Is it too soon for a Chernobyl movie?

When CHERNOBYL DIARIES is released, Friends of Chernobyl Centers U.S. will not be in attendance.. The group has blasted the film over the portrayal..

In the movie, six tourists enter the nuclear town to discover horrific zombies and nuclear-drenched people.. Scares ensue. Problem is, Chernobyl is a real life tragedy. A meltdown in 1986 was one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history .. in real life, thousands of people have died and 400,000 had to leave when the incident took place..

The furor over the film began with a report on TMZ with comments from the group that is angry over the movie .. but today, a new report on TMZ gets the producer’s side of the story: Oren Peli said the film was done with respect for the ‘86 disaster and its victims..

Peli told TMZ: “As for the claim that our film exploits anyone — we could not disagree more vigorously. First of all, the criticism and accusations are coming from a group that has not seen the film, whereas conversely the praise for it is coming from those who have indeed seen it” .. More here..

Perhaps Peli will strike gold and FUKUSHIMA DIARIES will be next?

So what are your thoughts, all?

SpaceX a go… And now the private space race will begin.. We’ve come a long way since Soviet monkeys in tin vessels… Sputnik to the moon landing to celebrities and the wealthy on private flights .. Leaving us lowly and pitiful folk to waste on Earth.

Bulgaria bulges: Big earthquake hits (mere hours after Italian tremor)

The earth indeed is moving.. I’ll be checking DutchSinse in a bit for the latest and I think you should too..

Bulgaria bulges: Big earthquake hits (mere hours after Italian tremor)

All eyes on SpaceX: Launch successful..

Just wish we’d be privy to all the passengers on board..

All eyes on SpaceX: Launch successful..

I’d like to think that Truman Burbank ended up liking life outside his show. But after much consideration since 1998, I think maybe he ended up trying to find a way back into the comfortable safety net of predictability and fraud that he was used to. Fourteen years is, after all, quite a long time.

Good morning.

And in case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

So what did we learn today

Nothing

At all.

nothing.

Other news worthy items you'd rather not know about

But know them.

Series of strong quakes rocking Japan..

Man arrested in Thailand after being found with six roasted human fetuses..

Facebook continues to have bumpy ride on Stock Market..

Robin Gibb dead at 62..

New theory: Columbus was Jewish?
And you thought INCEPTION was just fiction.. think again: Reality .. art.. it’s all the same.. Dream with control: New mask sets to create sleep your way..
Ron Paul: out of the race but still winning delegates..

No more freedom of speech? A teacher asserts that student can be arrested for speaking badly about President Obama..

This is a conference, POST GSA scandal? Yoga classes.. fishing.. Zumba.. $1 million tab..


Beautiful images from around the world as the ring of fire solar eclipse was visible..

If the highway won't kill you, the heart disease will

If it’s not one thing it is the other. 

Yes, highway deaths are declining because cars are becoming safer.

And men are closing the longevity gap

BUT….

Diabetes and heart disease are increasing among kids in the US of big A..

RED DAWN: CHINA FIRM BUYS AMC TO CREATE WORLD’S LARGEST CINEMA CHAIN

Does it seem like a little bit of Americana is lost today? No shame on the Chinese billionaire who just bought AMC for a cool $2.6 bil, it’s business. But .. something seems awry when the biggest theater company in the United States is based out of another country.. another part of the world.. Yes, indeed. Something vintage is gone.. Something real is out the door. History. AMC .. ABC.. easy as 1 2 3..

Quick Chicago update

Welcome to Chicago, 2012..

NATO goes to the police state, Chicago ‘12: Mayor Emanuel authorizes ‘new normal’ of social control in Windy City..

Police van rolls through protesters..

Death in a steel town goes unpunished:

Nick Revetta’s death was one of 4,551 people killed on the job in America in 2009. He had a wife and two children. And his death made no national headlines but this article about his story is a must read and a microcosm of what is occurring all throughout the nation..

Death in a steel town goes unpunished:

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Occupy livestreamers detained at gunpoint by police in Chicago

But..

The police never explained why the men were being detained but handcuffed and interrogated them, searched their car, repeatedly slammed one of their computer hard drives against the car floor, and attempted to delete their footage of the incident before it could be archived at Ustream

But it was too late. The attempt to delete the footage … well, it appears it did not work.

Occupy livestreamers detained at gunpoint by police in Chicago

Solar Sunday: Enter the ring of fire eclipse

Three have been charged in Chicago .. police say the three NATO protesters planned to “commit terrorists acts” on Obama, police, and mayor’s home.

Yes, indeed. As mentioned earlier on this site.. it’s going to be a long NATO summit indeed.

NBC CHICAGO IS LIVE BLOGGING THE NATO PROTESTS GOING ON TODAY

I assume they will be live blogging more this week, too.

Worth bookmarking the link. 

NBC CHICAGO IS LIVE BLOGGING THE NATO PROTESTS GOING ON TODAY