Stand For Peace
Stand For Peace
This over-the-top extravaganza, with its cast of thousands, goes on way, way, way, way too long, and was lambasted in the press in 1963. But fans loved it. And they still do. 10 May 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper…
Director John Schlesinger brings together a straight-laced CIA worker Timothy Hutton and a sublimely unhinged Sean Penn in this true story about two childhood friends from affluent American families who betray their country when they decide to sell government secrets to…
An on-going list of news and political programs that actually present a different view of important topics from around the world. 23 January 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News The News. It used to be so simple. If…
There is no point saving a ton of information if you can never find it when you need it. The answer might be Walling. Screenshot of Prisoner ‘information’ quote I saved in Walling 08 November 2022 | James Porteous| Clipper…
This post-punk trio’s music is at once catchy, dark, joyful, menacing, and damn-well just in time for long summer drives at full volume. 30 May 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Music From Bandcamp Deep in View is the debut…
Siri Hustvedt seeks to reclaim the messiness of motherhood. Aren’t we, she asks, all mixed up, a melange, a mess? Photo: Detail: ‘Mothers, Fathers, and Others’ 20 December 2021 | SHARMILA MUKHERJEE | NPR Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays by Siri…
Albarn’s latest solo album is, once again, a testament to an artist who continues to challenge himself, and his listeners. Photo: A markedly different beast … Damon Albarn. Photograph: Linda Brownlee 11 November 2021 | Alexis Petridis | The Guardian When…
This ‘peer-reviewed‘ study suggests Covid-19 is a seasonal infection linked to low temperatures and humidity, much like seasonal influenza. 19 October 2021 | Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) | via Eurekalert A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global…
In 1913, The Times declared Cather’s “novel without a hero” to be “American in the best sense of the word.” Credit:Lily Snowden-Fine Sept. 14, 1913 | The New York Times The hero of the American novel very often starts on…
Pitchfork takes a critical look at Steely Dan—from their early classic rock staples to their latter-day studio sleaze—with a new review of ‘Katy Lied.’ 19 November 2019 | Mark Richardson | Pitchfork The notes on the back cover of Katy Lied begin:…
Originally released for Record Store Day 2020, La Cruzada, a Spanish version of his 2018 album The Crossing, has been officially released. 30 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Review: Alejandro Escovedo Tells an Immigrants Tale in the…
Forget the hyperbole. The music was always (and remains) solid and this reissue has been orchestrated by the record label that rejected it to begin with. Photo: Iconic Artists Group LLC / Brother Records Inc 27 August 2021 | James…
