November 2012
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From Jonah Goldberg, writing in USA Today: The mere fact that presidential elections matter this much is not a sign of national health but of national dysfunction. The more the federal government gets involved in every aspect of our lives — for good or ill — the more people will feel that their livelihoods, lifestyles,…
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Election Eve Thoughts: Which Is To Be Master? "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that's all." I really didn't want to write about politics again, but with election hysteria at its height I'm having difficulty putting…
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I meant to include these links with the clips from Swing Time below. Fred Astaire's first dancing partner was his sister Adele, and they were famous as a stage act long before Fred got into movies. I know this only because there is a recent biography of the siblings which was reviewed in The New Criterion a…
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I'm seeing and hearing a fair number of liberal/progressive types continue to advocate "change." Does this mean they think we need a new president, as it did four years ago?
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Weekend Music (and Dancing) Did I mention that I had finished watching Swing Time a week or so ago? (after discussing it here). These two scenes will give you a good idea of what it's like; they really constitute one scene, from fairly early in the movie, when Lucky (Fred) has only recently met Penny (Ginger). Of course,…
Light On Dark Water 