The movies I didn’t get to write about during my FilmStruck marathon
Though I did have notes jotted down for some of these films. Belle de jour (1967) What is Severine’s compulsion to go visit the Madame previously mentioned by Husson? I am not convinced of her...
View ArticleNew tracks from Tame Impala
I know I’m a little late to this, but there are two new tracks from Tame Impala. So. Listen to them! Patience: Borderline: I guess this confirms that Kevin Parker is embracing the stylings of Currents...
View ArticleNot a Fortress but an Altar: An incredible post by Alan Jacobs, taken down...
right: an unspoken sermon Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right is, like Shakespeare’s Othello, a story of jealousy. But not really. Its true subject is something far worse, and far more...
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View ArticleAnnabel Lee
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love...
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Nirvana performs Breed live at Beehive Records, 1991
On September 16, 1991, Nirvana planned an “in-store” event at Beehive Records in Seattle, Washington (the building is now home to a Mac Store and a Petco). Beehive was selling the first copies of the...
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Joy Division performs Transmission & She’s Lost Control live on BBC2’s...
“Possessed,” is how the normally dry and sardonic Hannett described Curtis in an interview with Jon Savage. “It was me who said ‘touched by the hand of God,’ to a Dutch magazine. He was one of those...
View ArticleSocial media’s longterm effects on our interest in learning
A few days ago, Alan Jacobs offered a very interesting perspective on blogging (piggybacking off of a post by Brent Simmons), effectively asking why so many are bemoaning the decline of blogging (on...
View ArticleBlogging is all about reveling in the art of thinking and writing
Yesterday I wrote about the potential effects that social media might have on our interest in learning. It seems to me that even if you don’t think it’s quite that bad, one must at least admit that...
View ArticleBlind Willie Johnson’s very sad story and enduring legacy
This is too good not to share.
View ArticleMartin Scorsese on the Marvel franchise
Many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures. What’s not there is revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk. The pictures are made to...
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Jubelale through the years
I look forward to it every year. Every year, come fall, Deschutes Brewery releases its perennially loved winter ale, Jubelale, and every year I go to the grocery store and buy it. Over and over and...
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One from the archives
Last night my wife and I watched the hilarious The Last Days of Disco. We both immediately found it to be charming (which rarely happens), and as a bonus, quite accessible. I remember at one point...
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Infallibility
The other morning I read through a titanic essay on the topic of infallibility. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, infallibility means (in its most general use) without error. Daniel Ward — a...
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