два недружественных материала на первой полосе: China Uses Rules on Global Trade to Its Advantage (пропагандистский тон заголовка читатели комментируют с удовольствием, тон саркастический: "Oh no! China using rules on global trade to its advantage? How nasty! How dare they! They should learn from the US to be fair and evnhanded!")
и второй: Taking On China. Иран нигде не упоминается, но за кадром незримо присутствует. нынешней администрации дают просраться везде, от Бразилии через Натаниягу и до бескрайних восточно-китайских морей. и тут комментаторы тоже не стесняются в выражениях: "What a comic. What a sense of humor you have."
эх, Обама! а как сладко все начиналось для целой толпы мудаков (в основном - молодых, белых, и college educated).
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Shalimar the Clown
Rushdi in this book is an Orientalist, almost in the Edward Said sense. Romantic tribalist, anti-modernist - is he for real? or is he just pretending? we don't know and we'll never know for sure, but we can be confident that "Oriental tribal paradise lost" is the message of "Shalimar the Clown".
From this viewpoint Max Ophüls operatic and incongruous figure can be understood. While all other characters in Rushdie's fairy tale are presented through the magic realism lens and "make sense" magically and realistically, as fairy tale charachters should, Ophüls is presented as a caricature, and he's the only evil incarnate in the novel.
All other sins can be forgiven - and are forgiven - in the fairy tale world we are shown. All evildoers are forgiven, even iron mullah Maulana Bulbul Fakh - because of one single redeeming quality: sincerity. Ophüls is a "man without qualities" - and yes! Rushdie does quote the title of Musil's novel in "Shalimar the Clown" - and "man without qualities" can't be forgiven, since he's the real destructing force behind all others.
So this is why Rushdie used film producer's Max Ophüls name: to underscore "generic Western" origin of corruption, and Jewish - as quintessentially Western modernizing force/influence (see "The Jewish Century" by Yuri Slezkine).
Surely Rushdie hates any and every government: Indian, Pakistani, American - because the governments are run and owned and the strings are pulled by "men without qualities", which are insincere, untrue by definition.
This is why the part "Max" in the middle of the book reads worse than a James Bond novel, where everything is fake: heroism, suffering, sacrifice, even the evildoers are fake, as this Nazi woman seduced by Ophüls: she bites and claws him during sex which he heroically (ridiculously) endures.
“Ambassador Max Ophuls these days was supporting terror activities while calling himself an ambassador for counterterrorism, had been in charge of liaison with Talib the Afghan's branch of Muj.” [Rushdie’s Last Lost Homeland: Kashmir in Shalimar the Clown]
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From this viewpoint Max Ophüls operatic and incongruous figure can be understood. While all other characters in Rushdie's fairy tale are presented through the magic realism lens and "make sense" magically and realistically, as fairy tale charachters should, Ophüls is presented as a caricature, and he's the only evil incarnate in the novel.
All other sins can be forgiven - and are forgiven - in the fairy tale world we are shown. All evildoers are forgiven, even iron mullah Maulana Bulbul Fakh - because of one single redeeming quality: sincerity. Ophüls is a "man without qualities" - and yes! Rushdie does quote the title of Musil's novel in "Shalimar the Clown" - and "man without qualities" can't be forgiven, since he's the real destructing force behind all others.
So this is why Rushdie used film producer's Max Ophüls name: to underscore "generic Western" origin of corruption, and Jewish - as quintessentially Western modernizing force/influence (see "The Jewish Century" by Yuri Slezkine).
Surely Rushdie hates any and every government: Indian, Pakistani, American - because the governments are run and owned and the strings are pulled by "men without qualities", which are insincere, untrue by definition.
This is why the part "Max" in the middle of the book reads worse than a James Bond novel, where everything is fake: heroism, suffering, sacrifice, even the evildoers are fake, as this Nazi woman seduced by Ophüls: she bites and claws him during sex which he heroically (ridiculously) endures.
