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Longhorn32:
Born On a Blue Day.
This unique first-person account offers a window into the mind of a high-functioning, 27-year-old British autistic savant with Asperger's syndrome. Tammet's ability to think abstractly, deviate from routine, and empathize, interact and communicate with others is impaired, yet he's capable of incredible feats of memorization and mental calculation. Besides being able to effortlessly multiply and divide huge sums in his head with the speed and accuracy of a computer, Tammet, the subject of the 2005 documentary Brainman, learned Icelandic in a single week and recited the number pi up to the 22,514th digit, breaking the European record. He also experiences synesthesia, an unusual neurological syndrome that enables him to experience numbers and words as "shapes, colors, textures and motions." Tammet traces his life from a frustrating, withdrawn childhood and adolescence to his adult achievements, which include teaching in Lithuania, achieving financial independence with an educational Web site and sustaining a long-term romantic relationship. As one of only about 50 people living today with synesthesia and autism, Tammet's condition is intriguing to researchers; his ability to express himself clearly and with a surprisingly engaging tone (given his symptoms) makes for an account that will intrigue others as well.
Kd5000:
I am reading an old gay classic called THE FRONT RUNNER (1974) by Patricia Nell Warren. It was a real ground breaker when it came out. There's been talk of making this into a movie for many nears. Paul Newman even expressed interest decades ago. Now it's scheduled for release in 2009 (per IMDB.com). I read on the msg boards "do we need another gay tragedy love story in light of BBM??" So I was curious to see how closely the tragedy in THE FRONT RUNNER has already been "expressed" in BBM. Of course, it's set in the same time period of BBM, late 1960's, the 1970s'. However, it's the world of college sports, not the rural west.
loneleeb3:
I'm reading Beyond Brokeback, the Impact of a film.
It is fantastic. It really helps me to see how not alone I am in my experience.
It is heartbreaking though. There is so much pain we have had to endure as a collective group all because of how we are made.
Lumière:
Currently reading: The Night Watch by one of my fave authors: Sarah Waters.
[sarahwaters.com]:
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch is the work of a truly brilliant and compelling storyteller.
This is the story of four Londoners - three women and a young man with a past, drawn with absolute truth and intimacy. Kay, who drove an ambulance during the war and lived life at full throttle, now dresses in mannish clothes and wanders the streets with a restless hunger, searching ... Helen, clever, sweet, much-loved, harbours a painful secret ...Viv, glamour girl, is stubbornly, even foolishly loyal, to her soldier lover ... Duncan, an apparent innocent, has had his own demons to fight during the war. Their lives, and their secrets connect in sometimes startling ways. War leads to strange alliances ...
I love the way she writes and just how tangible her descriptions are. A great read so far. :)
injest:
--- Quote from: Kd5000 on November 13, 2007, 07:54:00 pm ---I am reading an old gay classic called THE FRONT RUNNER (1974) by Patricia Nell Warren. It was a real ground breaker when it came out. There's been talk of making this into a movie for many nears. Paul Newman even expressed interest decades ago. Now it's scheduled for release in 2009 (per IMDB.com). I read on the msg boards "do we need another gay tragedy love story in light of BBM??" So I was curious to see how closely the tragedy in THE FRONT RUNNER has already been "expressed" in BBM. Of course, it's set in the same time period of BBM, late 1960's, the 1970s'. However, it's the world of college sports, not the rural west.
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huh...well, do we need another tragic straight love story in light of "Titanic"?
or another monster movie in light of "Creature of the Black Lagoon"?
or another war movie in light of "Private Ryan"?
or another happy straight love story in light of "Sleepless in Seattle"?
or another coming of age story in light of "Stand By Me"?
or another story of the love of an animal in light of "The Black Stallion"?
shall I go on?
If we are only gonna have one of each genre, the movie industry will be a very limited one..
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