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Thursday favorites: Animated shorts

A friend just sent me a link to a short video. You know how this is. You appreciate that someone watched something and thought of you, thought how you might enjoy watching it too, and then took the time to compose a short message to you and include a link to the video. […]

Danse macabre

( Art and Death and Movies and Sex and Whatever )

Bob Fosse made five films between 1968 and 1973. The first, Sweet Charity, he had directed and choreographed on the Broadway stage in 1966. Fosse won his fifth Tony Award for the choreography of this show, which starred his wife, Gwen Verdon. I was surprised to learn that the book by Neil Simon was based […]

Sin qua non

( Art and Sounds and Work )

Hello again. The Other James here, long-time lurker, occasional commenter, and second-time contributor, presenting another fun playlist for your Thursday enjoyment.
So. “Sin Qua Non,” huh. Without which, nothing? Yep. This playlist came to me pretty quickly. I recently received my MA in Art History and Criticism and began looking for a job. Good times, right? […]

On lurking

( Art and Media and Slacking Off )

Among my internet time-wasters are a small handful of photo-heavy blogs maintained by total strangers. I follow a couple of them on a daily basis, and others I check in on every other week or so. Almost all of the bloggers are friends and link to one another’s websites, so it’s easy to […]

Once Upon A Time There Was Light In My Life…

( Art and Slacking Off and Sounds )

West Coast record camp began with a trip down a desert road

to a beautiful house with a pool.

We swam

We ate and ate

we dj’d

We played Crack Dice

We discussed turntablism, record club policy and canine hegemony

Things can get kinda rulesy at record camp.

Biffy flew in from the cape and surprised us with his charming presence. […]