Posts Tagged with "60s"

Michael Caine

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Michael Caine is quintessential Sixties cool, and I love him (and the National Health glasses he wore in The Ipcress File). Here’s a brief but interesting interview from New York magazine. Included is John Wayne’s acting advice, and why famous people should never wear suede shoes.

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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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I’ve blogged about Peter Ivers before, the musician and provocateur who cut a legendary figure at late-60s Harvard, and was a confidant of Doug Kenney. I’d run across Peter in my reading every so often, and always suspected that there was an interesting story there. Now I know for sure thanks to a new bio, [...]

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Clay Felker, RIP

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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Legendary editor Clay Felker has died at 82; here’s the NYT obit. Along with his one-time Esquire-mate Harold Hayes, Felker has always been a bit of a hero of mine. His New York continued in the 70s what Hayes had demonstrated in the 60s: the vision of a magazine as a beautiful, lively, important thing. [...]

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“The Second Gun”

Friday, June 6, 2008

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Today is the fortieth anniversary of RFK’s being shot here in Los Angeles. (He died a day later.) Though his murder is commonly thought to be open-and-shut–”crazy Palestinian enraged over the sale of fighter jets to Israel, et cetera”–unfortunately this is not the case. While it has never taken on the Byzantine permutations of his [...]

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Martin Luther King, RIP

Friday, April 4, 2008

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Spare a thought today, from the heart, for Martin Luther King, probably the greatest citizen this country has ever produced. Assassinated forty years ago today. Also consider using the phrase “by gum” in a sentence. Those interested in how the world really works should consider listening to these two podcasts, courtesy of radio station KPFA’s [...]

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Newsbreaks 9.12.07 (birth control)

Thursday, September 13, 2007

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For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. Researchers at Aberdeen University in Britain have determined that oral contraceptives—commonly known as “Man’s best friend”—do not increase a woman’s risk of cancer. In fact, the researchers say, the pill actually reduces the risk of some cancers. Specifically, the sentient, inter-uterine kind. [...]

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I’ll start again next week. In the meantime…

Friday, August 24, 2007

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…here’s a wonderful sketch from Peter Cook (the father) and Dudley Moore (Roger). Enjoy!

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Newsbreaks for Wednesday

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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Audio version is here. Variety reports that Hugh Hefner is set to be the subject of a new biopic. The movie will be called, “A Beautiful ‘Gine.” It’ll be directed by the guy responsible for X-Men: The Last Stand. Get ready for some really unique CGI. Hefner is a sort of sexual superhero. “Look! Up [...]

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Peter Ivers: ave atque vale

Friday, August 11, 2006

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Dennis Perrin takes a break from the troubles of the world, here. In reading Dennis’ post, I was moved to find out a little more about someone he mentioned: Peter Ivers, the brilliant but ultimately somewhat troubled songwriter/performer/New Wave impresario. Ivers belonged to the coterie of folks who haunted Harvard in the late 60s, who [...]

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As proof that the Beatles didn’t always suck when playing live…

Friday, July 21, 2006

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…I submit this video, taken from the 1965 NME Pollwinners’ Concert. They perform “Ticket to Ride” quite well, nobody seems too miserable, and the shots of John and Paul harmonizing on the same mike (a rare sight) are nice, too.

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