A few days ago somebody linked to an article of Pete’s here, and opined that CL seemed to be run by a crew of Canadians.
Of course that wasn’t right, but it inspired a change in the blog decor to salute Pete’s national day.
Cheers!
Month: June 2004
A bird’s-eye view of “F9/11” and “Passion” reviews
This is why I love the Web: articles like this one, which compares the reviews of “Fahrenheit 9/11” with “The Passion of the Christ.” Can you guess which one received the better notices?
Unreal
Admiral Al Sharpton has a reality show coming out. Before you find out what it’s about, think of the possiblities:
“How Many Donuts?” – Contestants guess how many donuts Al can eat. They drive him from store to store as each donut shop runs out of inventory.
“Sharpton Your Rhetoric” – Al coaches up-and-coming demagogues on the fine art of whipping the masses to a froth. One by one contestants are removed if they fail to incite riots, protests and sit-ins at City Hall. Contestants get extra points when more than 3 city blocks are destroyed by fire.
“Al Across the Globe” – Contestants travel with Al to exotic locales where they meet with local dictators, watch military parades and are filmed trashing the U.S.A. Every contestant that makes it back to the plane wins.
It turns out the show is about career counseling. I’m sleepy now.
A summertime sprint
Woo-hoo! Tonight was the first of twelve rehearsals of the Harvard Summer Chorus, and I’m in it this year. We’re meeting five hours a week to learn the Dvorak Stabat Mater under the direction of maestra Beverly Taylor, who taught at Harvard for 17 years and is back this summer. This is gonna be intense!
Prof. Taylor’s account of her journey to being a conductor appeared in Gregory Wolfe’s journal Image in 1997.
Slave labor doubled as Reagan pyramid nears completion
If I were pagan, I’d be totally behind this idea.