Category Archives: arts

the world is a very big place

Posted on Friday, 2004 May 28 by Anton

Michael Jennings watches the Eurovision song contest. I’ve seen this phenomenon at least once, circa 1977 (the winner was the French entry, about a child and a bird), but most Americans will go “huh?”; it may help to mention that … Continue reading →

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watching the talkies

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 May 25 by Anton

Tonight’s feature presentation was His Girl Friday (1940), and it left a bad taste. Summary: a chick digs a guy who’ll do anything, including framing innocent people for felonies, to win her. Do they still make movies in which a … Continue reading →

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a protest song

Posted on Monday, 2004 May 24 by Anton

The ever-amazing Joshua Burton calls my attention to this song from someone I’d never heard of before.

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keep on decadin’

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

As the collapse of civilization proceeds, Jerry Ritcey reminds us what to expect.

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temporal foreshortening

Posted on Thursday, 2004 May 13 by Anton

Watching Hitchcock’s Secret Agent (1936, starring John Gielgud so young that I couldn’t place him), I think I’ve spotted Hitchcock – but my first thought was “there’s Rumpole!”.

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