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I recently come to think "Small is beautiful" meaning you do not have to seek bigger size. Why not just stay in a small scale, which may be more comfortable?  I live in Tokyo, where so many tall modern buildings stand. But I am not attracted to such scenery any more.  Now I am attracted to traditional district of Kyoto, where wooden low height houses line up.  Tall modern buildings consume so much electricity that requires mega power plants causing mass emission of carbon dioxide or radioactives.  Since so many people gather in small areas, people become more...

A famous classic musical film was remade using a protagonist with a Black skin. Traditionally the protagonist was played by a white girl.  Is this part of Hollywood's "Diversity Casting" campaign?  Sounds good. Good musical play. Actors sing very well. I was not bothered by the Black Annie. What I was still bothered was a rich man who adopts Annie was a Black man.  Maybe a...