March 2012
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“At one point, when Theodore Roosevelt was police commissioner of New York, he...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, the story of the Thomashefskys, stars of the Yiddish stage. (via nprfreshair) Am related to them on my mother’s side; conductor Michael Tilson Thomas looks exactly like one of my mom’s uncles.
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See All the Retro Ads in Newsweek's 'Mad Men'... →
I think Mercedes Benz has a nice take on this, but the Triumph motorcycle ad is currently winning the poll. Hush Puppies also did a nice job. You have to look hard at the present-day model in the Hush Puppies ad; his grooming and wardrobe read 2012 to me, but the rest of the images and layout on that page look very authentic, right in Canadian Club “Damn right your dad drank it”...
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“The rap on Mancini[’s jazzy hit film & TV scores] started early, with...”
– Spotted this link in Jimmy J. Aquino’s write up accompanying his “100 Years of Universal” score mix, linked in our previous post.
Book Review: Henry Mancini - WSJ.com
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“Except for Quincy Jones’ cowbell-licious re-recording of his own Ironside...”
– A Fistful of Soundtracks: The Blog: “Ask for Babs (Universal 100th Anniversary Mix)”
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“ ‘Soul Train’ is to the old ‘American Bandstand’ what champagne is to seltzer.”
– Don Cornelius, Host of ‘Soul Train,’ and His Muted Legacy - NYTimes.com
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“A period transplant would change the historical details, pop-culture references,...”
– Mystery, not history: yes. I came for the costumes and the sets, but I stayed for the plot. This is something Pan Am never figured out.
What Makes Mad Men Great? — Vulture
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