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Break it down, Martin! Yo, I'm tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-try-try-try-try-tryin' to.

Ambrosia Voyeur — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:44:34 -0800

Cinemnesis, filmmaker Martin Arnold's 41 minute compilation of the films of his "compulsive repetition" trilogy, is available to you online. The quality is lacking, small details are missed, but I thought you'd enjoy these nonetheless. Time codes for the three pieces and more inside. "The cinema of Hollywood is a cinema of exclusion, reduction and denial, a cinema of repression. There is always something behind that which is being represented, which was not represented. And it is exactly that that is most interesting to consider." pièce touchée, 1989 passage á l'acte, 1993. Begins at about 15:15 Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy, 1998. Begins at about 26:40. Alone is, apparently, the one with the broadest appeal. Try it first if you don't like the beginning of pièce touchée. His new(er) installation work, Deanimated, is the screening of the The Invisible Ghost, a Bela Lugosi picture, with a flawless removal of selected characters throughout, lending it a perplexing and uproarious sense of haunted emptiness. He does not own a Tivo. I asked.

Conan the fruitarian

klausness — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:50:32 -0800

It's not just an apple. It's a power apple.

Thomas Henry Huxley and Matthew Arnold on Classics

dios — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:25:05 -0800

In 1875, Josiah Mason gave a gift to establish a college which was called the Mason Science College (now a part of the University of Birmingham). Within the terms of the gift to the institutuion, one of the stipulations was that classics not be taught. Of course at such an institution, the Founder Day's address was logically given by Thomas Henry Huxley on the place of Science in Education. Huxley preached the virtues of science and derisively dismissed all value in studying classics, and he wondered whether any rational person would choose to study classics over science. His conclusion was that the only people who would choose a study of classics are those like "that Levite of culture" Matthew Arnold. Arnold took the opportunity to respond to his friend. In his reply, Arnold acknowledged that nobody would expect him to engage Huxley in a debate about science, and though he wouldn't presume to take on Huxley in such a debate, he did want to mention something that struck him as he thumbed through a book of Huxley's friend. Arnold noted that he was struck by the idea that "our ancestor was a hairy quadruped furnished with a tail and pointed ears, probably arboreal in his habits." Arnold acknowledged that he isn't a scientist and therefore doesn't dispute such a claim, but he did want to point out that even if that were true, with regards to this good fellow, there must have been a necessity in him that inclined him to Greek. And would always incline him to Greek. After all, we got there, didn't we?

FED. R. APP. P. 32.1

dios — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:05:16 -0800

Proposed Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1. Proposed Rule 32.1 [.pdf] is an attempt to resolve a dispute in federal court practice over the propriety of citations to unpublished opinions. It is an argument that has been played out in academic papers and Circuit Courts. Judge Richard Arnold of the 8th Circuit, writing for the majority, held that local rules which declare that unpublished opinions are not precedent are unconstitutional under Article III. Anastasoff v. United States, 223 F.3d 898, 900(8th Cir. 2000), vacated as moot on reh'g en banc, 235 F.3d 1054 (8th Cir.2000). Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit disagreed, holding that nonprecedential decisions are not inconsistent with the exercise of the judicial power. Hart v. Massanari, 226 F.3d 1155, 1163 (9th Cir. 2001). The proposed Rule would resolve the circuit split, but the debate rages on.

RIP Pat Morita

Vidiot — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:54:05 -0800

The "Hip Nip" is no more. Noriyuki "Pat" Morita has died at 73.

The people in my neighborhood

caddis — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:57:19 -0800

These are the people in my neighborhood. Oh they treat me good, since I left Hollywood. Come meet the people in my neighborhood. They're conservatives that I call for anything at all. [brought to you by the letter M]

Won't Someone Think of the Poor Criminals?

fenriq — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:09:16 -0800

Arnold Signs Prison Smoking Ban
By July 1, 2005, there will be no more cigarette smoking in California's prison system.
Makes sense, no smoking in our bars, no smoking behind our bars.

Pump It Up w/ Governor Schwarzenegger

boost ventilator — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:29:16 -0800

The Arnold Schwarzenegger Total Body Workout (MP3 clips). You'd think the classic Arnie cover was entertaining enough.

Ahhhh nold

bitdamaged — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 18:02:03 -0800

It's official Arnold Schwarzenegger is running for governor of CA

wackier and wacker

delmoi — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:22:23 -0800

Larry Flynt will run in the California recall election And he's serious too. Could he get the plurality needed to win? Oh and Arnold has anounced... that he'll anounce his decision on the 6th

Recall Governor Davis?

aacheson — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 15:43:02 -0800

Will the Governor of California be recalled? Just 7 months after the election, the drive to recall California's Governor Davis is really building up steam. Helped in no small way by conservative Republican lawmaker Darryl Issa's contributions to the cause and his website about it. It will cost $25 million and be decided in 1 off-season election if enough signatures are gathered. Will it happen? Is it a waste of money? Will it result in chaos and a "free-for-all" or will it be the sign of a healthy Democracy in action?

Happy Valerntine's Day!

xmutex — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:57:41 -0800

Early Happy Valentine's wishes from the Bush Administration; warm wishes in these troubled times.

Stan Chin — Sun, 18 Aug 2002 20:26:41 -0800

Ask Ah-nold how to pump up your puny little girly legs and ahms. Hear him now and call me later, I tell you to watch out, because he's gone completely nuts. Maybe it IS a tumor. (qt clip from japander.com)

tetsuo — Fri, 08 Feb 2002 12:06:16 -0800

Road to Demolition Man? Arnie as California Gov? Thank goodness for T3 and True Lies 2....

BGM — Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:15:51 -0800

Ah-nuld for Guv? Right on the heels of Mr. Schwarzenegger musing on his political future the (left-wing controlled?) press reveals all his dirty laundry. Coinicidence? You tell me...