culture quickies....

nacho libre - funny, in a fairly low key way

jpod - douglas coupland - witty cultural observations - dare i say more fun than usual

touch the sound - interesting, lovely film that shook my definition of deafness

company - max barry - very good book, a tad shy of his previous work - though i am still reading it

heart of gold - good, but not earthshattering neil young concert flick

richard thompson 1000 years of popular music - just got it yest and am dipping into t now - early favorite - his version of oops i did it again - most likely worthy its own entry

sarah silverman - jesus is magic - i like sarah silverman, and i don't have an issue with humor that is a bit rough - but i couldn't take it - didn't finish it - i mean, i get it, a beautiful woman using bad words...somehow, i expected more...

hoodwinked - very funny....

anat fort at the cornelia stree cafe (live in nyc) - didn't know what to expect - she was an accompanist for my bros. vocal class - her trio blew me away - apparently, she has an upcoming record on ecm... great intimate venue...

meerkat manor - expected a cute little animal show - got the meerkat version of the sopranos. of course, you know how i like the sopranos - and they are cute, when not launching vicious attacks on their own children or rival families - again, kinda like the sopranos

free diver - tanya street - outstanding, beautiful documentary - wish there was more tv like this

oln's coverage of the tour de france - the perfect summer AM viewing, for a number of reasons - again, worth its own post - for starters, best sports announcers on earth: phil ligget, paul shermen and force de nature, bob roll...

maybe there's more - will have to think...

toronto this weekend for me (when did i start talking like yoda)

so, what's on yer cultural radar?

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