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In the Begin, the Boston Globe, and a Happiness Tank [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dearest Bleaders, Well, it’s Wednesday February 3, 2010 and there’s a few things I want to tell you about. But first, a little about an older post: The Boston Globe is going to print,…
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Death to the Death of My Hard Drive [by Michael Schiavo]
My father suffered a series of brain seizures due to sleep apnea at the end of August '09 and I, his only child, was responsible for taking care of him (my mother passed away…
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XXV. The 30 Films of Akira Kurosawa: Akahige (Red Beard) [1965] (by Lewis Saul)]
Ed note: For the next several weeks, composer and film aficionado Lewis Saul has agreed to supply us with in-depth commentary about the films of Akira Kurosawa, now showing in an extended festival at…
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On Charles North [by Michael Schiavo]
In the past year (at least) I've made several attempts to write a long piece about Charles North's excellent 2007 book Cadenza. Each time, I've faltered. I think my best course of action is…
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IKIRU rip-off (by Lewis Saul)
Sorry, but I can’t abide. Even if this was not Kurosawa, I think I’d probably feel the same way. This is just plain LAZINESS, folks. Kurosawa did all the work and this fan of…
