From Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk
"The cure for loneliness is solitude"
- Marianne Moore
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
T.S. Eliot's grumpy response on poetry
Do you think poetry is a necessity to modern man?
No.
What in modern life is the particular function of poetry as distinguished from other kinds of literature?
Takes up less space.
'Answers to the Three Questions', Chapbook, 27 (July 1922), 8.
No.
What in modern life is the particular function of poetry as distinguished from other kinds of literature?
Takes up less space.
'Answers to the Three Questions', Chapbook, 27 (July 1922), 8.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Reading; Trollope, Shermer, & T.S. Eliot bio
http://www.amazon.com/Moral-Arc-Science-Humanity-Justice/dp/0805096914/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440552276&sr=1-1&keywords=moral+arc&pebp=1440552725968&perid=1NP0EA1E2YFCJX0Y1B5S
http://www.amazon.com/Forgive-Classics-Trollope-Anthony-Paperback/dp/B00MF1INB0/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440552766&sr=1-2&keywords=trollope+can+you+forgive+her+oxford
http://www.amazon.com/Young-Eliot-Louis-Waste-Land/dp/0374279446/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440552799&sr=1-1&keywords=t.s.+eliot+biography
http://www.amazon.com/Forgive-Classics-Trollope-Anthony-Paperback/dp/B00MF1INB0/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440552766&sr=1-2&keywords=trollope+can+you+forgive+her+oxford
http://www.amazon.com/Young-Eliot-Louis-Waste-Land/dp/0374279446/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440552799&sr=1-1&keywords=t.s.+eliot+biography
Thursday, August 20, 2015
2 interesting new books; Keepers by Schickel & Gellman's The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961
Not on a library yet, but found at Vroman's;
http://www.amazon.com/Keepers-Greatest-Films---Favorites---Moviegoing/dp/0375424598/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440118665&sr=8-1&keywords=schickel+keepers
Since I loved David Thomson's
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Screen-Story-Movies/dp/0374534136/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440118720&sr=1-5&keywords=david+thomson
Browsed a bit, and I liked it. He also doesn't regard Kubrick highly, so lol.
And another recent US history book;
http://www.amazon.com/President-Apprentice-Eisenhower-Nixon-1952-1961/dp/0300181051/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440118793&sr=1-1&keywords=ike+and+nixon
http://www.amazon.com/Keepers-Greatest-Films---Favorites---Moviegoing/dp/0375424598/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440118665&sr=8-1&keywords=schickel+keepers
Since I loved David Thomson's
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Screen-Story-Movies/dp/0374534136/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440118720&sr=1-5&keywords=david+thomson
Browsed a bit, and I liked it. He also doesn't regard Kubrick highly, so lol.
And another recent US history book;
http://www.amazon.com/President-Apprentice-Eisenhower-Nixon-1952-1961/dp/0300181051/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440118793&sr=1-1&keywords=ike+and+nixon
Monday, August 10, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
2015] BBC Greatest 100 American films
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films
Bolded the movies I haven't seen;
100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)
83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1983)
64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
58. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
53. Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)
43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
15. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
Bolded the movies I haven't seen;
100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)
83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1983)
64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
58. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
53. Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)
43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
15. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
Books on hold
1920: The Year that Made the Decade Roar
May 15, 2015
by Eric Burns
dMinisters at War: Winston Churchill and His War Cabinet
Apr 14, 2015
by Jonathan Schneer
dBonaparte: 1769-1802
Apr 13, 2015d
Probably better than Andrew Roberts'? I also need to read Philip Dwyer's 2nd vol.
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power
Nov 26, 2013
by Philip Dwyer
A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century
May 1, 2015
by Ken Cuthbertson and Morley Safer
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Penguin history of Europe
Am enjoying Mark Greengrass' work and Chris Wickham's book is also from this series. Evans and Kershaw to come, looking forward to those as well.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Lust of Potiphar's wife for Joseph
Genesis 39:7
Septuaginta(Greek);
καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἐπέβαλεν ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπὶ Ιωσηφ καὶ εἶπεν κοιμήθητι μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ
KJV
"And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph: and she said, Lie with me."
NASB
"looked with desire at Joseph."
NIV
"his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!" "
Septuaginta(Greek);
καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἐπέβαλεν ἡ γυνὴ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπὶ Ιωσηφ καὶ εἶπεν κοιμήθητι μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ
KJV
"And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph: and she said, Lie with me."
NASB
"looked with desire at Joseph."
NIV
"his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!" "
Monday, March 2, 2015
Harvey Weinstein's motto
There is no reason good can't triumph over evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of mafia.
Kurt Vonnegut
From VF 2014 Mar. issue
Kurt Vonnegut
From VF 2014 Mar. issue
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Tom Cruise = Charlie Chaplin
Just watching Live.Die.Repeat, and Cruise looks just like a Charlie Chaplin character in his typical movie lol.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Kristen Wiig
Watched these films of hers so far;
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Cheryl Melhoff
2013 Hateship Loveship - Johanna Parry
Liked both films.
