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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1847
Song of the Day: Mickey One (“Mickey’s Theme”) [YouTube link] is from the soundtrack to this 1965 neo noir crime drama, composed by Eddie Sauter and Stan Getz. The score reunited these two giants, who gave us the sublime 1961 jazz orchestral masterpiece, “Focus” [YouTube link]. Just breathtaking …
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Continue reading →: Scent and Sensibility
I am way behind in my newspaper and magazine reading, but I came upon an article, “The Forgotten Sense,” which appeared in The New York Times Magazine, by Brooke Jarvis, which was among the most fascinating pieces I’ve read in a long time. The article focuses a lot of attention…
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Continue reading →: Eric Fleischmann on Social Change and Thinking Dialectically…
I first encountered Eric Fleischmann back in 2018 when I came upon one of Eric’s papers on Academia.edu. So intrigued was I by this article—and its reference to my book Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism (2000, Penn State Press)—that I dropped Eric a note. Since then, we have become…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1846
Song of the Day: Soul (“Born to Play”) [YouTube link], composed by Jon Batiste, is just one of the many swinging tracks from this 2020 Disney-Pixar animated film. The original motion picture soundtrack features ambient, new age selections by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails fame. “Music…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1845
Song of the Day: Dear Heart (“Main Theme”), music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, is from the 1964 film of the same name, starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page. This Oscar-nominated song is ever-so-appropriate for Valentine’s Day. But I also dedicate it to my sweetheart…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1844
Song of the Day: Lovelace (“I’ve Got to Use My Imagination”), words and music by Gerry Goffin and Barry Goldberg, first appeared on the 1973 album, “Imagination,” by Gladys Knight and the Pips. That version opens up this 2013 biopic of Linda Lovelace, of “Deep Throat” fame. This is one…
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Continue reading →: Better Call My Cousin Vinny
I don’t care what your political persuasion is; the reference to one of my all-time favorite comedies gave me a chuckle. Where’s My Cousin Vinny and Mona Lisa Vito when you need them?
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Continue reading →: JARS: The Benefits of the Collective!
Last Friday, I announced that The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies celebrated its twentieth anniversary with an astounding 22,209 global article requests from JSTOR and Project Muse (not counting print subscriptions). As it happens, though Project Muse will continue offering current issues as part of its program, JSTOR will be…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1843
Song of the Day: The Russia House (“Soundtrack Suite”), composed by Jerry Goldsmith, ends our four-day salute (within our Film Music February tribute) to one of the greats of the “art of the score.” This suite derives from the 1990 film based on the novel by John Le Carre (who…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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