Above you see Orson Welles in his ship pulpit in the 1956 adaptation of Moby Dick. I’d enjoy having this pulpit in my home. I’d love to give a sermon from that pulpit. Even better might be that pulpit hooked up to the back of a truck. I bet could draw some crowds. What would I say? I’m [...]
In this Peabody Award-winning show, Kurt Andersen sets sail in search of Moby-Dick. Herman Melville's white whale survived his battle with Captain Ahab only to surface in the works of contemporary filmmakers, painters, playwrights and musicians.
~ RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE OF INSANITY ~~ UNDERREPORTED NEWS AND UNCENSORED OPINION ~~ DISMANTLING THE PROPAGANDA MATRIX ~Thursday, November 26, 2009 Wet WomanBreathtakingly innovative contemporary dance. Sacred Monsters by Sylvie Guillem, Akram Khan, Lim Hwai MinA nickname used in 19th century France for big stars of the theatre, "Sacred Monsters" is now first and foremost a meeting and...
~ RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE OF INSANITY ~~ UNDERREPORTED NEWS AND UNCENSORED OPINION ~~ DISMANTLING THE PROPAGANDA MATRIX ~Monday, November 23, 2009 In 1979, Nabeel Yasin fled his homeland with his wife Nada and three-year-old son because he had published poetry that did not conform to the views of Saddam Hussein and his regime, including the work The Poet Satirizes the King.Branded an 'enemy of...
You must be prepared to work always without applause. - Ernest Hemingway Much of the wisdom available from established authors may be surprising in it’s honesty and straightforward nature. The reason this is likely true is the authors in question have had enough success that there is no need to candy coat the truths they have [...]
~ RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE OF INSANITY ~~ UNDERREPORTED NEWS AND UNCENSORED OPINION ~~ DISMANTLING THE PROPAGANDA MATRIX ~Saturday, November 21, 2009 Eyewitness reports from Poland and Austria indicate that both countries are being subjected to new kinds of aerosoal spraying by aircraft.This seems to be an attempt to trigger a pandemic in the same way as occured in the Ukraine recently when pneumonia...
The Justice Department recently proposed moving 100 alleged terrorists from Guantánamo Bay to a vacant prison in Northwest Illinois when the controversial detention facility closes in 2010. As a lifelong Illinoisian , I'd like to welcome these alleged terrorists and jihadists to my home state. I hope your stay is pleasant - though not too pleasant - and provides you with memories to share with...
~ RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE OF INSANITY ~~ UNDERREPORTED NEWS AND UNCENSORED OPINION ~~ DISMANTLING THE PROPAGANDA MATRIX ~Friday, November 20, 2009 Fun and Facts About America, John Sutherland Productions. Creative Commons license: Public Domain. This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. • • • • • Posted by Peacedream...
In 1820, an 80 ton sperm whale attacked the Nantucket-based whaling ship, Essex , an event that inspired Herman Melville's Moby Dick . The Nuremberg Trials began in 1945. Brenda and Phil got married in 1947. Francisco Franco died in 1975. He's still dead . And a fire in Windsor Castle caused £50 million in damage. Born today: Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), Alistair Cooke (1908-2004), Nadine...
Sep 22 – Dec 12 Tuesdays (11am–7pm) Wednesdays (11am–6pm) Thursdays (11am–7pm) Fridays–Saturdays (11am–6pm) @ California College of the Arts Reception : Tues., Sept. 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m. An eclectic group of 32 international artists, including Damián Ortega, Angela Bulloch, Paulina Olowska, and Richard Serra, working across multiple media, from sculpture...
~ RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE OF INSANITY ~~ UNDERREPORTED NEWS AND UNCENSORED OPINION ~~ DISMANTLING THE PROPAGANDA MATRIX ~Sunday, November 15, 2009 The burger chain is looking to hire an assistant manager for its outlet at the military base on Cuba where the US holds foreign terrorist suspects.The sole McDonald's branch on the communist island has featured in news reports about the controversial...
Btms^ for Saturday, November 14. Football Cheers 2day 2…UK versus Vanderbilt in Nashville, and to the Louisville Cardinals who take on Syracuse at home ! Drink 4cast 42day: Anchor Steam Beer 2 toast 2 Steamboat inventor Robert Fulton born 2day in 1765. Complimentary Spirit Samplings 2day @ All Barns, 3 to 6 pm: - Maker’s Mark Bourbon and Apple Cider On [...]
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago — never mind how long precisely — having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the [...]