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What stage of capitalism is this?

Peak Orwell

two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says i 'm such an idiot ! ALT: two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says i 'm such an idiot !

#relatable FWIW, I can’t imagine you’ve said many truly dumb things in the moment. You’re a fantastic interviewer! You’re juggling a lot as an interviewer — being an active listener, figuring out what to ask next, watching the clock etc etc. Still, you made me think of this immortal skit:

a close up of a woman 's face with a disney logo on the bottom right ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a disney logo on the bottom right

The “tobacco” of the Southfarthing

President Trump is sitting atop a super PAC with more than $304 million — a huge sum for which there is no Democratic counterweight.

Or as we called them in simpler times, “bribes”

I hope you’re right! Given the choice, I much prefer ugly/interesting to plain/boring

YouTube video by Bill Freberg The Super Bowl Shuffle 1985

Chicago fans remember well when Da Bears SPANKED the Patriots 46-10 in the ‘85 Super Bowl:

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they performed American Idiot

I sort of get it. Much like now, in the 70s the world was going to sh*t and anyone with any kind of ethical sensitivity could be forgiven for going deeply inwards, including conceiving of the entirety of The Ring’s convoluted drama as happening within a single consciousness

Wagner's Ring and Its Symbols This book is about the poetical and musical symbols in Wagner's ring; and what Wagner brought, with all the suggestive artistry at his disposal, into symbolical and artistic consciousness, I as critic...

Sure but Donington’s Jungian/Hero’s Journey analysis of The Ring is legit fascinating

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That ellipsis is very suspicious. Am I the only one who thought he was about to get a little “spicy”?

I own a couple books of interviews with him and he is a fascinating character, kind of endearing really. A true German mystic. The type of person that makes you excited about music and life regardless of whether what he is saying makes sense. Listening to his music has the same effect on me.

Oh, but from an opera lover’s perspective it’s got to be one of the most thrilling sequences in all opera history!! 😍

@katewagner.wehwalt.net it is wild! Have you ever ranked/reviewed different singers in the role? Like who is your favorite Sieglinde? Which singers captured different aspects of her? Etc. I would love to know your opinions!

Wagner's Ring Commentary on and a concise, lucid interpretation of the opera world's most complex masterwork, expanded from the author's popular intermission talks during Met Opera broadcasts. "Anyone, whether know...

This is the book that got me into the Ring. A slim volume and a pleasure to read. A great companion to watching the 1990 Met Opera traditional staging, which gives you a reference for other stagings. Jessye Norman’s portrayal of Sieglinde is one for the ages!

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Especially since it’s mostly more or less clever ways to say “lay off a bunch of people to boost your stock options”

When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.

The only museum exhibit style I’m interested in seeing

Been thinking about this movie lately for some reason….

Right, right

how it started (with help from Congress)

I have a couple ideas

Lowkey one of the best posts of all time

Or like he was one of Kristi Noem’s dogs you might say

Wait wasn’t Speer famous for being the only one who took responsibility for his actions?

DUCKWORTH: If it's true that we are not at war with Venezuela, will you advise the president to rescind his invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act?

RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger

D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?

R: No

I Saw the World End Wagner's Ring is a great masterpiece. But because of the work's rich complexity it is difficult to think sensibly about its text and music. Deryck Cooke, author of The Language of Music and completer ...

Cook’s book on the Ring is a real gem, full of insights that came from his many years of living with the Ring. Sadly, he died at 57 of a cerebral hemorrhage before he could complete it, a warning to all of us not to think *too* hard about the Ring:

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Wagner: An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen - YouTube

I also warmly recommend Deryck Cook’s invaluable introduction to the Ring, an explanation and analysis of Wagner's system of leitmotifs with 193 music examples either extracted from Solti’s recording or specially recorded for the album:

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