“Back before 'Brick,' I wrote a short film that I never ended up shooting: hit men in the present who work for a mob in the future who send their victims back in time. A guy is sent his future self, he lets him run, and the whole short was them chasing each other across the city. That sat in a drawer for 10 years until after I made 'Brothers Bloom.” MenYearsMadeSelfWholeRunningFilmGuyCitiesBrotherVictimShootingSatChasingBricksDrawersBack In TimeShort FilmsFuture Self Author:Rian Johnson
“Of course it's also a lot easier to slap a health claim on a box of sugary cereal than on a potato or carrot, with the perverse result that the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section, silent as stroke victims, while a few aisles over, the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are screaming about their newfound whole-grain goodness.” WholeCoursesResultsProduceEasierLuckyGoodnessClaimsVictimSilentBoxesCharmGrainStrokesSectionsPotatoesSlapSupermarketsAisleCarrotsPuffCerealCocoaLucky CharmsWhole Grains Author:Michael Pollan
“What have the masses been clamoring for? Jobs and welfare, and they got 'em. They've also got unions and managements like two armies converting the whole economy into a battleground with the customers as victims, except that the victims are also in the army. They think in battle terms by day and like customers at night.” ThinkingTwoWholeWisdomJobsNightPoliticsTermEconomyBattleMassArmyManagementVictimUnionsCustomersWelfareLiberalismEmsConvertingBattleground Author:Louis O. Kelso