Originally Published in ‘Georgian Journal’. Issue No.16 (101)
Original Link: http://www.kvirispalitra.ge/gj-site/2009/16-2009/stardust.html
We live in times when celebrities rule the world. They use their status to speak out about various issues concerning our planet, dictate to us what to eat, what to wear, where to go, what is good and what is bad, and quite often, by trying to affect one of the most fundamental rights of democratic society, they also suggest to us who to vote for. Either by nature or their personal choice, this category of mere mortals – who are often said to be just like us (but in reality, they are not) – are rich and famous but yet… Who said you have to be hot to be famous? So, meet the world’s ugliest and still famous celebrities…
Brian Hugh Warner, who is better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is a well-known American musician and artist and the lead singer of the eponymous band. In addition to the already scandalous fact that his stage name was formed from the names of actress Marilyn Monroe and convicted murderer Charles Manson, his stage persona and the entire image as the lead singer is equally controversial. From the ghostly white makeup on his black collar to the funky blue eye and impossibly full blood-red lips, Marilyn Manson is a freak and that’s all. However, the most dramatic part of this story is that he’s ugly by choice.
ბოლო რამდენიმე წლის განმავლობაში, ჯერ-თანდათანობით, შემდეგ კი – მეგობრების ცნობილ ქართულ ტელეგადაცემების შესახებ დასმული კითხვების წყალობით აღმოვაჩინე, რომ ტელევიზორს საერთოდ არ ვუყურებ. თავდაპირველად, მხოლოდ ევროპული MTV-თ შემოვიფარგლებოდი, ხოლო მისი სხვასასხვა ლოკალური მუსიკალური საკაბელო ქსელით ჩანაცვლების შემდეგ კი – ეროვნულ ტელევიზიაზე გადმოვერთე, რადგან “აიეტი TV” ჩემთვის საინტერესოს მის მკაცრად თემატურ არხებზე აღარაფერს მთავაზობდა /Школа Злословия-ს ინტერნეტში ვუყურებ/. ეროვნულ ტელესივრცეში კი, ნებსით თუ უნებლიედ, საინტფორმაციო გადაცემების ყურება დავიწყე 12-ზე /კურიერი/, 3-ზე /კურიერი/, 6-ზე /კურიერი/, 8-ზე /მზერა/, 9 /კურიერი/, თუ გამიმართლებდა, “გამარჯვებული ხალხის ტელევიზიაზე” ღამის ეთერში, მხატვრული ფილმის დასრულების შემდეგ, კიდევ დღის მოვლენების მოკლე მიმოხილვასაც ვუსწრებდი.
When we try to look up the definition of war on the Internet, we come across an explanation given by a Prussian military theoretician Carl Von Clausewitz, who describes war as an interaction in which two or more militaries have a ‘struggle of wills’. Although, this whole set of actions can be easily considered as the most ridiculous way of solving conflicts by the opponents of war, this battle of desires is also sometimes caused by strange and bizarre circumstances. So, it is not surprising that while looking back at history, even those people who are interested in politics and in contrast to ordinary human beings, can clearly see what was a desired end-state of this or that confrontation, find some of these clashes both absurd and weird.
For over a half-century, the theme of ghost towns has been heavily exploited in almost all forms of media: from Yellow Sky directed by William A. Wellman in 1948 to 2002′s British post-apocalyptic science fiction film – 28 Days Later and from a popular survival horror video game – Silent Hill to The Road, the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. Generally speaking, the rich image of completely abandoned cities has served as a perfect topic for dozens of films, books, video games, television shows and many other related mediums.
Despite endless discussions about the issue: what is appropriate for a museum to acquire, keep, research, publicize and finally – exhibit within its walls, the main role of museums in our everyday life, assigned to them centuries ago, remains intact. These unusual buildings in the very heart of almost every city in the world have always been at the service of society and enhanced its further development by offering to the ordinary people easily accessible means to learn things about their past, discover various specimens for boosting their inspiration or just spend time, touring museums.
Sport is a main element of physical culture – a set of various activities aimed at physical and sometimes – mental perfection or any other health-related result of a human. Accordingly, it can be easily considered as one of the methods of physical education as well. In addition to different professional sports competitions – from football to windsurfing – sports can be and are most often played just for fun by those people, who need to do physical exercise to stay in good physical condition. It is no wonder that every country has its own, sometimes unique, game traditions. While some of the local traditions have turned into the world’s most favorite sports competitions, there are still some regional games that seem too bizarre to the outsiders.
