Word: orcas
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...period of relaxation and resting on one’s laurels after a year of hard work. For others, it is a chance to ambitiously push ahead and surpass previous achievements, no matter how remarkable those might have been. On the evidence of “Bitte Orca,” Dirty Projectors clearly belong to the latter camp. Having achieved a reputation as a talented but difficult to love band, the Projectors have finally settled down after nearly 10 years together and have made a thoroughly enjoyable and accessible album. Released in June, “Bitte Orca?...
...large part of your documentary shows the work you did trying to free Keiko, the star of Free Willy, who was ironically trapped in a Mexican Sea World for much of his life. How did you get involved with what is arguably the most famous orca ever...
...orca style...
Captive animals have acted violently before. In 2006 an orca (a.k.a. killer whale) at SeaWorld in San Diego attacked its trainer, who survived. That summer an elephant killed its handler at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. In 2004 a gorilla at the Dallas Zoo went on a rampage, injuring four people. A white tiger critically hurt illusionist Roy Horn, half of the performing duo Siegfried & Roy, at the Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas in 2003. More recently, in February 2007, a jaguar at the Denver Zoo killed a keeper. Despite these, among other dramatic attacks, some people wonder...
...forgiven for thinking you're sitting on the Michelin Man with Van Heereveld's Q-Couch. It's not inflatable, but it's made from the same expanded polypropylene used for side-impact protection in car design. Like the Belgian company's similarly vibrant Sliced and Orca ranges, this is playground furniture for grownups. http://feek.be