Tag: humanity

05
Feb
2013

Were-whatevers

In the movie ‘Werewolf: The Beast Among Us’, Daniel reads this from a book, ‘But just as the beast lives…

03
Jan
2013

Some Zombie Dilemmas

What’s terrifying about zombies is their relentless mindless hunger – sounds familiar? Think consumers’ herd mentality on Black Friday. There…

21
Nov
2012

Humanity Vs Bestiality

The graphic novel series ‘Sweet Tooth’ by Jeff Lemire should not be mistaken merely as a simple man versus monster…

27
Sep
2011

Can Trapping & Killing Animals Be Justified?

Question: If farmed animals are not bred in farms and wild animals are not caged in zoos, will they be…

12
Sep
2011

Insanity of Eating Shark Fin Soup

True that shark fin is quite tasteless and lacking in nutrition. 1. Every animal that is killed needlessly was in…

09
Jun
2011

A Robot Buddha?

Not that it is definitely possible, if humans create a robot that is unerringly humane, in comparison to the average…

24
May
2011

Extreme Humanity Among Extreme Inhumanity

Watching the TV version of ‘The Walking Dead’, I’m reminded again of why zombie flicks are important for humanity… really!…

08
Feb
2011

Animal-Testing Fails Humanity

Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: ‘Because the animals are like us’. Ask the…

02
Dec
2010

Ubuntu for Humanity & Buddhahood

Ubuntu (Zulu): People become people through other people. Humanity (English): Human beings are humanised through being humane to one another….

29
Sep
2010

India Adventures (21) : Meeting the World’s Most Respected Buddhist

Here is my mini sharing of His Holiness Dalai Lama’s 2010 Southeast Asia teaching tour. I felt very fortunate to…

10
May
2010

It’s Not What You Are

In ‘Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’, this line is uttered – ‘It’s not what you are that makes you…

07
Apr
2010

‘Clash of the Titans’ and Humans

The remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ is more fascinating than its 1981 predecessor for a number of reasons. Firstly,…

01
Apr
2010

Humanity, Humility, Honesty

Visited St. Patrick’s School again, a couple of days ago, to give a presentation on the Buddhist perspective of life…

22
Feb
2010

Return of ‘The Wolfman’

Lawrence: [Seeing gun and bullets] I didn’t know you hunted monsters. Singh: Sometimes monsters hunt you. ‘The Wolfman’, like all…

25
Jan
2010

What If You Are One of the Vampires in ‘Daybreakers’?

Warning: This is a proper vampire movie, where vampires adhere to the classic rules. E.g. they do not glitter with…

23
Nov
2009

What Makes Us Human

At what point is technology too much? It seems inevitable that technology will not just be extensions of our bodies…

07
Oct
2009

Is ‘District 9’ Fictitious?

Literally using ‘illegal aliens’ for addressing multiple socio-political issues such as xenophobia (irrational fear of strangers), ‘District 9’ is a…

07
Sep
2009

Peace Kidnapped

In the graphic novel version of ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by Alan Grant, illustrated by Cam Kennedy), the…

13
Apr
2009

Are You a Maple Street Monster?

From ‘The Twilight Zone: The Monsters are Due on Maple Street’ by Rod Serling (adapted by Mark Kneece), a mysterious…

20
Mar
2009

Why Zombie Flicks Rock

This was written in the burb of ‘The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye’ by Robert Kirkman – ‘How…