![]() "Banana" and "piñata" are their kind of words. Instead, they talk in a bright babble that belies their fondness for colorful phonetics. They don't speak intelligibly, which, to be fair, isn't a bar all of Hollywood's leading men reach. Slavishly – if rarely competently – devoted lackeys, they're underlings by both definition and verticality. The Minions, having been the best part of the two previous "Despicable Me" movies, have swarmed the screen in "Minions." As candidates for center stage, they are seemingly ill-suited. Sidekicks rarely shine when thrust into the spotlight, but what about a few hundred of them? ![]() That is an awesome responsibility and a revolutionary opportunity. Even when the world is unkind, we can be unmoved in our determination to love, to build, to seek credible hope. Never to excuse or ignore cruelty or crime, but to recognize that how we view the world shapes the world. What is the media’s responsibility?Author and anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton once said of the Monitor, “It gives no shrift to any belief in the irredeemable wickedness of man, nor in the futility of human endeavor.”In addition to reporting acts of kindness, perhaps a next step is to see the world through a lens of kindness. But can this elevation only happen with stories of kindness? Must the rest of the news abandon us to despair?The world is asking us to consider that question deeply. She defined kindness and heroism as “moral beauty,” which “triggers ‘elevation’ – a positive and uplifting feeling” that “acts as an emotional reset button, replacing feelings of cynicism with hope, love and optimism.”The study suggested this happens when one watches a news story about kindness after watching ones about bombings, cruelty, and violence. ![]() They support “the belief that the world and people in it are good.” And they provide “relief to the pain we experience when we see others suffering.”It was her fourth point that stuck with me. ![]() The cafe also will have an express window offering a limited menu.A week ago, a British researcher published an article titled “Stories of kindness may counteract the negative effects of looking at bad news.” As you might imagine, I was intrigued.Kathryn Buchanan of the University of Essex shared four main takeaways from her research: Stories of kindness remind us of our shared values. The dining room features artwork created by Minions, and there will be a patio available for dining. Visitors to Minion Cafe may see kitchen equipment used, Universal’s story goes, to create the dishes and the themed breakroom for Minion workers. A minion figure with binoculars and standing atop an enormous cupcake recently was added atop the building that formerly housed Monsters Cafe. The yellow, goggled creatures from the “Despicable Me” movie series are expected to dominate the landscape. The area and the Villain-Con Minion Blast attraction are scheduled to debut at Universal Studios Florida theme park sometime this summer.Īmong the future munchies announced Wednesday will be banana-flavored popcorn from a walk-up location called Pop-a-nana, which will also sell popcorn buckets including one dubbed the Minion Selfie, Universal said. Universal Orlando has revealed more details about its under-construction Minion Land, including bits about Minion Cafe, its menu and other new experiences.
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