| 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.
Procter lauds India for "magnificent gesture"
The hearing of Hogg, scheduled for the evening, ended in a stunning manner when Indians dropped the charge despite believing in themselves that they had a sure winner on their hands. Hogg was accused by the Indians for abusing Indian captain and vice captain Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the fifth afternoon of the Sydney Test last week. Meanwhile, Hogg himself was relieved that the charge hadn't been pursued against him. "It's a kind gesture by the Indian team and it's much appreciated by myself and the Australian cricket team," said the spinner. The tourists hope this goodwill gesture will help them in the case of Harbhajan Singh whose appeal to overturn the three-match ban, for allegedly racially abusing Andrew Symonds, is still pending.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Was Obama Robbed? Soulja Boy Goes OFF!...
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.
YESTERDAY'S RUMORS!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Dave Chappelle Sonned? Bobby Brown & The White Girl?
Day before...
Hip-Hop Rumors: Young Jeezy Crashes Lambo! Budden To Shady? Obama Lkes Jay-Z and Kanye!
TODAY'S RUMORS!
SOULJA BOY IS MAD! YOOOOOOOOO! What is the deal? Somebody done went and made Soulja Boy mad! I'm not going to even start with it, I'm gonna let Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em! Wuz hannan dis ya folk Soulja Boy I just wanna let all my fans know that rumor about me having a baby on the way is not true..
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.
JAQUITTA'S JOURNEY: Read Her Blog
It's finally happened after all the hot flashes, being super hot and then back to normal, sweating, you name it. I'm catching a cold---beginning with a sore throat that's actually sore and scratchy. Difficult to swallow, so I'm already on the meds. Okay, today was day 2 of radiation. It's a fairly quick procedure. I have to lay down on my back on this huge piece of equipment with my arms up over my head holding onto a bar. You don't feel anything at all, it's relatively quick and easy for me. Actually it's a breeze after going through chemo. I'm just a lot more tired today because I think I'm getting sick, so I'm trying to take cold med's to hedge it off. Anyway, back to what radiation is like -- when the radiation is being administered there's this loud buzzing noise and a red beam of light.
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