Tag Archives: politics

27/01/2013 Alia Shawkat | Amreeka | Hiam Abbass | human-rights | middle-east | Nisreen Faour | Occupied Palestine | politics | Prejudice against Arabs | Prejudice against Muslims | religion Feitosa-Santana

Amreeka

Mother and son, Muna and Fadi, are tired of the bombs and checking points of the occupied Palestine, and they decided to join their relatives in Chicago but they arrived in the US right after the nine-eleven… They are not even Muslims but, for the average American, they are just stupid Muslims or potential terrorists… […]

06/01/2013 Eccentric or Sick | Greek Tragedy and Celebrity | human-rights | Kennedy Sex Addiction | Patrick Carnes Addiction | Patrick Carnes Betrayal Bond Review | Patrick Carnes Impunity | politics | society | Steve Jobs Power Feitosa-Santana

Are some celebrities eccentric or sick?

If you ever felt that your uniqueness means that you are not like other people, and you do not have human limitation, you have entered the arena that Greek writers called “tragedy”.  In this arena, all Greek heroes often had the same flaws, excessive pride. It happens when people fail to accept human limitation, and […]

23/11/2012 Abolition of Slavery | black and whites | Cinema | current-events | dialogues | fair opportunity | fair share | inequality | Lincoln the Movie | politics | society | White vs. Black Feitosa-Santana

Lincoln, the Movie

Very difficult dialogues in an old-fashioned English with a very strong accent, “Lincoln” is not an easy movie but worth watching with astonishing Day-Lewis (Lincoln) and Lee-Jones (Stevens) performances. What is even more impressive is to realize that even after 150 years post the abolition of slavery, we are now discussing the fair opportunity in […]

09/11/2012 art institute of chicago | current-events | deceased family member | Hunger Steve McQueen | ira volunteers | Michael Fassbender | politics | Queen and Country | Shame Steve McQueen | Static Steve McQueen Feitosa-Santana

My Birthday with Steve McQueen

It is not everybody that is keen of contemporary art but – for sure – everyone is capable of appreciating it. All we need is sensitivity and education.  The Black British artist Steve McQueen is only a little more than 40 years old but already acclaimed all over the world. So, today was my birthday […]