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  • Painters Painting – New York Art Scene (1940-1970)

    Probably THE definitive documentary about the history of New York City’s art scene, from the beginning of World War II to the height of the Vietnam War era. Emile de Antonio was a Marxist filmmaker who mostly directed political documentaries… Continue reading

    Painters Painting – New York Art Scene (1940-1970)

  • How does he do it?

    Originally posted on Flowers and More: Flowers and More View original post Continue reading

  • Super-Sizing Movie Monsters

    Originally posted on The Dish: http://youtu.be/x0G6mXiA33Y Wesley Morris was impressed by Pacific Rim‘s scale: Del Toro is a dreamer. He’s a visionary. If you give him a pile of money to make enormous robots fight enormous monsters at the end of civilization,… Continue reading

  • Pseudo-Modernism

    An interesting entry from Alan Kirby at the British magazine Philosophy Now. Very well worth the read, and I hope it will spawn a few thoughts from me on the Society of Control. Let’s see what happens. …Postmodernism conceived of contemporary… Continue reading

    Pseudo-Modernism

  • Terriers: A Crime Show That’s Not About Dogs

    Originally posted on ColorTheBooks Blog: No one really watched Terriers, created by Ted Griffin in 2010, and I have no idea why. I recently watched it not knowing what to expect from the TV show, of course the name didn’t… Continue reading

  • All Ultra-Lunar Channels Up and Running

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  • A Superhero Who Looks Like My Son | NYTimes.com

    …Superheroes had taught me that anything was possible. There was nothing more American. I wished China had comic book stores. Because he was born in Ethiopia and came to us as a stumbling, almost walking baby, I was especially disappointed… Continue reading

  • Darth Winnie, Dark Pooh of the Sith

    Thanks to my great brother Carl S. for sharing this with me on Facebook. Jim Cummings, voice of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, was at Connecticon last weekend, where he performed the scene of Darth Vader boarding Princess Leia’s ship from… Continue reading

    Darth Winnie, Dark Pooh of the Sith

  • Intricacies of nature

    Originally posted on NikonGraham: After some research I have found that this is called a Granadilla flower. No two flowers are alike; they come in all colors, shapes, sizes, and with a variety of patterns! Continue reading

  • Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East

    Very much enjoying this anime. Five years previously everyone in Ōtsuka village died in a plague, but there were 3 survivors, Shino Inuzuka, Sosuke Inukawa and Hamaji. They took shelter in a church near another village, which happens to be… Continue reading

    Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East