May 30, 2018
May 29, 2018
60 Minutes Australia - Boy Oh Boy
"These days we should probably be calling Boy George Man George because he’s now been wowing – and wooing – his adoring fans for more than three decades. His is a singing and performing career which has soared to the dizzying heights of number one hit records and never-ending radio airplay. Boy George has also had some stumbles along the way, but hey, what pop star hasn’t made headlines for the all the wrong reasons? Now he’s getting the old band, Culture Club, back together for a worldwide tour that will start in one of his favourite countries, Australia."
May 28, 2018
60 Minutes Australia - Golden Girl
"In an exclusive interview with Karl Stefanovic, Kylie Minogue reveals the pain of her recent broken engagement and talks about reports that it led to a nervous breakdown."
May 27, 2018
May 26, 2018
The Rat Pack Live hosted by Johnny Carson (June 20, 1965)
"This is the only known concert recording of the Rat Pack, capturing the on-stage antics and raucous camaraderie that Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin made famous at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the five years following their appearance together in the Vegas c*sino caper comedy Ocean's 11 (1960)."
May 25, 2018
The mountains of pi
A brilliant New Yorker article from 1992 introducing, amongst other things, the life and work of the Brothers Chudnovsky. It is worth your time.
“Maybe in the eyes of God pi looks perfect,” David said, standing in a corner of the room, his head and shoulders visible above towers of paper.
After words: Something nice to read next.
And then this.
May 24, 2018
May 22, 2018
Hemingway’s lost suitcase
"In December 1922, Ernest Hemingway was in Switzerland, on assignment as a correspondent for the Toronto Daily Star, covering the Lausanne Peace Conference. The journalist and editor Lincoln Steffens, whom Hemingway had met in Genoa, was also there. Apparently, Steffens was impressed with Hemingway’s writing and asked to see more. Hemingway’s wife, Elizabeth Hadley Richardson, always known as Hadley, was in Paris, where they were living at the time. She packed up all of Hemingway’s papers in a suitcase, to take them to him in Switzerland. She packed everything she could find."
May 21, 2018
Canadian Rider - Pulled over in my Audi R8 by Canadian police in Toronto...
"Pulled over in my Audi R8 by Canadian police officers (specifically Toronto police)! This is how all police and citizens should interact with one another everyday, with respect!"
Gruffydd Wyn - Nessun Dorma
Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, oh Principessa
Nella tua fredda stanza
Guardi le stelle che tremano
D'amore e di speranza
Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me
Il nome mio nessun saprà
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
Quando la luce splenderà
Ed il mio bacio scioglierà
Il silenzio che ti fa mia
(ll nome suo nessun saprà
E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir)
Dilegua, oh notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerò!
Vincerà!
Vincerò!
May 20, 2018
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. - The World of LSD
Episode 053, Recorded on April 10, 1967
Guest: Timothy Francis Leary
May 19, 2018
ABC News (Australia) - Royal Wedding Highlights
"Meghan Markle's induction into the Royal family was a break from conservative tradition. In a ceremony watched by 600 guests — and millions of people on TV worldwide — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle vowed to love, comfort, honour and protect each other."
May 18, 2018
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. - Tom Wolfe and 'The Painted Word'
Recorded July 9, 1975.
May 17, 2018
Acquisition Reform: Ep. 3.5 - The Program Awakens
Capt. Mark Vandroff discuss naval acquisition by the Galactic Empire at NavyCon at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum on Nov. 18, 2017.
May 16, 2018
H2O: Just Add Water - S01E01 Metamorphosis
"H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian dramatic fantasy television programme for children and teenagers created by Jonathan M. Shiff. It first screened on Australia's Network Ten and runs in syndication on channels in over 120 countries and has a worldwide audience of more than 250 million. It was filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast. The show revolves around three teenage girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist: they're mermaids with powers over water."
