PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda Kari crossed Bílý Bridge at dusk via horse-drawn sleigh from the train station. It was mid-January. She hugged her soft leather bag close and shivered; it was only partially because of the cold. Craning her neck up as the sleigh lurched over snow-packed cobblestone, she imagined the castle, now a…
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The Second British Invasion Music Series — The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 18, “There She Goes,” by The La’s
The La’s I recognized this song right away and have always liked it. As I started listening to other cuts from it, the more convinced I became that this one I need to buy. I want to know what happened and why they only made one album… Tidbits: from wikipedia: The La’s were an English…
dVerse — Poetics — Snow Crunches on the Sidewalk
Major Season (Sekki): Deep Winter Deep Winter is where there is no sign of the beauty of autumn or spring. The memory of autumn has faded and the hope of spring feels too far away. Micro-Season (Kō): Snow Crunches on the Sidewalk This is the time of year when temperatures dip so low that the…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #116 – February 1, 2022
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Three of these have lots of special effects. The Legend of Shang-Chi (2021) Starring: Simu Liu, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Genres: action, adventure Synopsis: Shaun, aka Shang-Chi (Liu) lives in a big Western city when he receives a letter…
Submission Reject: Return
Image was of a bathtub with a human figure bathing but also a selkie and a seal in the water; an old woman on the edge of the tub holding a seal; a razor and a rubber ducky on the ledge of the tub; and in the distance the sea, cliffs, and bright lights in…
Word Garden Word List #11 (“A Ted Hughes Bestiary”)
Hatched from zodiac of needles and razors, talons and beaks of solely murderous pretense, feathered non-sophists soar thunder vapors; lofty cheesecake stars in post-holiday snaps but if inquisition were curious to know, not only chain-toppers but riflers of rubbish, and theft; opportune scavengers, symbols, screaming their credo in glittered looting arrogance: greed is good. image…
“Takeover”: Young Lords’ Juan González on Hospital Protest Doc. Shortlisted for Academy Award — Rise Up Times
In a profound bit of synchronicity, a blogmate (you know who you are) and I were dialoguing today about The Bronx *and* about individuals with Puerto Rican cultural roots. The documentary “Takeover,” which chronicles the radical actions of the Young Lords, was recently shortlisted for an Academy Award. In 1970, the Puerto Rican collective took…