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Cheryl Melhoff
2013 Hateship Loveship - Johanna Parry
Liked both films.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Enjoying Antony Beevor's Crete
Crete 1941: The Battle and the Resistance
Borrowed and enjoying enormously so far, was Anthony Beevor this funny? Dotted with hilarious episodes, typical British dry humour stories.
Borrowed and enjoying enormously so far, was Anthony Beevor this funny? Dotted with hilarious episodes, typical British dry humour stories.
I'll just HAVE to buy Philomena
After just watching 'Martin Sixsmith' pose as a Roman general in the 'Night at the Museum; Battle of the Smithsonian'(bought mostly to watch Amy Adams! Along with Eva Green, one of my favorites now! Along with Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel McAdams...) lol, HAVE to buy 'Philomena'! Luckily? it costs just $7.50 at Target!
And of course, RIP, Robin Williams...(TR in this movie)
And of course, RIP, Robin Williams...(TR in this movie)
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Economist on American Aristocracy
Pertinent article, in similar vein to my Inheritance post.
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly?vh=f3b07b854dbe74a911071dec57c7436fa273abb8&ts=1422487793
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21640331-importance-intellectual-capital-grows-privilege-has-become-increasingly?vh=f3b07b854dbe74a911071dec57c7436fa273abb8&ts=1422487793
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Work for your living/ What about Inheritance?
The neoliberal econical mindset is that you should work for your living, instead of passively relying on government handout and such.
The importance of self-reliance. 'Earn your keep'.
All very good.
But then, what about Inheritance? What about those descendants of the super rich? They didn't 'earn' it, their parents did. They were just luckily born into the Rich, by pure chance.
So, shouldn't there be a massive Inheritance tax upon it to give it back to society?
Lol.
The importance of self-reliance. 'Earn your keep'.
All very good.
But then, what about Inheritance? What about those descendants of the super rich? They didn't 'earn' it, their parents did. They were just luckily born into the Rich, by pure chance.
So, shouldn't there be a massive Inheritance tax upon it to give it back to society?
Lol.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Why Homer Matters
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Homer-Matters-Adam-Nicolson/dp/1627791795/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120792&sr=1-1&keywords=why+homer+matters
Absolutely enjoying this, should've started reading earlier, didn't know there was already a hold lol, should return tomorrow. Pretty tempting, to buy this.
Explanation of difference between various versions, useful Greek idioms, etc..
Absolutely enjoying this, should've started reading earlier, didn't know there was already a hold lol, should return tomorrow. Pretty tempting, to buy this.
Explanation of difference between various versions, useful Greek idioms, etc..
Borrowed books today
http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Alliance-Hitlers-Stalin-1939-1941/dp/0465030750/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120584&sr=1-1&keywords=the+devils%27+alliances
The infamous pact that enabled Hitler to make War.
http://www.amazon.com/Unreasonable-Men-Roosevelt-Republican-Progressive/dp/023034223X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120614&sr=1-1&keywords=unreasonable+men
The time when there was hope, a real possibility of transformation of America(pretty much all candidates were Progressives then, when Wilson got elected).
http://www.amazon.com/Tolstoys-False-Disciple-Vladimir-Chertkov/dp/1605986402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120699&sr=1-1&keywords=tolstoy%27s+false+disciple
Lol didn't know this; Chertkov was a spy?!! Well, that's Russia for you; Stalin is just another typical Russian autocratic ruler! Lol.
The infamous pact that enabled Hitler to make War.
http://www.amazon.com/Unreasonable-Men-Roosevelt-Republican-Progressive/dp/023034223X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120614&sr=1-1&keywords=unreasonable+men
The time when there was hope, a real possibility of transformation of America(pretty much all candidates were Progressives then, when Wilson got elected).
http://www.amazon.com/Tolstoys-False-Disciple-Vladimir-Chertkov/dp/1605986402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421120699&sr=1-1&keywords=tolstoy%27s+false+disciple
Lol didn't know this; Chertkov was a spy?!! Well, that's Russia for you; Stalin is just another typical Russian autocratic ruler! Lol.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blind Nationalism
From Wapshott's Sphinx, p. 229
After FDR's remark about Musolini stabbing France in the back, Democratic campaigners had to be escorted in the Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn, during the 1940 Presidential eletcion lol.
Just shows the hazard of blind nationalism, and also, ignorance.
After FDR's remark about Musolini stabbing France in the back, Democratic campaigners had to be escorted in the Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn, during the 1940 Presidential eletcion lol.
Just shows the hazard of blind nationalism, and also, ignorance.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
The meaning of Genesis I : 28
Increase and multiply
αυξανεσθε και πληθυνεσθε
Crescite et multiplicamini
interpretation; engage as a duty, or even enjoy, 'procreational activities'...!
αυξανεσθε και πληθυνεσθε
Crescite et multiplicamini
interpretation; engage as a duty, or even enjoy, 'procreational activities'...!
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