Fine Contemporary Poetry from Mark Doty
Comments Off on Fine Contemporary Poetry from Mark DotyApril 15, 2012 by Admin
My wife (the poet) and I have been twice to the spectacular Dodge Poetry Festival in New Jersey. It is …
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Yet Another of Kubrick’s Early Films
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Paths of Glory is Stanley Kubrick’s third important early film. Made in 1957, it is set during World War I …
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Great Music from Ukraine – Meet Nikolai Kapustin
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Time to discover the amazing piano music of Ukraine’s Nikolai Kapustin. Here’s Concert Etude #1: He integrates classical and jazz …
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Enjoyable Nonsense – Dada’s Greatest Hit
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One of my favorite pieces of verbal nonsense/art is Kurt Schwitters’ Ursonate. First uttered/sung/chattered/rattled off in 1932, I think it …
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Progressive Rock – Emerson Lake & Palmer
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I’ve loved British progressive rock music for more than 40 years, and still listen to the wonderful creations of the …
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Great Short Film – Jammin’ The Blues – 1944
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Just saw this last night for the first time – 1944’s Jammin’ the Blues, an Academy Award nominated short film …
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Jeremy Clarkson Drives the Smallest Car in the World
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I adore the BBC’s Top Gear. Of course, it has nothing to do with the arts, but I find it …
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Another of Kubrick’s Early Films
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Stanley Kubrick’s second significant film was 1956’s The Killing, the story of a racetrack heist gone wrong and the group …
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Another Review of The New York Virtuoso Singers Celebrating Women Composers – Part 1
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by Independent New York Concert Reviewer Mark Greenfest If Harold Rosenbaum wears the mantle of Robert Shaw as the top …
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Kubrick’s Early Films
Comments Off on Kubrick’s Early FilmsApril 1, 2012 by Admin
Before he directed such large-scaled films as Spartacus, 2001 – A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket and …
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