Said mag prides itself on being rather more highbrow than competing publications, and regards itself as something of an authority on the subject. Still, smugness aside, it's not a bad read, and it's a favourite of those working in the video game industry who are seeking alternative employment, due to it's rather comprehensive job-hopping section.
The main drawback is that it is printed on shiny paper rather than the softer, more absorbent kind, so is of somewhat less prized than a tabloid newspaper when caught short in the toilet.
Issue 316 The Week of October 23 - October 29, 2000 Publisher: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd (266980-X) G501-G801, Level 5-8, Block G, Phileo Damansara I, Jalan 16/11, Off Jalan Damansara 46360 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Email: tecom@pc.jaring.my Website: http://www.theedge.com.my
The website provides free online access to archive of articles from the weekly newspaper, after registration.
Also the title of a poem that I wrote my junior year of high school, during one of the toughest weeks of Advanced Placement Biology. We had had to memorize the name and order of nearly every intermediate in the processes of photosynthesis and respiration, and had a test on respiration that was to include 2 AP essays and many multiple-choice questions in a single 85-minute class. I threw up on the school bus coming in, and nearly begged the nurse to let me stay for the test. A few days later, I wrote this.
Another quick note - the "mini-golf machine" refers to a little gambling machine at the miniature golf place in my hometown. Essentially, the player drops a token into the machine, which has a pusher bar moving quickly in and out. Ideally, the token will hit the token-covered metal surface while the pusher bar is withdrawn, so that, when it comes out again, the entire layer of tokens is pushed off the edge of the surface to be claimed by the player.
I would suggest reading the poem in the same manner as I recite it, in a fairly rapid monotone.
The Edge
"Hey, what's that sound?" "Why, that'd be me." "Where's it comin' from .. on you?" "Why, that'd be my crotch."
For some of us, pure comedy.
Anthony Hopkins plays Charles Morse, a billionaire who reads constantly. That's the main reason he makes so much money, he's read a small library. I'm sure if he played on Millionaire, he'd win easily, as he is just so smart from all the facts he's absorbed.
He's married to a beautiful supermodel, Elle MacPherson, even though he's much older. They're on their way to Alaska for a photo shoot, with a fashion photographer Alec Baldwin, who plays Robert Green.
To get a better scenery shot, they fly through the wilderness in a small plane. Suddenly the plane crashes and they are trapped in the middle of nowhere.
The woods are dangerous, it's cold, and there are grizzly bears. Hopkins turns out to be the best leader of the group, as he once read a book on surviving in the wilderness, and remembers completely. He fashions a compass out of a paper clip and a leaf, builds a temporary shelter, and kills an attacking bear.
As time goes on, another problem arises. Baldwin becomes insanely jealous of Hopkins, and Hopkins suspects that Baldwin is having an affair with his wife. They must try to get back to civilization, but Hopkins suspects that Baldwin may attack him, where there are no witnesses.
This is a terrific movie in a couple of ways. First, the actors are great, and together they make a great scene of drama, building up tension between the characters. It has some of the best dialogue in a movie, and the action scenes are clever.
I just love Hopkins' character, you'll notice that my homenode has aspirations of reading that much.
Made in 1997, and Rated R for language and some adventure gore/violence. Directed by Lee Tamahori, who also directed Along Came A Spider
Hopkins: You know, I once read an interesting book which said that, uh, most people lost in the wilds, they, they die of shame. Stephen: What? Hopkins: Yeah, see, they die of shame. "What did I do wrong? How could I have gotten myself into this?" And so they sit there and they... die. Because they didn't do the one thing that would save their lives. Baldwin: And what is that, Charles? Hopkins: Thinking.
Thanks IMDB for the cast info
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