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rock the casbah: look what’s in the tent
There used to be a store in Toronto that was famous for its “door buster” specials in the heart of the immigrant district of Toronto. Honest Ed’s as he went under than banner was one of those soup to nuts … Continue reading
boxing day
Boxing day, or more presciently, with regard to customer traffic, the boxing day riots in China would be a good metaphor for the hoped for hoofing of shoes, boots, snow shoes and mucklucks that could be used as hooves for … Continue reading
jerry as a jerrie: clowning in the shower
…Despite all efforts of the prosecution everybody could see that this man was not a monster, but it was difficult not to suspect that he was not a clown. ( Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem ) Written at the same time … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Art Spiegelman, bruce handy, drew friedman, eichmann trial, Hannah Arendt, Jean Antoine Watteau, Jean-Luc Godard, jean-Pierre Coursodon, Jerry Lewis, Max Horkheimer, Michael Ezra, peter schotten, Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful, sven lindberg, yvelyne wood
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pop art for mall rats: well executed tripe
“Popular culture has become our common language, and to become fluent in it is, like it or not, a key part of making sense of the larger world” –Andi Zeisler by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) i don’t know who … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Adam Parfrey, andi zeisler, art chantry, Augustus John, dale chihuly, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Jerry Lewis, leroy nieman, margaret keane, natalie wood, patrick nagel, Peter Max, Shepard Fairey, starburst wall clocks, thomas kinkade, trailer trash household, vladimir tretchikoff, walter and margaret keane, walter keane
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the importance of being ernest
An urge to get ahead in his own awkward way and still be loved. Jim Varney. An American archetype with a long tradition; at least going back to before the civil war and the times of Herman Melville. In Constance … Continue reading
NOBODY'S PERFECT … HEAVEN KNOWS THEY TRIED
”…Problem is, the only open slots are with Sweet Sue and Her All-Girl Society Syncopaters. As if high heels, girdles, and falsies weren’t tsouris enough, “Josephine” and “Daphne” must keep those testosterone levels down while in the sensuous proximity of … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged American Cinema, Andrew Sarris, Billy Wilder, Cary Grant, Charles Brackett, Damian Cannon, David Thomson, Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, F.W. Murnau, Greta Garbo, I.A.L. Diamond, Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Laurence Maslon, Mack Sennett, Marilyn Monroe, Philip Kemp, Pierre Schaeffer, Richard Armstrong, Robert Portfino, Sigmund Freud, The Marx Brothers, Tim Dirks, Tony Curtis, William Shakespeare
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