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There’s no place like home—unless you’re Elon Musk. A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship, which may someday send humans to Mars, is, according to Musk, likely to launch soon, possibly within the coming days. But what motivates Musk? Why bother with Mars? A video clip from an interview Musk gave in 2019 seems to sum up Musk’s vision—and everything that’s wrong with it. ....Sagan believed that if we had a photo of ourselves from this distance, it would forever alter our perspective of our place in the cosmos. But there Musk cuts himself off and begins to laugh. He says with...

"The Birds" Movie Clip - Trapped in a Phone Booth (1963) CREDITS: Universal (1963), Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Producer, Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Screenwriters: Daphne Du Maurier, Evan Hunter

Alfred Hitchcock is more than just the master of suspense. Throughout his career, the legendary director transformed cinema as we know it today through his unique visual eye, masterful storytelling, and incredible showmanship. In celebration of his birthday on Sunday, we look back on his most memorable works -- ranging from the crowd-pleasing "Psycho" to a movie regarded as one of the best ever made, "Vertigo." Here are the 13 Alfred Hitchcock movies you need to watch in your lifetime:

Director:Martin Campbell Writers:Paul Harris Boardman (writer) Scott Derrickson (writer) more Release Date:3 July 2009 (USA) more Genre:Horror | Thriller more Plot:A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 thriller about a flock of birds that take over a quiet Northern California town. | add synopsis Plot Keywords:Remake Production Notes/Status: Status:Pre-production Comments:The film's production dates have been pushed past any possible directors and actors strike. Status Updated:22 April 2008 Note:Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely. Cast (Credited cast) Naomi Watts ... Melanie Daniels (rumored)

I can’t help passing along this passage from Wednesday’s Variety: Cathy Schulman has made her first hires and promotions as president of Mandalay Pictures and Mandalay Independent Pictures. A highlight of the Mandalay Pictures’ slate at Universal is the remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” scheduled to be in production by early fall. “We think we have a very contemporary take,” Schulman said. “In the original, the birds just showed up, and it was kind of like, why are the birds here? This time, there’s a reason why they’re here and (people) have had something to do with it. There’s...

Bird Flu Would Ravage U.S., White House Warns Jan 19, 2007 - 01:39 AM A government report says an outbreak could kill 2 million people and lead to quarantines, travel restrictions and an economic downturn. The White House on Wednesday unveiled a foreboding report on the nation's lack of preparedness for a bird flu pandemic, warning that such an outbreak could kill as many as 2 million people and deal a war-like blow to the country's economic and social fabric. It urged state and local governments to make their own preparations beyond the federal efforts. ( Source : Bird Flu...

NEW MOVIE! for the birds(THE INCOMPETENCE OF HILLARY CLINTON) by Mia T, 11.13.05 (viewing movie requires Flash Player 7, available HERE) ARTICLE

The latest interview in the Freeper Interview Series is now online at Patriot Paradox. The interview is with Cathryn Crawford, and here are some highlights: What are some lies that the Pro-Choice supporters use that really irk you? The liberal feminists love to tell women that their lives will be completely unchanged by an abortion - that having an abortion is like having a tooth pulled - as though it won't leave lasting scars. But it does. It leaves psychological and physical scars that can never be healed. Do you have a pet peeve you want to share with everyone?...

Flock of crows goes HitchcockBy Ernest Gill in Hamburg May 29, 2003 "Resistance is futile..." IN A real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, scores of crows have been attacking people in various parts of the German city of Hamburg. There have been a dozen such attacks, the worst of which occurred at a large park over the weekend when about 20 crows "dive-bombed" park-goers, sending one woman screaming from the park with birds clinging to her hair, pecking at her face and ears. Firefighters yesterday said more attacks were reported in another district of Hamburg, this time involving two...