#9 — Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2013) In the ten year stretch of films covered by this survey, I think there may be no single scene that thrills me more than the one that begins with a title card that presents … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Nine
The Woman Who Ran (Hong Sang-soo, 2020). Gam-hee (Kim Min-hee) is on a sort of urban walkabout, visiting different friends who, it seems, she hasn’t encountered in quite some time. She notes repeatedly that her husband prefer the two of … Continue reading Then Playing — The Woman Who Ran; Gemini Man; 21 Bridges
Like Jonathan Demme before him, Spike Lee isn’t particular interested in the audience. When Demme directed Stop Making Sense — still, and likely forever, the correct conclusion to any debate about the greatest concert movie ever made — he notably … Continue reading Now Playing — American Utopia
Now those were three strange days. For over fifty years, my alma mater college radio station, WWSP-90FM, has staged an on-air trivia contest every spring. Over time, the contest grew to became a major endeavor, once earning an outside declaration … Continue reading 20 (or Higher?)
440. Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell (1981) “When we did Speak & Spell, we were very young and naive,” Dave Gahan said of Depeche Mode’s debut album. “We got slagged off for being teenyboppers because we didn’t care what was … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #440 to #438
Evicting the Landlord by Matthew Desmond In a compelling, deeply considered piece in The New York Times Magazine, Matthew Desmond uses the experience of one group of renters in Minneapolis — and the organization that worked tirelessly on their behalf … Continue reading Outside Reading — Too Damn High edition
I worked at a little college in the mountains for several years, mostly working with a student crew to book shows and other programs into our little coffeehouse. Those students definitely had their favorites, and, because they had excellent taste, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Mal Blum, “Nobody Waits”
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Charlie Allen
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Backgammon
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Cornucopia Bakery
Coffee for Two 