Times Log

Tuesday: I looked throught the whole Times today and really enjoyed the article about Slumdog Millionaire. The massive success of what was refered to as a "starless film" by the Times has blazed a trail for other small film makers. Upon seeing the film myself, I was shocked that I hadn't seen it advertised before. Indeed, I saw the first commercial for it just yesterday. Considering that it won eight Oscars, Slumdog will hopefully set a trend for other such eye-opening films about other cultures. I was also interested in the article about an Iraqi museum reopening after 6 years due to looting. Last semester I took an anthropology class that focused on archeology and learned about the repercussions of looting on the archeologist, the site, the country and the museum. It was neat to see this played out in real life.