INTELLECTUAL JEST

  Patrizia Reggiani. The name itself brings back sundry memories for Italians. The Gucci trial was the fin de siecle of the 20th century. The public loved it, they followed every moment of this sensational trial. The Gucci murder had the same level of hype as OJ Simpson trial had in the states.  Like the O.J. Simpson's hearing, which highlighted disruptive racial perspectives in American culture, the Gucci case shed light on the ravine dividing the well off from the poor in Italy. This murder is a simple story of greed, desire and jealousy.  What happened?  Here’s some background before you proceed reading. The gruesome muder of Maurizio Gucci was planned and executed by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani. She hired a debt ridden, desperate hitman to shoot down Maurizio Gucci, on the steps of his office as he arrived for work. She was then convicted for the same and sentenced to 29 years in prison. What was the motive?  The motive for the killing was fueled by vengea...

  Anime in simple terms is animated content that originated from Japan. Anime today is something that almost everyone knows about today but this wasn't the case until just a few years ago. Anime today has millions of viewers and more importantly a rapidly increasing market. As more and more anime series started getting subbed and dubbed, it made anime easily accessible to, initially the US market and then the rest of the world. The number of anime viewers and fans has drastically increased all around the world in the past decade, the question is why? Why is anime so popular? One of the major reasons is the accessibility of it, initially watching anime meant the need to import dvds and cds but today its available on most globally famous streaming platforms such as Netflix, amazon prime etc Another key reason is the  fact that it is now widely subbed and dubbed in different languages. Initially anime series which had either been subbed or dubbed into English were very scarce, ma...