Henry Adams, 1883. I thought at first that he might be wearing a straw hat but I guess he would not have worn straw in a cold season (no leaves on the vines, heavy wool suit).
John Berger, a great writer and a committed thinker. His work for television, including the series Ways of Seeing, is wonderful too.
Good obituary here:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/postscript-john-berger-1926-2017
Skip James on German television in the 1960s. His voice sounds as eerie as it did in recordings from the 1930s. The announcer is trying to contain his excitement at standing next to Skip James.
I thought this looked nice. Can't seem to copy the photos, but here is a link to the auction:
http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e207291828
1930s (?) Town and Country suede / mouton grizzly. The suede and mouton colors seem to match closely.
A Gentleman in Moscow sounds fantastic. Is it related to Oblomov? The premise is vaguely similar.
2016 was the centenary year of Jane Jacobs's birth. A number of newspapers and magazines published articles reflecting on Jacobs's influence and legacy; I saw some of these articles and realized...
I really like "Young and Innocent," and, for the most part, I prefer Hitchcock's English movies to his Hollywood movies. A few more items to add to your list: wonderful settings; great practical effects with puppets and model sets; strange, funny, menacing child's birthday party scene; and "the...
Trenchfriend's post on the previous page reminds me how great Womack and Womack are. This is my favorite:
Linda Womack's vocal at the end is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.
Frank Stokes, "It's a Good Thing"
What I love about Stokes's delivery is how he runs different verses together:
Most all women got more than one, and it's a good thing
It's a good thing
It's a good thing to have more than one, one woman won't do
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