My Last Pry

I'm a man without a corporation. ~Paddy Chayefsky

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Park Chan-wook's Thirst

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Finally. And it's pretty damn entertaining. The built in conflicts - belief in a Christian God vs. atheism, good vs. evil, sexuality vs...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Johnny Guitar Watson

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Lot of complications in my life right now. I don't know if this means good change, but it's change. Nothing to do but post a video...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Altered Readymade: I Sing the Bank Monolithic

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Well, I hate to say it, but here we are at death's doorstep - the era of the super banks. When in 1998, Sandy Weill successfully merged...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Speculation & Terrorism: How the Big Banks and Politicians Play You Like a Puppet on a String

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Matt Taibbi deserves to win a Pulitzer. His expose' of the way big banks have historically manipulated markets is a brave step forward ...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

4782: Megumi Sasaki's "Herb & Dorothy"

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I hated school. I hated people telling me what to do. -Herb Vogel I've just seen Megumi Sasaki's "Herb & Dorothy,"...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

A Clean, Well Lighted Place: Zaha Hadid

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Being a native Angeleno and having a mother and father who were curious worked to my advantage. I grew up in a very liberal home in a sea ...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Guitar Hero

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The 60's & 70's in music were a fascinating time in rock music for obvious reasons. One of the by-products then was the elevati...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Wizard's Curtain: Paddy Chayefsky's Network

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One of the markers of the 70's was the great renaissance in film within the studio system, and Paddy Chayefsky's Network is in th...
Friday, April 24, 2009

The Most Beautiful Game

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Brilliant legal theorist, deconstructionist and social critic; that's Stanley Fish. No one ever guests him on talk shows, and I think I...
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