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Old photograph of a wave in the ocean.

On this day in 1942, Executive Order 9066 was signed, forcing over 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. #DayofRemembrance

Among the internees were individuals who embraced photography as an important means of artistic expression in the 1920s and 1930s.

Cf more modern self-made Americans: Jay Gatsby nee James Gatz, Bob Zimmerman of Duluth Minnesota

Trenchant thoughts but writing too watery. Like too many academic articles, could have been half as long

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind pretty good Pope adaptation, right?

Raises question of how much profoundly intellectually disabled can participate meaningfully in society

My mom the librarian would totally agree

Amy Greenberg ’A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 Invasion of Mexico’

May I recommend?

Wikipedia article fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Bernstein’s face reflected in glass covered desk. Great delivery by Everett Sloan.

Time share, crime share

Hero

Biblical

“My rape victim and slave DNA“ also true

Director Oscar Micheaux, 1920

Still from Within Our Gates

Dir. Oscar Micheaux, 1920

Danke schön

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‘It was the new civilian-military act which saved him. He was like a man who had been for a long time in a swamp, in the dark.’ — Faulkner, “Light in August”

‘It was the new civilian-military act which saved him. He was like a man who had been for a long time in a swamp, in the dark.’ — Faulkner, “Light in August,” on Percy Grimm

I’m sorry about your having to interact w racist. That BOAN was horrible but made piles of $ says a lot about movies then and now. Also its macho rep for innovative shooting and editing unmerited when compared to earlier films by women, eg Lois Weber “Suspense” 1913. Hitchcockian avant le lettre.

Not sure how “100% agree” is a praline. Helpful if you’d pointed out at least one of Griffith’s current defenders — I honestly haven’t heard of any since Schickel’s early ‘80s bio. Among other lessons, Octopus and CIW sobering reminders that many progressives were deeply racist.

Still from Griffiths’s “A Corner in Wheat”

Thread 100% true. A Corner in Wheat still worthwhile though, esp if you don’t have time to read source: Frank Norris “The Octopus”

Family sitting on tatami, talking at table in Ozu’s Late Autumn 1960

Weird, Ozu influencing camera placement at News Nation

Just guessing but whoever’s running the seminars whoops! forgetting Grundrisse and Joan Robinson

Backstory of cultural ripoff. Morey Amsterdam claimed copyright, was sued by Trinidadians. BTW authentic calypsos are amazing.

They don’t make existential underworld thrillers like they used to. Boorman’s color design is fantastic. Big Q here: Was it all a dream, or no?

They don’t make existential underworld thrillers like they used to. Boorman’s color design is fantastic. Big Q here: Was it all a dream, or no?

Danny and the Dinosaur, why not Megan and the Mastodon?

Didn’t know snowflakes could bleed.

Buono arch villain has GOAT origin story: Yale Egyptologist bonked on head at student demo; when he awakes, believes Gotham is ancient Memphis and he’s who else but King Tut