Archive for October, 2011
Wim Wenders on Pina: work for work’s sake (in Rover Arts, October 2011)
“Audiences want truth as opposed to reality” – Wim Wenders on life, work and the meaning of both. Wim Wenders’ Pina is as simple, artful and perfect as a dance movie can be – and watching it with 3D glasses on the big screen, it’s tempting to think that this is exactly why Stereoscopic 3D was invented. Wenders […]
Posted: October 29th, 2011 under City, Misc, Movies, People, Travel, Wim Wenders.
Tags: Pina, Pina Bausch, TIFF, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire, Wuppertal
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DNA Artisan: Hanadi Sleiman, Nanotech researcher (in Canadian Chemical News, May 2011)
Hanadi Sleiman’s tastefully decorated office at McGill University’s Department of Chemistry is dominated by a large picture window revealing the spires and rooftops of the 190-year-old Montreal insti- tution. Displayed on the windowsill are several DNA knick-knacks: Francis Crick and James Watson bobble head dolls and a model of the iconic double helix. “This model […]
Posted: October 7th, 2011 under Canadian Chemical News, City, Hanadi Sleiman, Misc, People.
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