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I attended the KW Symphony concert titled “The Four Seasons.” Here’s the program: Denis Gougeon — Le Jardin Mysterieux Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale” Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons, op. 8 The first piece was an appetizer. The Beethoven and the Vivaldi are 2 of the […]
{5/5} “Anaander Mianaai is at war with herself… That war may reach Athoek, or it may not. Either way… We must see to the safety of the citizens here ourselves. All the citizens here, not just the ones with the right accents, or the proper religious beliefs.” Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie, published in 2015 […]
{5/5} “‘I took a second job.’ ‘You? You barely have enough energy for one.’” — Higgins & Crabtree Murdoch Mysteries season 12, aired in 2018-19 William and Julia move into their own home, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Higgins resigns after Brackenreid gets upset at how much work time he’s spending planning his […]
Reporters in the US have forgotten how to or have been maneuvered out of doing their jobs. When a politician doesn’t answer a question, they often just move on to the next question. Here’s what should happen, and does happen in other places — like the Netherlands. This is from the David Pakman Show: Trump […]
A good news story. Forty years ago an agreement was put in place to allow private citizens to get together and sponsor refugees. It was in 1979, under Prime Minister Joe Clark, and the refugees people were concerned about at that time were from Southeast Asia. Here’s the story, right from the Canadian Senate website: […]
{5/5} “Running directly at the herd is a ploy to generate panic.” Planet Earth season 1, aired in 2006 David Attenborough takes us on a tour of the planet. Polar bears, caribou, and wolves in the Arctic, and penguins in the Antarctic. Seals and sharks in the ocean, and birds in the sky. Elephants, dogs, […]
{4.5/5} “The poet had been executed fifteen hundred years ago — her version of the event had cast Anaander as the villain and ended with the promise that the dead Nakaaia would return to revenge herself. It had been almost utterly forgotten inside Radch space, because singing it, possibly even knowing it existed, could easily […]
This list continues from part 11. Jon Amiel Amiel directed movies like Tune in Tomorrow… and Creation. He also directed episodes of TV shows like Once Upon a Time and Outsiders. Masterpiece Sommersby Great movie Copycat Bad movie Entrapment David Frankel Frankel directed the movies Marley & Me and One Chance. He created the TV […]
This list continues from part 10. Damien Chazelle Both of Chazelle’s movies I’ve seen were masterpieces, and both starred Ryan Gosling. He also directed Whiplash and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. Masterpieces First Man La La Land Pete Docter Docter was co-director of 2 Pixar masterpieces and one near masterpiece. He also contributed […]
This list continues from part 9. Martin Campbell Campbell directed 2 of the best James Bond movies, as well as movies like Vertical Limit and The Foreigner. Masterpiece Casino Royale Great movies GoldenEye The Mask of Zorro Richard Curtis Curtis wrote Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and some of the TV show Mr. Bean. He […]