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Selling pencils out of a tin cup
I have my issues with Hitchens — see No Apology and Arrogant Bastard -- but he is spot on with his analysis of Falwell, religious hypocrisy and the ungodly link between Christian fundamentalists and...
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Links for a rainy early June afternoon (mostly music)
The Beastie Boys Off the Grid. Past their prime maybe, but still can kick it. Jean Luc Goddard’s Sympathy for the Devil. Worth watching a few times for the camera work and to watch how the song slowly...
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Nina Simone sings a Hebrew folk song
Land of Milk and Honey. Must be seen to be believed. [Tip of the hat to Ben Bayit]
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Julie Andrews sings a Yiddish wedding song
“It’s Jewish” from Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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Ankle Injuries
Their performance on KCRW’s Morning Sounds Eclectic left me cold but this stop motion video using dice (yes dice) is enormously impressive. Their sound is much better with the benefit of production....
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Eagle vs Shark
Thanks to the helpful bunch at a Very Short List, I believe I have found a worthy substitute for Borat to satisfy my need for comedic obsessions. Eagle vs Shark is sure to generate a lot of favorable...
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Links for a scorching Monday in July
I think must have had the same conversation in form if not content that precedes this video a thousand times. It was irritating the first time I had it. Unfortunately for me, it’s never followed by...
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Antonioni in memoriam
This entire shot was done in a single take. I am generally not one for DVD commentaries, but Jack Nicholson’s narration for this scene’s cinematography illustrates how serious Antonioni was about the...
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Links for an oppressively hot August Wednesday
Baraka style video for Portishead remix The indestructible beat of Angola, via Leo Africanus. See too Frederic Galliano’s cultural appropriations. Always engaged, but never married to the Land of...
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Kol nidrei
Probably the moment of highest drama in Jewish synagogue services is Kol Nidrei on the evening of Yom Kippur. The liturgy is amongst the oldest in the Jewish prayer book, and marks the beginning of the...
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At least England lost
South Africa this weekend won the Rugby World Cup for a second time, seeing off bulldog England’s valiant effort. Since I am big rugby fan and South African, many of my friends expected to be...
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Obamania
Seen displayed in a storefront on E. Tremont Ave, en route to the Bronx Zoo for the King Julian habitat: A black t-shirt with white lettering. Below a rendering of the Stars and Stripes, the legend “My...
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The Principle of Uncertainty
When I was in London a few weeks ago, I spent a wonderful evening in the company of my cousin wandering the halls of the British Museum (which I might note is free, which both appeals to my hereditary...
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