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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Notes on “1917”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There’s plenty to appreciate in director Sam Mendes’ “1917,” but it doesn’t amount to much as a movie. The one-shot scheme is good for showing soldiers making their way through trenches and over battlefields. Tracking shots … Continue reading
Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: If You Don’t Like the Weather Wait a Few Minutes
Fenster writes: Earlier thoughts from semi-self-quarantiner: 1, 2, 3, 4. 5. Twain’s comment about the weather in New England is appropriate in the context of the virus. If you don’t like the situation, give it a day and see what changes.
Ships Ashore Before Morn
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: On the third of November, a few days after this visit to the Why Not?, the wind, which had been blowing from the south-west, began about four in the afternoon to rise in sudden strong gusts. … Continue reading
Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: But if You Go Carrying Pictures of Chairman Mao
Fenster writes: Earlier thoughts from semi-self-quarantine: 1, 2, 3, 4. It is hard for citizens to know what is going on with the virus. You can argue citizens need not know that much, and mostly need to follow the sound … Continue reading
Notes on The Unz Review
Fenster writes: I recently had several blog posts on the Ch*nese Virus published as an article in The Unz Review. That raised some eyebrows among my progressive friends, and even some less-progressive ones. So here is a note explaining my … Continue reading
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Notes on “Ford v Ferrari”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Ford v Ferrari” is nearly 200 minutes long, ludicrous for a car-racing flick, and its narrative incorporates a fair amount of padding. The scenes centering on the family of driver Ken Miles are particularly unnecessary. Watching … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged cars, Christian Bale, Film, Ford v Ferrari, James Mangold, Matt Damon, movies
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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: a modest proposal
Fenster writes: Previously on Semi-Self-Quarantiner: 1, 2, 3. How’s this for a modest proposal.
Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: When you see a fork in the road, take it.
Fenster writes: Previously on Semi-Self-Quarantiner: 1, 2. My last post on the virus has not yet gone viral. But that will not stop me from piling on. So here’s another.
Posted in Food and health, Politics and Economics, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, hajnal
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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: Questions
Fenster writes: In discussing the virus from the comfort of home I just got the preliminaries out of the way with here, ending with the troubling conclusion that it is hard to know with great certainty what the hell is … Continue reading
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