(And the Myth of White Racism)She had seen May Day parades when people were still enthusiastic or did their best to feign enthusiasm…As a group approached the reviewing stand, even the most blasé faces would beam with dazzling smiles, as if trying to prove they were properly joyful, or, more precisely, in proper agreement.(…)Kitsch causesContinue reading “Deconstructing Barry”
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Sunday Sermon
Post formerly in this space (of 11/22, “Deconstructing Barry”) removed by author (update 12/1: reprinted above). Thanks to the commenters here and the few over at AmCon (where it has also been deleted, by me) who got it and were intelligent and fair in either criticism or praise. To the style-critics, I’ll let you knowContinue reading “Sunday Sermon”
Cinematic for the People
That Home, The Cinematic Orchestra The Man With the Movie Camera, The Cinematic Orchestra
Nostalgia for the Lost City of Angels
DJ Numark & Chali 2na, Comin’ Thru note: the picture above is of RZA from the Wu Tang. I don’t know what the YouTube poster was thinking.
Forgotten But Not Gone
He gives orderswhich no one hearsKing’s hat fits over their ears…–Eno I’m still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah…–Elton John You’re enjoying your dayEverything’s going your wayThen along comes Debbie Downer–The Debbie Downer Theme January 20 is a long way off. A certain overly proud man still stalks the halls in the White House, self-conscious under theContinue reading “Forgotten But Not Gone”
Election Coverage
John McCain’s Base Base
Perhaps you‘ve seen it, the near-precise moment when John McCain lost control of his campaign. The scene is a now familiar one, the bogus “town-hall meeting.” He’s passing the microphone around like a decrepit Donahue, standing before a woman who starts by saying she “can’t trust” Obama; McCain is nodding along, intimately engaged for theContinue reading “John McCain’s Base Base”
Election 2008: Bile vs. Guile
Regarding George Will’s welcome broadside on the Straight-Jacket Express that Leon Hadar brought up over at the AmCon blog, even when Will’s right, he’s wrong: It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Some of us believe McCain is clearly unsuited forContinue reading “Election 2008: Bile vs. Guile”
Colossus, The Tribute
The Falling Sky’s the Limit
It’s remarkable how shameless our political leaders are regarding their state of hysteria (of course it wouldn’t be hysteria if it wasn’t without shame and decorum) and not a little disconcerting, suggesting (but by no means proving) that their collective panic is warranted. Last Thursday’s convocation of politicians eager to impress upon the public howContinue reading “The Falling Sky’s the Limit”
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