Alicia Markova & Anton Dolin - Pas de deux from 'A Song for Miss Julie' (1945)
"This pas de deux is performed by Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin in the movie 'A Song for Miss Julie' (1945) directed by William Roland. The sequence is the only time these two dancers appear in the film."
May 14, 2018
The North Korea in China (2018)
"This documentary I made about the North Korean region of China is eye opening, and very interesting. The borders of North Korea don't just stop at China, they extend. In and around Jilin province, Dandong, the Tumen river, and the Yalu, North Koreans both deal with China on an economic basis, as well as culturally and linguistically. Through escaped refugees, to the entire Korean communities living their lives within the borders of a foreign country, the North Korea of China is a region that is seldom talked about, but we took it upon ourselves to explore and find some answers."
May 13, 2018
Lifford Shillingford - A Change is Gonna Come
Singing Sam Cooke on Britain´s Got Talent 2018.
May 12, 2018
Brian Shul - LA Speed Story
"Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) relays the true story of a ground speed check with Los Angeles Center, while piloting the SR-71 Blackbird over Southern California."
May 11, 2018
Lawrence Wright - The Looming Tower
"Wright, a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New Yorker, brings exhaustive research and delightful prose to one of the best books yet on the history of terrorism, The Looming Tower. He begins with the observation that, despite an impressive record of terror and assassination, post--WWII, Islamic militants failed to establish theocracies in any Arab country. Many helped Afghanistan resist the Russian invasion of 1979 before their unemployed warriors stepped up efforts at home. Al-Qaeda, formed in Afghanistan in 1988 and led by Osama bin Laden, pursued a different agenda, blaming America for Islam's problems. Less wealthy than believed, bin Laden's talents lay in organization and PR, Wright asserts."
"Ten years later, bin Laden blew up U.S. embassies in Africa and the destroyer Cole, opening the floodgates of money and recruits. Wright's step-by-step description of these attacks reveals that planning terror is a sloppy business, leaving a trail of clues that, in the case of 9/11, raised many suspicions among individuals in the FBI, CIA and NSA. Wright shows that 9/11 could have been prevented if those agencies had worked together. As a fugitive, bin Ladin's days as a terror mastermind may be past, but his success has spawned swarms of imitators. This is an important, gripping and profoundly disheartening book.
"This event took place September 14, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA."
May 10, 2018
May 09, 2018
Jan Kadar - The Blue Hotel (1974)
Based on 'The Blue Hotel' by Stephen Crane (1898). Featuring an introduction by Henry Fonda.
May 08, 2018
Sofi Tukker at Paste Studio NYC live from The Manhattan Center (April 6, 2018)
May 06, 2018
Love in a Cold Climate - Ep. 1 Child Hunt (1980)
Based on The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.
May 05, 2018
Pay It No Mind - The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson (2012)
Marsha, what a trip. She was something else. I vividly remember seeing her back in the 70's & 80's on Christopher Street. Kids would point at her in awe with bulging bug-eyes saying, "See that crazy drag queen over there?" I would respond, "Well honey, she started the Stonewall riots." The listener's mouth without fail would drop agape, because she was truly a sight to see. Then, after that, all the up and coming queens whenever we saw her would pause & genuflect as she made her way along the cobblestone streets of Greenwich Village. She is an undisputed icon. She's the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and the Sphinx all rolled up into one divine ball.
- Jack Walls
May 04, 2018
Dr. Jerry Hendrix - Fleet Operations in the Honor Harrington series
"#NavyCon was held at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum on November 18, 2017 to discuss how fleets and navies are portrayed in science fiction and scifi’s lessons for today’s navy."
May 03, 2018
Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Arthur: The Sword of the King (2004)
"Stable boy Arran meets a traveller who makes him confront his true origins and grasp the sword of destiny."
The cast includes Ben Whishaw as Arthur and Ian McDiarmid as Merlin.
May 02, 2018
Revenge Of The Creature (1955)
Starring Clint Eastwood.