This is a famous short story by Von Kleist published in 1810 about the Chilean earthquake of 1647.
Update: a few things I learned about Kleist today:
1. Goethe reportedly once threw Kleist’s book against the wall enraged at the excellence of the rival author.
2. At the age of 34 Kleist killed himself after killing a female friend in a suicide pact.
Check out this movie trailer by Tim and Eric.
Birdemic: Shock And Terror Official Theatrical Trailer from Severin Films on Vimeo.
Here’s a documentary called: Examined Life. The filmmaker interviews several major current philosophers for ten minutes each. I found it interesting but ymmv. I especially recommend Slavoj Zizek at 54:09.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/examined-life/
P.S. The site it comes from, www.topdocumentaryfilms.com is pretty sweet too – lots of documentaries, but annoying cause it makes you take a break from the movie from time to time. Is it legal? Seems to be, but not sure.
