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Film Still Series #127 [by Bill Hayward]
From the forthcoming film by Bill Hayward, Asphalt, Muscle and Bone, about a man at risk, the persistence of imagination and the impossibility of love. Produced by Bill Hayward and Anna Elman. Follow Bill's…
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“Literal Lives” [by David Lehman]
Literal Lives Lamb wrote a dissertation on roast pig. Hogg and Suckling did not. Wordsworth Was not what you would call an economical writer. Wilde tamed London. Pater was his literary father. Pound earned…
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Save Vs. Damned Redux
While she and DL are traveling, Stacey has asked me to blog for a week; I jumped at the chance. The past month on BAP has been pretty fertile; I've particularly liked recent posts by T. R.…
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“Jazz” [by Angela Ball]
Jazz I’d like to know everythingA jazz artist knows, starting with the song,“Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.” Like to make some songs myself:“Goodbye Rickshaw,”“Goodbye Lemon Drop,”“Goodbye Rendezvous.” Or maybe even blues: If you fall in…
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Your “Prez” Playlist [by Jamie Katz]
Last week's post about jazz saxophonist Lester Young whet our appetite for more of his music. Jamie Katz, who wrote a moving tribute about Young for Smithsonian, came through for us with his recommendations.…
