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Hapa, Live

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My wife and I recently caught and loved a show by a legendary Hawaiian folk band. “Hapa” means mixed, as in a part-Hawaiian/part-white person. The group Hapa performs traditional Hawaiian music, featuring beautiful melodies, harmonies and values — … Continue reading →

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Listing Movies: Streaming but Not on Disc

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In case you haven’t heard, the Criterion Collection will begin streaming content via Filmstruck sometime in the next few months. Presumably, once that happens the company will cease to have a presence on Hulu. With that … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Junk Shop”

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Junk Shop,” directed by Czech filmmaker Juraj Herz, and adapted from a story by Bohumil Hrabal, is a funny and inexplicable short film in the best tradition of Slavic surrealism. Based on the evidence of … Continue reading →

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Record Sleeve Du Jour

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Naked Lady of the Week: Demi Moore

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is Demi Moore the biggest actress to pose for full-on beaver shots in the years before she became famous? Bardot seems to have posed for some (though I suspect they were not intended for publication). I … Continue reading →

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A Generation on a Ledge

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about how the pro-faculty American Association of University Professors issued a report critical of the misuses of Title IX.  And how Fester found that take to be refreshing and welcome.  But also that it was … Continue reading →

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Faces and Noses, con’t.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about Neil Postman’s influential early 90s view that broadcast news was morphing to entertainment.  And how that argument–insightful as it was–missed the notion of actual media bias, replete with intention about actual content, that came down … Continue reading →

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Quadrangulation

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Peggy Noonan today quotes a cabbie shouting from his cab that he supports Trump because he is “neither left not right”. But wait, didn’t Clinton finish this job off in the 90s with his fabled “triangulation”? Yes, Clinton did … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead”

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a documentary film chronicling the life and death of the highly influential humor magazine National Lampoon. It is worth viewing but don’t expect all that much humor.  It is not a revue or … Continue reading →

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Steve Miller

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Steve Miller is a protean fellow as a musician.  Blues artist, psychedelic pioneer, pop craftsman and now feted at Lincoln Center under the broad umbrella of jazz. This caused me to reflect on a blog post Fenster wrote … Continue reading →

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