FILMS OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2009
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 31, 2009
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(Örnek 2003) The Hittites
(Parker 1999) South Park: Ep.39 ― Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub
(Young 1990) Jeeves and Wooster: Ep.1 ― In Court After the Boat Race Read more »
First-time listening for December, 2009
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 31, 2009
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20526. (Ray Bradbury) Fahrenheit 451: The Author Reads Key Episodes with Personal Commentary
20527. (Healey Willan) Postlude at Easter Vigil
20528. (Healey Willan) Hymn: “Jesus Christ is risen today” [Easter Hymn] Read more »
READING — DECEMBER 2009
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 31, 2009
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18261. (Émile Souvestre) The World As It Shall Be [Le Monde tel qu’il sera; 1846;
. . . . . tr. Margaret Clarke]
18262. (Neal Ascherson) Stone Voices: The Search for Scotland
18263. (Nicolas-Edme Restif de la Bretonne) La découverte australe, Vol.2 [1781] Read more »
Kim Beggs
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 20, 2009
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Somehow an Appalachian style sounds perfectly natural for the Yukon. Whitehorse songstress Kim Beggs writes moving, poetic lyrics to very traditional folk/county tunes and arrangements. Wanderer’s Paean(Caribou Records 2006) has plenty of what was once called “sweet and dark” music, firmly grounded in emotional reality. Outstanding songs include “Lips Stained Red With Wine”, “Shipyard Song” and “Walking Down to the Station”, but my favourite is the perfectly crafted “Banks of the Yukon.”
(Cameron 2009) Avatar
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 20, 2009
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Some old friends took me out to the suburbs to see the first showing of Avatar on an Imax screen. We were overwhelmed. The motion-capture and 3D technologies were employed intelligently, to tell a compelling story, and to create a kind of Maxfield Parrish beauty that underlined its theme. Read more »
18295. (John B. Roberts II & Elizabeth A. Roberts) Freeing Tibet ― Fifty Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 16, 2009
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For anyone with a serious interest in the Tibetan resistance against Communist Imperialism, this book is a must. Most books on the resistance focus almost entirely on the Dalai Lama, and are suffused with a sentimental image of Tibetan culture. This book is not. It’s a hard-headed analysis of the political events since the Conquest. Read more »
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 — 人 人 生 而 自 由, 在 尊 严 和 权 利 上 一 律 平 等
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on December 16, 2009
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人 人 生 而 自 由, 在 尊 严 和 权 利 上 一 律 平 等。 他 们 赋 有 理 性 和 良 心, 并 应 以 兄 弟 关 系 的 精 神 相 对 待。 Read more »
First-time listening for November, 2009
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 30, 2009
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20418. (Black Horse) Mongolian Traditional Classical Music Art
20419. (Lester Young) Lester Young [Verve Jazz Masters vol.30]
20420. (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) From Her to Eternity [1984] Read more »