when they’ll disappear
Disappear, disappear forever
Like a prince in your little fairy tale
And you will find one day when they put your soul on sale
Nothing could be further the truth, my love
And nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world

Do you see this in our current media culture?

Do you have another definition?