During and after the Pandemic I went into a movie appreciation hiatus. Then the flame was rekindled when I read fellow blogger Cindy Bruchman’s article of Tár. I wondered why I hadn’t seen this already since Cate Blanchett is my…
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Born in the USA (Live Amnesty International) 1988 – Bruce Springsteen
Born down in a dead man’s townThe first kick I took was when I hit the groundEnd up like a dog that’s been beat too much‘Til you spend half your life just covering up now Born in the U.S.A (born…
The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 33) – Vincent Van Gogh, Chicken or the Egg & Joseph Overton
Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Vincent Van Gogh’s Fateful Night Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter (1853 – 1890). He took up painting in 1881…
Blueberry Hill (1956) – Fats Domino
If I had to guess the first song I ever heard which I was in complete awe of; it would be today’s featured track – Blueberry Hill. It was first published in 1940 but is best remembered by Fats Domino’s…
30/1 – 5/2/23 – Her Mind, Vladimir Lenin & Gnosticism
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. She Speaks Her MindPoem by Theodora Goss Theodora’s poems often pass this way. She wrote in her biography page: If I were to teach…
Tagged with: Gnosticism, james lindsay, poetry, Russian Revolution, theodora goss, Vladimir Lenin
Posted in Movies and TV, News, politics, Reading
Posted in Movies and TV, News, politics, Reading
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (1980) – John Lennon
Beautiful Boy was written for Lennon’s son, Sean, his only child with Yoko Ono. Paul McCartney has stated this is one of his favourite songs composed by Lennon. It was used as the B-side of Happy Xmas (War Is Over) to promote the…
Last Kiss (1999) – Pearl Jam
I always enjoyed listening to this cover version of Last Kiss by Pearl Jam. The Last Kiss was originally recorded by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It failed to do well on the charts. It was later revived…
I Know the End (2020) – Phoebe Bridgers (Alex and Jo Music)
At the time I was delving into Christina Perri’s material, You Tube sent me Alex and Jo’s version of Perri’s Back in Time. To say I was moved would be an understatement. I sent it to all in a blink…
Take Shelter (2011) – Jeff Nichols (Friday’s Finest)
I saw Take Shelter a few times in the year it came out. I was roused by this highly original story and appreciated how it doesn’t play down to the audience and the acting is nuanced, but impactful. It explores…
Las Caleñas Son Como La Flores (1990) – The Latin Brothers
I wouldn’t class myself a connoisseur of Salsa music, even less an aficionado of Salsa dancing, but I prefer the more traditional and distinguished Salsa over the modern material. Las Caleñas Son Como La Flores (The Caleñas are like Flowers)…
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