April 30, 2019
Never happen again
Jean Michel Jarre - Music for supermarkets (1983)
"The author himself hid behind the scenes, but his wife was observing everything. Now, when the original was gone and there was only one unique copy, they could begin. Starting from 60 francs ($8), the album quickly reached four-digit numbers. Who’ll give more? You? Or you? OK. Three, two, one! Musique pour Supermarché was sold for 69,000 francs ($9000 back then) to an aged monsieur who had woken up after a long coma due to a car accident. The radio had been playing a sad 1981 song Souvenir de Chine by Jarre at that moment."
There's a slamming track at the 12-minute mark, "Musique pour Supermarché Part IV" latterly known as "Blah Blah Café" from Zoolook (1984).
April 29, 2019
April 27, 2019
Shishak, aka Sheshonq I
"Soon, Jews around the world will be celebrating Passover. As usual, Pharaoh will be starring as the main villain for enslaving the Hebrews, killing their children and being generally pig-headed about letting our people go. But perhaps on this Passover night you could spare a thought for a different pharaoh, one who ruled over Egypt in the middle of the 10th century B.C.E and may have played a very different role in the history of the ancient Israelites."
April 24, 2019
April 21, 2019
April 20, 2019
April 19, 2019
Jeffrey Shanks - Creating an Age Undreamed of : Robert E. Howard and the Works of Lewis Spence and W. Scott-Elliot
April 12, 2019
April 09, 2019
Pythagorean home amidst olive grove
"The mountain decides when the cupboards will open and when they will close. ... We have come to terms with the mountain."
April 08, 2019
April 06, 2019
Days Past - A Star Wars Fan Film
"Years after the collapse of The Republic, Valera has carved out a life for herself in the galaxy's outer rim. But when an old student returns, she is thrust back into the life she left behind."
April 05, 2019
Dancing for his Life
"Ahmad Joudeh was born in a refugee camp in Syria. At the tender age of 8, he discovered the magic of dance. From that day on, his world was transformed. Dance provided an escape from the tumultuous world that surrounded him. He began to post videos of his performances online, and was eventually discovered by the Dutch National Ballet where he was offered a scholarship. Now, Joudeh continues to dance to fight for art, for culture and for history."