POTD: Cologne's Flying Ford Fiesta

From 2022 07 07 Cologne and Brühl

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Cologne, Germany. It shows HA Shult's golden-winged car, an art installation on top of the staircase tower of a 16th century armory. Originally intended to remain only two weeks, after which the historic appearance of the building was to be restored, by popular demand the flying car is still there 30 years later.

Flee (2021)

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Flee (2021): Denmark. Animated documentary of story of an Afghan boy whose family flees Afghanistan when Taliban takes over in 1996. They go to Moscow, the only country that would take them, only to face more horrors there. A powerful story, but animation is flat and lifeless. C+

Breakthrough in Student Housing!

Source: Chicago Fit Performance.

Recap: In the November 14th episode of this long-running drama, the City Council withdrew their opposition to an application for a planned development just north of UT-Dallas consisting of three components: A) a student-oriented apartment part, B) a mixed apartment/retail part, and C) a limited-service hotel part. But before voting on it, they directed staff to draw up an ordinance requiring part B construction to begin before a certificate of occupancy could be issued for part A. The landowner and developers reluctantly agreed to this condition. The alternative was clear: denial. The case was continued until December 12, when, if all went as expected, there would be a legal ordinance everyone could agree to and it would be voted into law. That was the plan anyway. What actually happened December 12?

Roar (TV 2022)

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Roar (TV 2022): Eight short stories, all about women, all by Cecelia Ahern. Satire, dark comedy, quirky character studies. All very watchable, if easily forgotten. B-

Emancipation (2022)

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Emancipation (2022): Will Smith gets beaten. Viewers get hit over the head with film's message: slaves weren't given freedom, they fought for it. Like super heroes. Movie is determined to create a new narrative. This mostly made up story is not subtle. But neither was slavery. B-