In 1988, The Soviet Union began perestroika, The Winter Olympics were held in Alberta, Canada and the Summer Olympics were held in Seoul; Al-Qaeda was founded; The Morris worm (one of the earliest computer viruses) was first distributed; George H.W. Bush was elected President; Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected head of government of… Continue reading “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way”: A look back at 1988
Tag: Errol Morris
The Tabloid ran a story about the air in room 237
Something in the Air (2012) Gilles is an artist in France in the 1970s. His friends are left-leaning political activists who expect him to join their protests. He has sympathy for their views, but their insistence he dedicate everything to the cause conflicts with his artistic commitment. This is a good movie about the struggle… Continue reading The Tabloid ran a story about the air in room 237