Monthly Archives: October 2020

Sobre o “Coronavoucher”

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Recomendo enfaticamente o webnário “O Brasil conseguirá evitar uma crise da dívida pública?”.[1] Entre todas as informações trazidas pelos expositores, destaco o slide acima, do economista César Mattos, retraçando o percurso que resultou no coronavoucher de R$ 600,00. Lembro que … Continue reading →

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Sobre “Counterpart”

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Recém-assisti à série “Counterpart: Mundo Paralelo” (2017-2018). Excelente. O Now disponibiliza duas temporadas. Fui verificar se havia outras e me deparei com a notícia de que a série não tinha sido renovada por ser “muito masculina”.[1] Insólito! Bem, o canal … Continue reading →

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From the Book “Clans of the Alphane Moon”

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

“Clans of the Alphane Moon” (1964), by Philip K. Dick, is a must-read for anyone interested in science-fiction. However, considering the passage below, I would dare to conclude it should also be a must-read to anyone interested in understanding politics, … Continue reading →

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On “Times Without Number”

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

I read this book by John Brunner for the first time back in the eighties. The realization that our world could be quite different depending on the outcome of a few key events left a truly enduring impression. History is … Continue reading →

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A “Avó” de Hermione

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Acho que descobri a avó da Hermione Granger em um filme da Disney. Na foto, Eglantine Price, interpretada por Angela Lansbury, no musical “Se Minha Cama Voasse” (“Bedknobs and Broomsticks”, 1971).

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Sobre “A Sétima Aurora”

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

A minha paciência com o cinema contemporâneo e suas “lições” anda um tanto curta. Então estou revisitando alguns filmes da minha infância, geralmente exibidos na “Sessão da Tarde”. Recentemente revi “A Sétima Aurora” (1964). O filme é ambientado em 1953, … Continue reading →

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On “The Other Log of Phileas Fogg”

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Only recently I watched the 2004 movie version of “Around the World in Eighty Days”. I immediately went after the 1956 movie, which I had watched many years before. Both films are testimonies of the evolving changes of taste among … Continue reading →

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From the Book “The Signal and the Noise”

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

“The Signal and the Noise” should be of interest to anyone interested in a probabilistic view of the world. The following passage is particularly illuminating: The Bayesian Invisible Hand… free-market capitalism and Bayes’ theorem come out of something of the … Continue reading →

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Sobre “O Canhoneiro do Yang-Tsé”

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Parei para rever “O Canhoneiro do Yang-Tsé” (“The Sand Pebbles”, 1966). Ainda um clássico. Steve McQueen (1930-1980) no auge e Candice Bergen (1946-) no início da carreira. Eu o vi pela primeira vez ainda garoto, nos anos setenta. Visualmente impactante … Continue reading →

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