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In memory of Ron DiUbaldi, from a proud son
October 28, 1950 – July 12, 2024. Rest in peace, Dad. Some of the live music (embedded below) he loved to play, and obituary (click here to leave a memory). I’m still at a loss for words to express how much he meant to me, but I hope everyone who met him got to feel…
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Subscribe on the fediverse
I’ve had this set for some time now, but I thought I’d publicize it for fediverse users (Mastodon, Friendica, Pixelfed, Lemmy, etc). I can’t reply to messages, but you can read these posts by looking up @jaige@zepfanman.com This post also serves as a test for the modifications I made to the plugin. Made possible via…
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Radiohead & side projects, best of
Personal selections from Spotify attempting to highlight all of the projects from Radiohead’s original lineup: Thom Yorke, Colin & Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, and Ed O’Brien. I’ve continued to find more contributions as I dig further into their discography, but the 85 tracks (6.5 hours) listed here is a start!
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Movies watched in 2023
My 15 favorite films of 2023, and other thoughts on the moving pictures I’ve seen this year. If you’ve read my annual reviews before, you’ll know that I tend to enjoy lesser known gems, like the new Zora Neale Hurston PBS documentary. Previous years: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012.
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All films by Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston, a well-known author, also produced 15 reels (85 minutes, all silent) of probably the earliest autoethnographic documentation, from around 1928 to 1940 in the American South. Currently, it is a challenge to determine the details of each reel, so I’ll piece it together here the best I can. There are no simple IMDb entries…
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LA ROUE – 4.5hr vs 7hr discs (Overview)
Nearly 100 years after the film was made, the epic French silent drama La Roue has finally been released on Blu-ray. This version, almost 7 hours long, closely-resembles the early-1923 cinematic experience. Without the detective work done for the 2008 DVD (nearly 4½ hours long), it is unlikely that the longer Blu-ray would have come…