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Part 1, Part 2Last installment for a while, since as you'll see shortly I am really stretching what qualifies as the Mythos. But I suppose that is part of the point. Anyway, fun series, definitely will return to the format in the future (probably for public domain goodie roundups). Nodens1) An obscure Celtic god,...
Released by ECM in 1984, 15 Jahre ECM Works has become a largely forgotten branch of the âWorksâ series, whose better-known volumes offered compact portraits of individual artists. This compilation widens the aperture across the labelâs first 15 years, arranging nine recordings into an oblique self-portrait. Keith...
The Watergirls is a one-off, one-time, musical project lead by Alan âTeamyâ Thomson. It features a global array of collaborators â lead vocalist Mhairi McClymont, Shellacâs bassist, Bob Weston, CC:Disco, Fantastic Twins, LCD Soundsystemâs James Murphy on backing vocals, in Bowie mode, plus producers and engineers...
The Artificial Humors (2016, Gabriel Abrantes) Half-hour short about a soccer ball-shaped floating robot, its AI programmer, and the girl itâs in love with. The three of them leave the village where itâs been training and go to Sao Paolo, where itâs reprogrammed to be a successful stand-up comedian. Big movie music,...
The one moment that changed my impression of The End of Oak Street was during the end credits. The man sitting next to me turned to the person he was with and said, âThat was such a good movie.â Iâd been sitting in the theater practically fuming over what a bad time I was having, mentally deducting a half-star from...
Come on in A hibiscus flower seen on an evening walk. And a bee who accepted the invitation and covered itself in pollen! Quote of the Day âThe political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.â John Maynard Keynes Musical alternative to the...
Gordon White tells a story at the end of this episode about a co-worker whose mother had died. She went back to Yorkshire to be with her sister on Christmas when, on Christmas Day, they found a butterfly flying around the kitchen. The sister said, âThatâs mom!â Gordonâs co-worker said, âThatâs just a butterfly.â She...
Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), Odes 2.18 (tr. Malcolm Quainton and Elizabeth Vinestock): My mind is thoroughly exhausted from too much study of Aratus' Phaenomena; it is time I had some fun, and went out into the fields to play. Good Heavens! Who would want to praise those who, glued to a book, never have any...
AUDACIOUS BOOKCLUB HAPPENINGSOur August bookclub selection is The Simp by Roshan Sethi. We will be in conversation with Roshan on August 26th at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST. Registration is open. For newcomers, there is a bookclub FAQ if you have questions about how it all works. And this is what we will be reading for the...
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