FILMS – OCTOBER 2014
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on October 31, 2014
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(Guest 1959) Yesterday’s Enemy
(Caton-Jones 1993) This Boy’s Life
(Zucker 2001) Rat Race
(Assonitis 1977) Tentacles [Tentaculi]
(Reynolds 1994) Rapa Nui
(Douglas 1954) Them!
(Cutts 1932) The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes’ Greatest Case
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First-time listening for October 2014
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on October 31, 2014
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23051. (White Denim) Last Days of Summer
23052. (Funkadelic) Maggot Brain
23053. (Eddie LeJeune) Cajun Soul
23054. (Louis Jordan) Jivin’ with Jordan [4‑disc set]
23055. (BeauSoleil) From Bamako to Carencro
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READING – OCTOBER 2014
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on October 31, 2014
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22131. (Henry Reynolds) A History of Tasmania
22132. (Maurice M. Durand & Nguyẽ̂n Trà̂n Huân) An Introduction to Vietnamese Literature
22133. (Soth Polin) Communicate, They Say [story]
22134. (Soth Polin) The Diabolic Sweetness of Pol Pot [article]
22135. (Sharon May) In the Shadow of Angkor: A Search for Cambodian Literature [article]
22136. (Kurt E. Dongoske) Ethics of Field Research for the Hopi Tribe [article]
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Toward the Unknown Vaughan Williams
Posted by Phil Paine
on October 20, 2014
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Ralph Vaughan William’s first critical and popular success came fairly late, when he was 33. This was the remarkable song for chorus and orchestra Toward the Unknown Region, based on Walt Whitman’s poem from the “Whispers of Heavenly Death” section of Leaves of Grass : Read more »
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 — An Egyptian’s Wise Words for Hong Kong’s Protesters
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on October 7, 2014
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Mahmoud Salem, one of the Egyptian veterans of the 18 days in Tahrir Square, has some useful advise for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and it is very good advice. “Learn from our failure,” he says, and lists eight points that match my own impressions and (some) published points. I list them here, with a few quotes. Go to the article to read the full text. Read more »
FILMS – SEPTEMBER 2014
Posted by Phil Paine
on September 30, 2014
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(Fisher 1959) The Hound of the Baskervilles
(Shardlow 1983) Blackadder [The Black Adder]: Ep.6 ― The Black Seal
(Morse 1965) Flipper Ep.16 ― Flipper’s Bank Account
(McDonald 1965) Flipper Ep.17 ― The Lifeguard
(Wyatt 2011) Rise of the Planet of the Apes [RiffTrax version]
(Fletcher 1986) Blackadder [Blackadder II]: Ep.7 ― Bells
(Strock 1963) The Crawling Hand Read more »
First-time listening for September 2014
Posted by Phil Paine
on September 30, 2014
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23029. (Oscar Moore & Carl Perkins) The Oscar Moore Quartet with Carl Perkins
23030. (Alan Stivell) E Langonned
23031. (Manic 5) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
23032. (Veldhuis & Kemper) Wat Heb Je Nodig
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READING – SEPTEMBER 2014
Posted by Phil Paine
on September 30, 2014
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22036. (V. M. Whitworth) The Traitor’s Pit
22037. (Judith Beyer) Ordering Ideals: Accomplishing Well-Being in a Kyrgyz Cooperative of
. . . . . Elders [article]
22038. (Kenneth J. Lavovara, et al) A Gigantic, Exceptionally Complete Titanosaurian
. . . . . Sauropod Dinosaur from Southern Patagonia, Argentina [article]
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