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Film critique: Look! Up in the Sky!
Today is one of those days when EVERY AIRPLANE ARRIVING IN LOUISVILLE is flying over my house. I’m directly in the flight path of all the UPS flights arriving from the north and only 3.5 miles from Muhammad Ali Airport, so jets are coming in really low and really loud. So, it’s the perfect time…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 3
Let’s talk about the arts and history: Focusing on the Kentucky Derby, the Underground Railroad, 20th century women in Paris and the Pulitzer Prize.
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Film critique: No doubt, it’s a great movie
I am a huge Alfred Hitchcock fan. I’ve tried to see all of his movies, including the turgid “Jamaica Inn” and the overwhelmingly problematic “Frenzy” (one murder scene in it should never have been made). But the great Hitchcock movies are better than anything you’ll find today. “Rebecca,” “Notorious,” “Strangers on a Train,” “North by…
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Musical interlude: Silver Dagger
In dreams, a silver knife can embody both positive and negative attributes. It can symbolize purification and protection, as silver is traditionally associated with repelling evil. The knife’s sharp edge can represent the ability to cut through illusions and reveal the truth. Conversely, the silver knife can also represent betrayal and danger. Its sharp blade…
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Film critique: Remember when assholes were cool?
This clip showed up in my YouTube feed yesterday: This was totally cool when I first saw “Bullitt” when it came out in 1968: cool guy, cool car, super cool chase. Now that I’m old with children and grandchildren, it hits me: What the hell was the city of San Francisco thinking when it allowed…
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Musical interlude: When Men Were Gods
By an aspiring songwriter: Do you want to go back to the days when men were gods? Tie a virgin to an altar and then take away her heart. Palaces and temples rise above the desert sand, Slave built monuments to conquerors of land. Bow before the Pharaohs. On your knees to temple priests. Live your…
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Brilliant Exiles: Wonderful Exhibit
Life isn’t all politics (thank God), because there always is art, which may be political, but not blood pressure raising. The Speed Museum, on the University of Louisville campus, currently has the best exhibit I’ve ever seen there: ” Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939.” According to the museum, the exhibit: … (R)ecaptures the…
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Art for art’s sake: a national perspective
USA Today says these are the top 10 art districts in the U.S.: ‘ Dallas Arts District — Dallas Bronzeville Art District — Chicago Warehouse Arts District — St. Petersburg, Fla. University Circle — Cleveland The El Paso Downtown Arts District — El Paso Fondren District —Jackson, Miss. Santa Fe Railyard Arts District — Santa…
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