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Here is one bit from a longer and very interesting essay by Vicky Osterweil: This kind of audience-condescending premise-forward literalism is not just in the narrative and scripting, it’s in the acting. The actors of Dune 2 almost all speak in that tedious whisper-growl that stands in for profundity, a vocal-style also popularized by Nolan, in Christian […] The post What is wrong with movies these...

Here is the video, audio, and transcript, taped in his Apollo office in NYC.  Here is the episode summary: Marc Rowan, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, joined Tyler to discuss why rising interest rates won’t hurt Apollo’s profitability, why liabilities have traditionally been the weak spot in insurance, why the concept of liquidity […] The post My excellent Conversation with Marc Rowan...

I am retracting my statements about the gemini art disaster. It is in fact a masterpiece of performance art, even if unintentional. True gain-of-function art. Art as a virus: unthinking, unintentional and contagious. offensive to all, comforting to none. so totally divorced from meaning, intention, desire and humanity that it’s accidentally a conceptual masterpiece. A […] The post Grimes on Gemini images appeared first...

Here is the audio, video, and transcript, we recorded in NYC.  Here is the episode summary: A conductor, harpsichordist, and organist, Masaaki Suzuki stands as a towering figure in Baroque music, renowned for his comprehensive and top-tier recordings of Bach’s works, including all of Bach’s sacred and secular cantatas. Suzuki’s unparalleled dedication extends beyond Bach, […] The post My Conversation with the very excellent...

What is a good book or film that charts the trajectory of a profoundly healthy and transformational relationship? Twitter link here.  Well people?  Popular romances don’t count, try to get as close to “the canon” as you can. I found this question difficult.  GPT-4 listed a bunch of inappropriate, not actually so wholesome answers from […] The post Henrik Karlsson asks appeared first on...

Here is the audio, visual, and transcript.  Here is the episode summary: Ami Vitale is a renowned National Geographic photographer and documentarian with a deep commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental education. Her work, spanning over a hundred countries, includes spending a decade as a conflict photographer in places like Kosovo, Gaza, and Kashmir. She […] The post My Conversation with the excellent Ami...

The Spotify and other links are here, mostly we discuss economics of the arts and thus this differs from many of my recent podcasts. The post I appear with Nicolas Bejarano on the Art Salon podcast appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         CommentsDoes Tyler still go for the subliminal marketing by telling us ... by HH“I appear on … on …” Even Tyler is...

Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him.  Here is one outdated bit from his home page: Benjamin Moser was born in Houston. He is the author of Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector, a finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book of 2009. For his work bringing Clarice […] The post What should I ask Benjamin Moser?...

Miss America, Miss United States and Miss USA are three different people. The post Miss Information appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         CommentsIn reply to rsm. Yes. You have to be a very sheltered ... by MikePIn reply to kavu. Kavu. How in the world did you get there ... by JbdIn reply to kavu. Are you saying that the hostility to woke ......

By Juan Rulfo, first published in 1955.  The previous English-language translation was abysmal, so this is perhaps the least read piece of truly great world literature?  In the English-speaking world at least.  It took me a long time and a lot of effort to read this short novel in Spanish.  The vocabulary is not difficult, […] The post The new *Pedro Páramo* translation appeared...