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Monthly Archives: June 2015
@The Movies with PopPop: Blue Jasmine
While Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen‘s latest film, has some funny, and even more ironic lines, it is not a comedy! It is a first rate film, that in a very Woody Allen way seriously engages issues of class and privilege, … Continue reading
Monday Evening Quarterbacking: Thoughts on the USA’s Third Game
Wanted to get these out there before the game, as it’s so easy to claim these things in hindsight. The USA will not reach the finals of the WC insisting on playing Carli Lloyd or Morgan Brian out wide. It’s … Continue reading
@The Movies with PopPop: Ida
Ida is a wonderful 2013 film, in Polish and in black and white, by the Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski. It’s a story set in the ’60s of a young novice about to take her vows. Before she does, the Mother Superior insists … Continue reading
WWC2015: Group Match 2 Thoughts
{Thoughts on the Match 1 here.} Ultimately, I’m conflicted. The round 2 games were, overall, a bit underwhelming. But they set up a fantastic set of clashes for round 3, with almost every game having potential impact on what nations … Continue reading
Posted in Football/Soccer
Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Asisat Oshoala, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Célia Šašić, China, Claire Lavogez, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte D'Ivoire, Ecuador, England, Eniola Aluko, Eugenie Le Sommer, Fran Kirby, France, Gaelle Enganamouit, Germany, Griedge Mbock Bathy, Holland, Japan, Jill Scott, Kadidiatou Diani, Kyah Simon, Lady Andrade, Leonie Maier, Lisa De Vanna, Louisa Necib, Meghan Klingenberg, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Osinachi Ohale, Ramona Bachmann, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, WWC2015
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@The Movies with PopPop: Mother of George
Mother of George is a 2013 Nigerian-American film. It is filmed in and focuses on Brooklyn’s Nigerian-American community, an immigrant community large enough to retain a cultural enclave that can be all inclusive to its members, enabling them to live … Continue reading
FIFA U20 World Cup: Group Stage
{Written having watched all of the group stage matches on FS1 or FS2, but not any of the Round of 16. DVR’s are beautiful things.} GROUP A This group for the USA has been hailed as the best youth team produced … Continue reading
Posted in Football/Soccer
Tagged Adama Traoré, Andre Silva, Andreas Pereira, Angel Correa, Argentina, Artem Biesiedin, Austria, Bence Mervó, Benjamin Tetteh, Bernd Gschweidl, Bradford Jamieson IV, Brazil, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Clifford Aboagye, Colombia, Emerson Hyndman, Fiji, Gabriel Jesus, Gedion Zelalem, Germany, Gerson Martins, Ghana, Hany Mukhtar, Hirving Lozano, Hungary, Ivo Rodrigues, Judivan, Kingsley Fobi, Lucão, Maki Tall, Malcom, Mali, Marc Stendera, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Noah Billingsley, Paul Arriola, Portugal, Rubio Rubin, Samuel Tetteh, Senegal, Serbia, U20 2015, Ukraine, USA, Viktor Kovalenko, Yah Yeboah, Zack Steffen
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You Can’t Live in the Songs of People Who Do Not Know Your Name
The quote–which I love–comes from a comment on Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust, which I very much enjoyed. This comes from the always impressive Africa Is A Country folks: http://africasacountry.com/lots-of-little-kenyas-a-conversation-with-yvonne-adhiambo-owuor/ I have not listened to the interview, but I was struck by the … Continue reading
@The Movies with PopPop: Twenty Feet From Stardom
Twenty Feet From Stardom is the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary about some of the great (mainly black) back-up singers of the last half of the 20th century and their occasional pursuits of solo careers. Merry Clayton, Darlene Hill, Claudia Lennear and … Continue reading
WWC2015: Group Match 1 Thoughts
{Written after viewing all of the initial group games in the 2015 Women’s World Cup} Canada’s World Cup has started with an odd mix of the scintillating, the sublime, and the snooze-worthy. Some miscellaneous thoughts on the games so far, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Cameroon, Canada, Cecilia Santiago, Côte D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Emily Alvarado, England, France, Gabrielle Onguene, Gaelle Enganamouit, Germany, Holland, Houston Dash, Japan, Jessie Fleming, Kerlly Real, Leonie Maier, Lieke Martens, Melanie Leupolz, Mexico, Morgan Brian, Nigeria, Norway, Osinachi Ohale, Raissa Feudjio, Sara Däbritz, Switzerland, Sydney Leroux, Thailand, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2015
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Pain & Excitement
Chapter 3 of In Time has been a slog. It’s been a slog because, fundamentally, I kne/ow that something was very wrong with it. It was too slow, too drunk, and too unclear in getting Elliot acting on his primary motivations. … Continue reading