Dramatic footage of a polar bear tending her newborn cubs in the flagship BBC show “Frozen Planet” was filmed in a Dutch zoo using fake snow. But viewers were led to believe the scene had been captured by BBC cameramen inside an underground cave in the Arctic wilderness. The media – bringing you the world as it exists in the director’s mind.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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