Posts Tagged with "Ovid"

Mike’s Essential Beatlegs

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

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As some of you know, I’m a freak for The Beatles, especially for “Beatlegs,” unreleased or otherwise unofficial recordings. These are studio tapes–composing tapes, alternate mixes, or unreleased songs–concert recordings, or demos. I discovered Beatlegs around 1981, and have gotten a huge amount of enjoyment out of listening to them in the 25 years since. [...]

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Movie-crazy

Sunday, July 30, 2006

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It’s been brutally hot in California–even here in usually cool Santa Monica. Lucky for me, movie theaters provide air-conditioning free-of-charge. (They don’t like it when you sleep there, but we’re negotiating.) Here’s what I thought about… …Who Killed the Electric Car? Interesting story, and a well-made documentary, but nothing will surprise you if you have [...]

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Sanity in the Senate

Monday, February 17, 2003

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The following is a transcript of Senator Robert Byrd’s speech in the Senate, 2/12/03. I thought it was so articulate and thoughtful–undeniable, really–that I had to post it. “To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences. On this February day, as this nation stands at the brink of battle, every [...]

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Chinese houses, and Trottermaniac Simon’s poster

Monday, December 16, 2002

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There’s a really cool 17th century Chinese house at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, and a really cool website about it, which wasted most of my morning. Also self-described “Trottermaniac” Simon S. just sent me this spoof poster he made, using elements of the various covers of BT. I thought it was very funny, [...]

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