Sunday Playlist: Julie London

Jan 31, 2010 0 comments

Video: Julie London – Cry Me a River

Video: Julie London – My Baby Just Cares for Me

Video: Julie London – You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To”

Video: Julie London – Bye Bye Blackbird

Film flashback: Born Yesterday

Jan 25, 2010 1 comment

William Holden & Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday
The highlight of my weekend was seeing a classic film I hadn’t seen before: Born Yesterday, starring Judy Holliday and William Holden. I’m not sure how I missed this one in the past. Judy Holliday is outstanding in this, coarse (check out her shouting “What?” in the clip [...]

One Too Many Mornings — new indie film, new indie film distribution strategy

Jan 24, 2010 0 comments

Trailer for One Too Many Mornings
Each year it becomes harder for an independent filmmaker (or anyone) to release a movie. Making a movie is hard; distributing it is nigh on impossible.
So it’s interesting to see a filmmaker taking the simplest approach and releasing a movie straight to DVD and to web purchase [...]

Bringing Mr. Sandman back to life

Jan 17, 2010 0 comments

The first horror movie I saw in a theater was Halloween 2. I had seen nothing as terrifying before, and it scarred my psyche. One major result was that I could no longer hear the song “Mr. Sandman,” which was featured in the movie. Previously I thought of it — if I thought of it [...]

There’s nothing Nietzsche couldn’t teach ‘ya ’bout the raising of the wrist

Jan 14, 2010 3 comments

I had dinner last night with a friend visiting from out-of-town, and eventually the conversation turned, as it will, to philosophy.
Which philosopher’s view is closest to yours? my friend asked.
I said I can’t remember any more which philosopher said what, but that I probably agreed with the thinking of one of the guys in Monty [...]

Happy (belated) birthday, David Bowie

Jan 9, 2010 0 comments

“Queen Bitch” live, 1972
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The law of small numbers

Jan 9, 2010 0 comments

One in a billion, originally uploaded by Micah Sittig.

“People’s intuitions about random sampling appear to satisfy the law of small numbers, which asserts that the law of large numbers applies to small numbers as well.”
From “Belief in the Law of Small Numbers,” an article by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, quoted in Priceless: The Myth [...]

Those were the days

Jan 6, 2010 5 comments

The big blogs all have theme days, and I need to get in step.
I have a plan to start Tuesday Shoe Review, in which I’ll blog footwear worthy of note. I have a great pair of shoes — boots, really — that I planned to write about tonight. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring home [...]

This will be our year

Jan 3, 2010 0 comments

Photo: “Hope” by kevindooley
For the last few years, I’ve greeted the new year with relief … not so much a sigh of relief but more like an exhausted collapse.
My go-to song for the past few New Year’s Eves and New Year’s Days has been “What a Year for a New Year,” by Dan Wilson. [...]

Kooky Christmas bonus: Guitar Hero Christmas light display

Dec 24, 2009 0 comments

Twelve kinds of awesome.

Christmas Light Hero (original)
Young man, You Rock! (As does whoever put that light display together.)
Via Lisanti Quarterly

Kooky Christmas #11: “Deck the Stills” by Barenaked Ladies

Dec 23, 2009 0 comments

Our wave of Kooky Christmas music is growing. My next selection is from a whole album of holiday oddity: Barenaked for the Holidays.
From the opening tune — a frenetic take on “Jingle Bells” — these songs all provide a new perspective on seasonal themes. You could choose almost any of these for the countdown.
#11: “Deck [...]

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