I went to a camp like this, as well as school and a church, in my childhood. The emotional manipulation sucked, as you would expect, but give kids credit for having some powerful internal stabilizers: I’m now deeply agnostic with no particular hostility towards religion; other friends of mine with similar backgrounds range along the complete (Christian) religious and non-religious spectrum.

As far as the documentary itself: Of course it has to be selective to make its point, and the disturbing nature of the adults’ behavior in particular is not, I think, too distorted. Overall, it’s a good and accurate film, if its case is a bit overstated.

Why are old men dirty just because they’re old? Shouldn’t everyone have the right to feel sexual desire? Isn’t it actually kind of great when someone whose own body is falling apart still has the taste of life in his(her) body and passion for the physical and emotional world?

Cool because it’s not just another travelogue of sights seen and quirky local characters conversed with… it gets into fascinating reflections on the nature of travel and the state of inbetweeness…. making it not really a mere travelogue at all

A silly 50s comedy, but I’m reading a book about Marilyn Monroe right now, so….

WHAT a great album. THE perfect album when you’re in a summery bluesy gritty dusty mood. Awesome for summer evenings on the porch swing with a bottle of alcoholic beverage.

Canada/Ceylon – recommended by a friend

The photographs are so intriguing…

In Spanish!

Europeans in Australia

Edinburgh