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How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg
Fenster writes: Cooking a soft-boiled egg correctly is really quite simple. However, the process has deep taproots so bear with me for a bit with some background about my father and grandfather. The Backstory My grandfather arrived in the United … Continue reading
Tarantino Remake News!
Fenster writes: Over at iSteve, Steve Sailer speculates on a possible next project for Quentin Tarantino film: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion National Park. In late 2008, following the horrifying defeat of gay marriage at the polls in … Continue reading
Interfaith Dialogue
Fenster writes: Following up on Fabrizio’s atheism post. Worth looking at the numbers. Here is Pew’s assessment of religious affiliation in the United States. The unaffiliated make for a large number–over 16%, or 10 times the number of Jews or … Continue reading
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Fenster writes: I have been waiting to see Mark Cousin’s 15-hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey. Good news for me, and for you too if you are interested: it is now on Netflix streaming. I watched the first … Continue reading
Avalanche
Fenster writes: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek An interesting story of lives lost in an avalanche while skiing. A very nice job by the Times in creatig a multi-media format for telling the story.
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Got Rhythm?
Fenster writes: I am mostly happy in 4/4 but like the odd time signature challenge. Here are two of my favorites. First, Blue Rondo a la Turk. This version is performed by Two Generations of Brubeck, which is Dave recording … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Rondo a la Turk, Dance of Maya, Dave Brubeck, John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, time signatures
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Django Non-Review
Fenster writes: People are rightly criticized for criticizing movies they haven’t seen, so I won’t set myself up as a critic of Django, which I have not seen and don’t plan to see. I don’t know, it’s just that I … Continue reading
Incredible
Fenster writes: Chucho commented on my Desert Island Discs post, mentioning slyly that that old pagan Rowan Williams included a song by the Incredible String Band among the eight he would take to a desert island. There are some artists … Continue reading
Desert Island Discs
Fenster writes: Desert Island Discs is a BBC radio program, one that has been running since 1942 and is one of the longest running radio programs in the world. Various prominent types are asked to imagine themselves cast away to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Performers, Personal reflections
Tagged Desert Island Disks, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard
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Excellent Email Subject o th Season
Fenster writes: Messiah Returns to Brandeis Join the Brandeis community for our annual community sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s stunning oratorio MESSIAH. It is led by students from the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra and the Brandeis University Chorus under the direction of Professor James Olesen. This year, there will be … Continue reading
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