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Wastelands of the Planet of the Apes

Splice Today 

Hollywood’s in trouble. Send apes. What did the producer tell a writer in 1970 when Beneath the Planet of the Apes was a success? “Apes exist. Sequel required.” There have been 10 Planet of the Apes films since the 1968 original with Charlton Heston and directed by Franklin Schaffner. The following four sequels, the best movies in the franchise, came out one per year from 1970 to 1973. By the time Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was directed by J. Lee Thompson in 1972, the Apes were leading slave revolts in then-futuristic 1991... Читать дальше...

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr appoints new dispute resolution director

Engineeringnews.co.za 

Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has announced the appointment of new dispute resolution director Marelise van der Westhuizen as of May 1.  CDH CEO Brent Williams noted on May 13 that Van der Westhuizen had received good client feedback.

Campus Gaza Protests Remarkably Successful

Splice Today 

Many have asserted that the campus protests against the war in Gaza are counter-productive. They'll take almost any approach to supporting that claim, sometimes going on a historical excursus about Vietnam protests in the 1960s. Then, they claim, protests prolonged the war. The commentary might make you afraid to advocate any position at any time on any issue, because you might cause a backlash. The most effective approach to advocating for peace, David Brooks and Michael Smerconish urge, is silence. Читать дальше...