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Saturday, August 25, 2001
This tribute came to me in the This is True newsletter: "Fred Hoyle. An astrophysicist, Hoyle didn't really believe that the "Big Bang" was the start of the universe, but he was the one who coined the term, using it with derision in a lecture. "Every cluster of galaxies, every star, every atom had a beginning, but the universe itself did not," he once said. It was also Hoyle (working with William Fowler, Geoffrey Burbidge and Margaret Burbidge) who realized that all chemical elements heavier than helium were produced by nucleosynthesis (nuclear reactions inside stars). He also led the group that developed radar in World War II. Sir Fred Hoyle died August 20 in Bournemouth, England. He was 86." Although he didn't believe his own theory, he'll still be remembered as the father of our beliefs of the Universe' origins. Posted by Jeff Boman on Saturday, August 25, 2001 | link me Seymour!
Friday, August 24, 2001
An historical landmark in Montreal is now gone: the York Theatre building was torn down.
I saw films at this theatre about 11-12 years ago. It's hard to put in words how beautiful the art-deco architexture was, the statues and sculptures that made it something unseen anywhere else in the city.
Sadly, a fire shortly after I saw my last film there gutted the building. It remained as a pile of rubble on St-Catherine (the main street of the downtown core) for a decade since. It was never repaired, and just added to the urban blight of that part of the city.
Now, it was torn down for Concordia University (ironically, my alma mater), which bought the land to build new buildings for the university itself. These new facilities are planned to launch in 2004.
It's a matter of putting some use to territory lain wasted for so long... but still, another part of my cultural memories is now gone.
Posted by Jeff Boman
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Sunday, August 19, 2001
WPIX aired the original Dirty Harry movie yesterday.
A younger Clint Eastwood was a startling sight to see. =) The story and look of the film is very dated today, especially considering how the story logic seems nonsensical... but I was also surprised when I recognized the actor who played the antagonist:
I don't remember his name, but he played Garok on Deep Space 9.
Posted by Jeff Boman
on Sunday, August 19, 2001 | link me Seymour!
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