Video: Who was “Le Fartiste?”
In 1900, Thomas Edison traveled to Paris to document the magnificent city, and among the wonders he captured on film was a performance by former Moulin Rouge star, Joseph Pujol. This … Continue reading
Tashi Nyima: Wasted Lives
There is a very instructive story of a great philosopher who boarded a small boat to cross a river. The philosopher asked the boatman: “Do you know the doctrine of … Continue reading
Bob Ziller: Three Poets and a Fool
William Blake . Vanessa German . World Wide Walt Whitman . T. Rump . Keep America Great! — Copyright 2016 Bob Ziller Bob Ziller is an artist, poet, translator, singer, … Continue reading
Video: Randy Rainbow sings “Ya Got Trump Trouble!”
. Randy Rainbow‘s musical tribute to Trump’s GOP nomination. . [Email subscribers can click on the title of this post to watch the video. Go ahead. You’ll like it.]
Video: Michelle Obama performs Carpool Karaoke to draw attention to a global issue
. Michelle Obama goes for a quick spin with James Corden of The Late Late Show and performs a round of Carpool Karaoke. Obama and Corden start by jamming to Stevie … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: The Shoplifter
When the security guard Grabbed him by his jacket When he ran He wriggled out of it Left the guard Holding it, like a lizard’s tail In a cat’s mouth. … Continue reading
Ellen McGrath Smith: Shaken 126 — O thou my lovely boy who in thy power
The beauty of me Dost hold Time’s fickle glass his fickle hour is that I’m very rich and my women are beautiful. My fingers are long and beautiful, as, … Continue reading
Video: Melania Trump says, “Let my people go!” and other good stuff
. Just when you think that American political discourse could sink no lower, a former bikini model who would be First Lady takes the national stage and delivers a plagiarized … Continue reading
Bob Ziller: Radio
Over the years, occasionally someone will ask about my religious affiliation, to which I reply: “Well, my mother’s Catholic and my father’s Jewish, but I pretty much just listened to … Continue reading
Wislawa Szymborska: Cosmic Solitude
I admit that I find the question of life beyond Earth quite interesting, but still I’d prefer not to have it settled too quickly and definitively. For example, I’m cheered, … Continue reading
Mike James: What I Know About Poetry
some things keep happening a rock rolls down a hill, bounces, bounces, rolls along makes a sound every time it bumps the dirt cracks itself and the silence … Continue reading
George Szirtes: Clear
We have made it clear We have made it abundantly clear We have always made it clear We are continuing to make it clear We are perfectly clear that we … Continue reading
Video: The Ocean
This short animated video, commissioned by Greenpeace NL, illustrates the human impact on marine life. The animation is by Studio Smack and the voice-over is by Paul Strikwerda. .
Audio: ‘Polly Wolly Doodle’ performed by Leon Redbone
. Leon Redbone is the stage name of Dickran Gobalian (born in 1949), a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards … Continue reading
