| Marienbad’ Returns, Unsettling as Ever
This flattery was, of course, catnip to a certain stratum of New York film sophisticate, and soon critics were slugging it out. In The New Yorker, Brendan Gill approvingly compared "Marienbad" to "Finnegans Wake," as did Dwight Macdonald in Esquire, while Time magazine warned that "customers who expect to be entertained are going to be painfully disappointed." When Bosley Crowther of The Times said that "beyond any question," "Marienbad" was "the 'furtherest out' film we've ever had," Jonas Mekas took a swing at him in The Village Voice, scoffing that any critic who had been following experimental filmmaking would know that "Marienbad" was merely a "pretentious ornament" and "a stone in the cemeteries of the dead," adding that he knew his position risked "the making of many enemies." While the cultural gatekeepers skirmished, audiences lined up to see for themselves with an enthusiasm that defined what Susan Sontag later called the dawn of "the feverish age of moviegoing." Skipping "Marienbad" meant missing out on a cultural conversation that could persist for a year.
Saturday afternoon Apple links, pre-turkey edition
And hey, it's nice to have something to read when you wake up at 1 PM on Saturday with a headache (or maybe that's just the Infinite Loop staff). Without further ado, here are the odds and ends from this week: In case you aren't sick of hearing about patent infringement lawsuits this week, here's another one for you. Last week, a company called Microlinc LLC named Apple and several other computer companies in a suit alleging patent infringement related to the PCI Express bus. Although a lot of good work has been done already, hackers are still adding useful features and applications to the iPhone. The latest cool addition is an AFP server, which can be used to transfer files to and from your iPhone via a WiFi network. This particular rumor has been kicking around for quite some time, but it's once again being reported that video rentals will soon appear on the iTunes Store.
OC Blog: Sheriff Carona
The shock is starting to wear off, but the awe is still apparent. Watching the sheriff sit in a federal courtroom--as a defendant-- was one of the most bizarre moments in TV newsdom. Behind him sat two other defendants...drug dealers we surmised. After the brief hearing we waited to see if he was wearing hand cuffs...we waited until he stood up...then heard the undeniable clanking of chains. Ohhh...came the hushed response from the reporters in the audience. It is an odd place to be sometimes---a front row observer of such a debacle. It is my job however to explain to you the magnitude of a story in the most balanced way possible. I want to believe I do that everyday. This has been tough. I've known Carona since he was elected nine years ago. There have been dozens of interviews and over those years we have made small talk...about his wife and his son.
Trump has made us look like a nation of parochial bumblers
OH NO. Do I have to? I suppose that there's no way to avoid writing about Donald Trump this weekend, now that Alex Salmond's dealings with the hirsute property tycoon have landed him - we are told - in the nationalist government's first "sleaze scandal". Hmm. Even given the elastic nature of that term, I think it is stretching it to suggest corruption here. Favouritism, perhaps. Indecent haste, maybe. But improper behaviour? I don't think so. The affair does, however, betray a certain naivety on the part of the SNP and a want of good taste in leaping to the defence of a rather tacky real estate development as if it were a national treasure. Trump is a big mouth and a bully - just look at his books and TV show. He is drunk on his own vanity and his own dubious charisma.
'Special Report' Panel Previews New Hampshire Primaries
JOHN MCCAIN, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We know how important New Hampshire is to our campaign. There's no sugarcoating that. It's straight talk that is absolutely important. MITT ROMNEY, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No guarantees, but I'm planning on winning, and I can be pretty sure that by the end of the day, I will have received more votes for president than any of the Republicans. (END VIDEO CLIP) BRIT HUME, HOST: Of course Mitt Romney is talking there, not about just this race, he's talking about all these races so far, and maybe that will be true. The problem for him, of course, is to come in first somewhere, sooner or later. If you think about it, what the two guys seem to be acting like were a couple of guys who were in a very, very close race, and all the best indications we have tonight are that indeed they are.
Iowa caucuses
Huckabee, who came from behind in recent weeks with support from evangelical Christians, had been in a tight race with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. He was winning with 34 per cent support, compared with 25 per cent for Romney. Former senator Fred Thompson and Senator John McCain battled for third place. The caucus vote is considered the official kickoff to the November 2008 presidential election. Voters from both parties choose delegates to attend party conventions later this year. The winners in Iowa will likely give the candidate a boost in New Hampshire, where independents can vote in either primary. But it should be clear by Super Tuesday on Feb. 5, when more than 20 states weigh in, who the nominees will be. FULL STORY Share your thoughts on the race for the White House « Previous Topic | Main | Next Topic » This discussion is now Closed.
Breakfast: The return of porridge
There's nothing we're protecting about the recipe. It's proper food, with no tricks." They agree that nothing beats porridge made slowly on the hob, but argue that you don't always have the choice. "Grasshopper is convenience food for when you can't face another pain au chocolat," says Abigail. "You can put one in your Prada handbag, your car boot or the baby's buggy." The differently flavoured pots have cult status at Cowes week, while in the City they're guzzled at desks for breakfast. The sisters gamely sent one off to Prince Charles, receiving back a "charming" letter from Clarence House, though one suspects the Prince is one for pinhead with salt, spurtle and bagpipes. .
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