Outtake on a Celebrated Filmmaker
Cries and Whispers from The Magician of the Seventh Seal Through a Glass Darkly, Ingmar Bergman, July 14, 1918-July 30, 2007 Continue reading Outtake on a Celebrated Filmmaker
Month: July 2017
The World Reborn in 4 Nights. Finnegans Wake!
Bayreuth Festival Merkel Attends 2017 Festival Opening July 25th opening night featured Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wagner’s powerful meditation on art! “Wagner’s music is better than it sounds” as Mark Twain was reported to have said. After 40 years of listening, watching, reading, and studying all things Wagner, I can say that Twain was in his own way, right. Repeated listenings are the trick! And, after repeated listenings it does sound much better, in fact sublime. Like any passion or hobby, one gets drawn in, and after a while, the time spent or invested becomes almost effortless as you seek … Continue reading The World Reborn in 4 Nights. Finnegans Wake!
Occam’s Razor, A Simple Alternative to Dollar Shave Club
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Continue reading Occam’s Razor, A Simple Alternative to Dollar Shave Club
“Keeping the Faith”
An interesting annual study whose latest results are telling. Continue reading “Keeping the Faith”
Far Through the Madding Crowd
Identical Twins From a Different Mother!
“Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does. It already knows.” I have no intention of disparaging a worthy New Testament quote on charity whose core message I believe. But the above link to a recent Atlantic article, should be followed and the article read by anyone who thinks ONLY one side of our political spectrum does x, y, or z. Both hands are at play and from the posts I have seen on FB, playing with equal vigor if not attention to “detail”. This article gave me two takeaways: (1) Social media demands truth seekers to dig earnestly to understand most any post … Continue reading Identical Twins From a Different Mother!
