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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Actors (etc.) in Hats and Headgear
Sherbrooke writes: This is Roscoe (“Fatty”) Arbuckle in the 1910s. In his shorts, he was playful and often brilliant. And in some, he had a real sense of anger, outraged dignity and sadness. (See “He Did and He Didn’t,” 1916.) Now … Continue reading
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Movie Posters of the French New Wave
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As you might expect, the advent of the French New Wave in the late ’50s helped to usher in a revolution in French movie poster design, a tradition with roots going back to Jules Cheret. Offset … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged Boris Grinsson, Film, France, French New Wave, Jean Mascii, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Ferracci
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Somewhere on the Road to Vegas
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Posted in Architecture, Art, Photography, Travel
Tagged California desert, Las Vegas, neon, signage
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“In the White City”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This oddball meditation on transience is like one of Eric Rohmer’s “season” movies filtered through “Sans Soleil.” The title refers to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. An alluring hodgepodge of a port city, Lisbon admits to a long history of occupiers — … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Travel
Tagged Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Film, In the White City, Lisbon, movies, Portugal, Teresa Madruga
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Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education
Fenster writes: A good book from 2004, first edition: The second edition, 2013, pared down and more to the point:
On Research
Fenster writes: A while back, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a piece by Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory. The article describes a recent research project of his, one that deals only tangentially with his area of expertise. … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged higher education, Mark Bauerlein, research, Richard Vedder
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The Mysterious Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
epiminondas writes: There are a lot of theories about what happened to the great Library and Museum of Alexandria. In fact there are three main theories. But what is even more speculative are the fanciful ideas about what this library … Continue reading
Chimes on Mailer
Fenster writes: We just hit on Salinger, an author whose work people may know about more through cultural osmosis than scholarship. An old friend just sent a note that connected with that thought. He’s not a blogger here, but since … Continue reading
Actors (etc.) in Hats and Headgear
Sherbrooke writes: Kirsten Dunst in “Marie Antoinette” (2006). That smile is as dazzling as the dress and and decor.
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