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Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo
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Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’m not particularly interested in debating the pros and cons of climate science, but this piece by Ross McKitrick provides for an interesting poke around some of the stuff that appeares to go on behind the scenes in academia and … Continue reading
Overlooked Oeuvres: Stacy Peralta and American Skateboarding
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been catching up with the film work of Stacy Peralta. Are UR readers familiar with Peralta? He’s a notable figure in the world of surfing and skateboarding who has recently turned his attention to making documentaries. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Personal reflections, Sports, Women men and fashion
Tagged Bones Brigade, California, Craig Stecyk, David Carson, Dogtown and Z-Boys, grunge, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Overlooked Oeuvres, Powell Peralta, Punk, Ray Gun, Rodney Mullen, skateboarding, Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, surfing, The Search for Animal Chin, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Venice Beach
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Juxtaposin’: Lady Parts
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Posted in Music, Sex, Television, Women men and fashion
Tagged Advertising, Awkwafina, Commercials, douche, Juxtaposin', Massengill, My Vag, television, vagina, your vag manages a 7-11
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Things I’ve Learned from World History
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As I mentioned way back here, I’ve been avoiding television and radio in an effort to wean myself from idiocy. As part of that effort, I’ve been partaking of some of the Great Courses offered by The Teaching Company. … Continue reading
“Sex Scenes”: An Adventure in New Media
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Sex Scenes” is one of my favorite media creations of the last few years. So I’m happy to admit that several of the folks who contributed to it have connections to this blog. Written by Polly Frost … Continue reading
Overlooked Oeuvres: Winsor McCay (1867-1934)
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Winsor McCay strikes me as an underappreciated artist. Oh, he’s pretty well kown for his comic strips, all-time classics like “Little Nemo” and “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.” But as a maker of movies he’s often dismissed as … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Movies, Performers
Tagged animation, Buster Keaton, comic strips, Comics, dreams, fantasy, Film, Gertie the Dinosaur, Little Nemo, movies, Overlooked Oeuvres, Picasso, special effects, Surrealism, Winsor McCay
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“Can Job,” by Kirsten Mortensen
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I had a lot of fun reading Kirsten Mortensen’s comic novel “Can Job.” It’s about a prominent can opener company from the city of Borschtchester, New York, which is hoping to expand into the digital sphere. … Continue reading
Depressive Affinities: Bergman’s “Thirst” and Zanussi’s “Contract”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Early in Ingmar Bergman’s 1949 “Thirst,” a serpent is plucked from a sun-dappled wood and placed on a swarming anthill. It’s meant as an image of paradise encumbered, and it sets the tone for what will … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged Contract, Eva Henning, Film, Ingmar Bergman, Krzysztof Zanussi, Leslie Caron, Maja Komorowska, movies, Persona, Thirst
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Juxtaposin’: Argumentation
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: