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Erik's Choice: The West Indies/Caribbean
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Sunday, June 13, 2010. The West Indies/Caribbean region, a microcosm of global rivalry glimpsed through archaeological layers, modern diversity and cultural syncretism, supports a population that barely exceeds Canada's. It is in between, sort of part of North America and sort of not; partly Latin America and partly not. Places to go, see, stay? Really interesting stuff relating strongly to the Caribbean: Sidney W. Mintz,. 1985, 1986 ). June 14, 2010.
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Erik's Choice: Ingmar Bergman: Persona
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Thursday, December 15, 2011. 1966) takes you through a funhouse mirror of person-to-person interaction. Where does one end and the other begin? How many layers of personality and personae are we made of? Life is theatre: keep stage and audience in mind wherever possible. Life is a movie: there are things like flexibility, lighting, presentation and various effects to consider. Choices. Options. Actions. Posted by Erik Donald France. December 16, 2011.
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Erik's Choice: One Step Beyond the Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Friday, February 04, 2011. One Step Beyond the Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone. Happy 80th Birthday, Rip Torn! He's an actor who gets all the better as he ages. Above, his character Nathan Bryce faces off with David Bowie's alien (Newton) in Nicolas Roeg's. The Man Who Fell to Earth. 1976) One of my favorite Torn characters is the "slightly bombastic" author "Q" in Curtis Hanson's. I - am - a - Writer,". 1970) with Rip as Henry Miller. Let's not for...
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Erik's Choice: 'Orpheu Revista Trimestral de Literatura' / 'Orpheus Quarterly Review of Literature:' 1915-2015
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Monday, August 03, 2015. Orpheu Revista Trimestral de Literatura' / 'Orpheus Quarterly Review of Literature:' 1915-2015. Picked this up in Lisboa / Lisbon: a colorful Portuguese postal remembrance of little journals such as the original Orpheu. Came and went during the period of the Great War of 1914-1918 and thereafter, then as now. A salute to them all, beyond the odds of normal artistic endurance, hither, thither, and yon. Ne hundred years on.
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Erik's Choice: Venus: A Biography (Part II)
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Venus: A Biography (Part II). One of several biographical-mythological details covered in Andrew Dalby's. The J Paul Getty Museum, 2005) is the rise of Venus from ocean to Mount Olympus. Her ascendance is - or seems to be - paralleled in the arc of Psyche. They are pictured together here by Max Klinger, circa 1881. See him in the light! But of course, how can she not challenge this one rule? Psyche Opening the Golden Box.
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Erik's Choice: Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Saturday, July 23, 2011. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black. Fare thee well, Amy Winehouse - the real deal. A great talent. Prayers for Norway, as well. RIP. Posted by Erik Donald France. Amy is was true, God bless her. July 24, 2011. So damn sad- love her. July 24, 2011. She did seem to have a distinctive voice, although as you might guess, the music is far too slow for me. July 24, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Street of No Return. Monique Tru...
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Erik's Choice: La Cristiada: The Cristero War
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Tuesday, August 03, 2010. La Cristiada: The Cristero War. Revolution and civil war: that was the widespread pattern in the wake of "The Great War," World War One (1914-1918). One of the things to sort out was the balance between religious and secular power. Typically, governments tilted toward secular power, as in Turkey, Russia and Mexico, for instance, if not so much in Ireland. Posted by Erik Donald France. August 04, 2010. The blood of Martyrs is ...
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Erik's Choice: Venus: A Biography (Part I)
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Monday, July 27, 2015. Venus: A Biography (Part I). The J Paul Getty Museum, 2005) really ties the Greco-Roman Gods and Goddesses together. Connects the dots. The names. The cross-cultural fertilization. All stuff good to know, for it's especially relevant to astrology, astronomy, art, architecture, literature, gender studies, area studies, anthropology, psychology, religion, philosophy, history, politics and chaos theory - among other things. Monique...
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Erik's Choice: When Then Was Now: Meg White Before The White Stripes
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Thursday, September 27, 2007. When Then Was Now: Meg White Before The White Stripes. I love digging around for Detroit-based clues, and am perpetually on the trail of Jack Kerouac and Edie Kerouac-Parker, Joyce Carol Oates, Joni Mitchell, Jeffrey Eugenides. And various other artists. Today came White Stripes. Finds, or rather shots of Meg White. Before she became famous. The above shot is of an angel created by Tara Duditch. For " Heavenly Creatures.
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Erik's Choice: Shawn Ryan's 'The Shield' (FX, 2002-2008): Take One
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Mobile Musings on Culture and the State of the World. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Shawn Ryan's 'The Shield' (FX, 2002-2008): Take One. Fearlessly explores transactions of race, culture, socio-economic class, gender, greed, unexpected kindnesses, and all kinds of weaponry put to mostly dubious use. To boot, the series displays strong primary, secondary and tertiary characters, plot and pacing. The characters in The Shield. Another thread to watch for in. Posted by Erik Donald France. July 25, 2015. In c...
