New Orleans Streetcar
24/07/2011
It is the St. Charles-Carrollton line which has the antique cars. Axé.
Category: Arts
Vendredi Soir
22/07/2011
Claire Denis. La autopista del Sur. Emmanuèle Bernheim. We got here on a suggestion from the Spanish Professor. I have things set up now so I can see art films on two screens and this film is good for that since it is very painterly, with thick textures. In this film you have to notice … More Vendredi Soir
Review Session
22/07/2011
That is a refined video of some refined sculptures but in case anyone does not realize it Mictlantecuhtli is against rape culture. If you think I exaggerate or that women are simply not tolerant enough of certain things, then perhaps you can empathize a bit more if we talk about men. From Shakesville: Rape culture … More Review Session
Khattak Dance
15/07/2011
It is time for something new new: Khattak dance. Regardez ça-là, it is mesmerizing. The Khattacks speak Pashto. Their historical centers include Herat, Ghowr, Ghazni, Zhob, Karak, Tirah and Wana. Their ruler under traditional organization was Malak. We could easily learn Pashto as it is Indo-Iranian (English is Indo-European) and uses Arabic letters (an alphabet, not … More Khattak Dance
Pollo Mariscala
14/07/2011
I got this recipe from blogger Momo years ago and I have been looking for it; now I have found it. This recipe is from Veracruz. It is unusual and really good. 2T lard or oil 16 chicken livers 1 garlic clove minced 1 small onion minced 3 hard cooked egg yolks 2T parsley minsed … More Pollo Mariscala
Postcards from Houston
10/07/2011
I’d like to go to this. In the meantime I have turned my compost heap, and it had created a great deal of fresh soil. Then I deleted many of the links on this blog. I have so many that I tend not to see any, and the space feels cluttered. I have created a … More Postcards from Houston
Berlin Alexanderplatz
09/07/2011
Am I the only one who has a hard time watching Berlin Alexanderplatz — so interesting, but so scary, rough, and sad — and would rather read the book? Watching the film is very good for my German, but I really want to look away. Key words and resources: Ernest Pawel on Döblin, NYT 1983; … More Berlin Alexanderplatz
Period Piece(s)
05/07/2011
I saw this van in the parking lot of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Its front license plate says “Texas Turn-On.” I am multiplying it by five to create an art installation right here. At the state welcome center on the Sabine River I had seen a granite megalith erected in 1962 by … More Period Piece(s)
Phil Ochs
05/07/2011
One of the things I did on Independence Day was see There But For Fortune, the documentary on Phil Ochs, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, which is a very good museum. I liked the film better than some of the reviewers I have read did. This was the last day and someone … More Phil Ochs
Tree of Life
29/06/2011
A. Tree of Life does a good job of filming the dreamlike experience of childhood. It is set in the fifties, but I experienced the world that way, in clips and images, in the sixties. I remember very clearly the day JFK was killed. We prayed and saluted the flag in school. The teachers and … More Tree of Life
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