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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,…
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It has always struck me as funny that Reformation Day falls on Halloween.
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I found this the other day when I was looking for "Migration." It's a very young and very impressive Innocence Mission, or at least Karen–you can hardly see Don, and according to the comments on this video the other guys are the house band for the TV show (the name of which we are not…
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That was the comment my wife included when she sent me this link. And it is. It's an animated map of the current winds in the continental U.S.
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An Opportunity Not Just Missed But Thwarted What was noticeable from the start was that no evidence was produced in support of this accusation; the thing was simply asserted with an air of authority. And the attack was made with a maximum of personal libel and with complete irresponsibility as to any effects it might…
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Patrick J. Deenan of Notre Dame, formerly of Georgetown, offers one of the better commentaries I've seen on what the Obama administration's moves against religious liberty really mean. His conclusion: During the bloody twentieth century, the Church stood against the totalitarian ambitions of Fascism and Communism. A third ideology is clearly flexing its muscles today—threatening…
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Weekend Music From Small Planes, an album that was, I read somewhere, a collection of songs that for one reason or other didn't make it onto other albums. Lyrics here (scroll down for this song).
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Should have posted this yesterday (or whenever it was that I first saw it). Go here to get 20% off the price of Sally Thomas's book of poems, Brief Light, today. It's not very expensive to start with, so with the discount it's down around the price of a fast-food lunch, or even one of those elaborate coffee…
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