Open thread 9/10/21
A whole lot of elegance:
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Open thread 9/9/21
A nice place to visit, but would you want to live there?
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This is something I’d never heard about before:
Continue reading →Open thread 9/7/21
The Jewish New Year begins tonight
Jewish holidays start at sundown, so tonight is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the two-day celebration of the beginning of the new year: …[It] is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman … Continue reading →
Happy Labor Day!
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] Labor Day is the bookend standing at the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/6/21
When you need a dosa and you need it fast, here’s your guy:
Continue reading →The Bee Gees and others: “Too Much Heaven” minus the falsetto
I’ve discussed the Bee Gees’ 1978 song “Too Much Heaven” before. Released at the height of their disco era, it’s not disco but rather an R&B ballad with all three brothers singing in falsetto. Barry is the featured soloist and … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/4/21
This Moiseyev number in rehearsal starts slow, but it certainly picks up speed. The attention to detail and style is phenomenal – in particular the ever-changing lean of the head and upper body, and the interplay between the men and … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/3/21
This was filmed in Holland around 1921, and enhanced to add color and sound.
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Eric Clapton, 76 years old, has put out a new song [hat tip: commenter “Walter Sobchak”]:
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Yesterday. Mackerel sky with sharp line of demarcation:
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