No this is not jazz, but if I were a jazz musician, I would make it jazz. I came across it in my search for this week’s Jazz Is post, and it is simply too extraordinary not to share. It is sung by the late Enrique Morente, a great and controversial figure in the world […]
CineFile: Elevator to the Gallows
What do you get when you put together Louis Malle, Miles Davis, Jeanne Moreau Maurice Ronet, Lino Ventura, film noir, the advent of the French New Wave, and the birth of the Cool? As this past week’s Jazz Is might have promised, even a trailer that is memorable. [ad#adsense] Related articles CineFile: The Birth of […]
How We Lived on It (31) – Wealth and Health
“In this spectacular section of ‘The Joy of Stats’ Hans Rosling tells the story of the world in 200 countries over 200 years using 120,000 numbers – in just four minutes. Plotting life expectancy against income for every country since 1810, Hans shows how the world we live in is radically different from the world […]
The Discrete Charm of the Authoritarian
This video making the rounds is from Russia Today, which describes itself, at its You Tube video channel, as a 24/7 English-language news channel. We are set to show you how any story can be another story altogether. Broadcasting over six continents and 100 countries, our coverage focuses on international headlines, giving an innovative angle […]
Jazz Is: 20 – Elevator to the Gallows
Soundtrack by Miles Davis. Directed by Louis Malle, 1957. Starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet. Why do I love Moreau’s shake of the head early on in her walk? [ad#adsense] Related articles Art – Miles Davis’s last addiction (guardian.co.uk) In Transit: The Art of Miles Davis, on Display in London (intransit.blogs.nytimes.com) Song Of The Day […]