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Tonight on NITESHIFT:THE NARRATIVES THAT RUN OUR LIVES AND PREDICT OUR FUTURE
THE STATE OF THINGS: LIFE IS LIKE SCIENCE-FICTION
with special guest Jeff Gomez
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/microplastics-hinder-plant-photosynthesis-study-finds...Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
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Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
dailygalaxy.com/2025/03/scientists-turn-light-into-a-supersolid-form-for-the-first-time-a-quantum...Scientists Turn Light Into a “Supersolid” Form for the First Time—a Quantum Physics Revolution
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Scientists have achieved something never seen before—light has been transformed into a state that defies physics. It flows like a liquid yet holds its structure like a solid. This breakthrough could...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/anand-mahindra-shares-worrisome-data-humans-make-up-o...timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Anand Mahindra shared a startling statistic that only 38.5% of internet traffic is human, with the rest generated by bots and other automated tools. T
According to msn.com links another Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, Punisher and Austin Powers films are being planned. I won’t be surprised if a someone in the film industry plans to remake Equus(the movie). To answer the question bungalow or bunker? I prefer a highly advanced, user friendly, ecofriendly and energy efficient spaceship. Love the show.
The lives of Che and Liberace might come to the big screen. Benecio Del Toro as Che, Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Liberace’s so called lover who sued Liberace for more than $100 million dollars. (Sources:imdb.com and msn.com)
What movies would you like to see remakes of?
I like Peter Hyams’ “Capricorn One,” but would love to see a new version. Of course it would have new surveillance technology used to track down the astronauts and computer generated effects to pull off the hoax.
Drone aircraft flying through the desert in search of Brubaker, Willis and Walker. No O.J. in the remake, of course. He kinda stunk in the original anyway.
“2010: The Year We Make Contact” MUST be remade. It was just crap.
“Contact” was okay, but I want to see a remake with more from Carl Sagan’s novel. No Jodie Foster, no stupid religious fanatic, A little more science, more of H.R. Hadden.
I’d like to see someone else in the role of Clarice Starling in “Silence of The Lambs.” I don’t know what it is about Foster than sort of annoyed me. I think she overacts at times and the alpha-female thing was pushed too hard. Clarice Starling needs to be more timid, but highly intelligent. She matches Lecter’s intellect, but lacks his psychopathy. her humanity and cunning is what gets her into Lecter’s head. Her drive to save the lives of victims, not the motivation of advancement.
I wouldn’t have minded much if Dr. Lecter ended up eating Clarice Starling. That’s the problem.
I’m glad to have come across Night Shift on WBAI a few years ago.
Ennio Morricone
The mini-series created by NHK (Japan) called “Musashi” had great music composed by Ennio Morricone.
The credits were in Japanese, and because I’m illiterate in that language, I had no idea who composed the music. It’s beautiful stuff.
If I get a copy somewhere of the soundtrack, I’d like to share the music with anyone interested.