“Ambassador Max Ophuls these days was supporting terror activities while calling himself an ambassador for counterterrorism, had been in charge of liaison with Talib the Afghan's branch of Muj.” [Rushdie’s Last Lost Homeland: Kashmir in Shalimar the Clown]
docs
lj-1
lj-2
amazon
марсианская хроника
"А в панике с радиоспектаклем Орсона Уэллса, виноваты, естественно, марсиане." © marat_ahtjamov
дневник директора школы
Ленфильм, 1975, Фрумин. хорошо смотреть как документальный, художественного там мало, играют средне, кроме Савиной, разве что. Но у нее роль настолько очевидная и так ей подходит, что ей надо было бы напрячься чтобы сыграть плохо. Визбор сам себя играет как всегда в эпизоде, молодая Соловей и тому подобное. Сценарий Гребнева - из рук вон, хоть это и по его сценарию "Дикая собака динго", но там-то Фраерман в основе. "Доживем до понедельника" вышел в 68-м, тематика практически та же, Фрумин как раз на "документальность" упирает, очевидно. "Ключ без права передачи" вышел в 76-м... ну а "Крылья" Шепитько вообще вышли в 66-м, так что Фрумин мог бы и отдохнуть, мне кажется. "Пастораль" вышла в 1975-м, кстати. так что Фрумин мог бы отдохнуть дважды.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
где нужно власть употребить
"The Israeli leader repeated his surprise about the plan to Mrs. Clinton, a senior official said, and apologized again for the timing. But that did not appear to mollify Mrs. Clinton, who said she “could not understand how this happened, particularly in light of the United States’ strong commitment to Israel’s security,” Mr. Crowley said." - Clinton Rebukes Israel on Housing Announcement
"his surprise" my ass
"U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell promised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that the U.S. will bring a halt to Israeli building in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official told the newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi on Saturday." - Report: U.S. vows to halt Israeli building in East Jerusalem
see also who da fuck is joe biden
"his surprise" my ass
"U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell promised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that the U.S. will bring a halt to Israeli building in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official told the newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi on Saturday." - Report: U.S. vows to halt Israeli building in East Jerusalem
see also who da fuck is joe biden
американский Асадов
Snowbound Birth
I once knew a lad named Clayton
Who was born on the seat of a car,
Which is hard to believe or conceive,
But sometimes that's the way things are.
- Tom Zart
жж
I once knew a lad named Clayton
Who was born on the seat of a car,
Which is hard to believe or conceive,
But sometimes that's the way things are.
- Tom Zart
жж
Friday, March 12, 2010
слив продолжается
Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows - на самом деле это, конечно, битва железных канцлеров:
"Mr. Axelrod called her in for a long conversation about her interviews and photo shoots, warning her explicitly that she was flying into dangerous territory"
и
“If you look at the totality of her time here,” said Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, “she did a good job of projecting a White House that was open, family friendly and classy.”
"Mr. Axelrod called her in for a long conversation about her interviews and photo shoots, warning her explicitly that she was flying into dangerous territory"
и
“If you look at the totality of her time here,” said Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, “she did a good job of projecting a White House that was open, family friendly and classy.”
Thursday, March 11, 2010
who da fuck is joe biden
стоит отметить, что и Женя П., и Лёня З., и Витя Г. оказались не в курсе исторического визита уважаемого нашего пиздобола Joe в государство Израи́ль. собственно, Женя П. прямо спросил, кто это такой, joe biden, а про визит честно подтвердил, что ему эти визиты - до пизды дверцы.
так что мой опрос обсчественного мнения дал положительные результаты. комментарии в nyt пишут freaks с тремя головами (и всеми дурными): "Approving 1600 new housing units in disputed territories when the US VP is visiting is outrageous!" - Jake Wagner
самая смешная подробность прошла вообще незамеченной. лень искать, но источник в правительстве государства Израи́ль сказал, что мы ваще не въезжаем, почему главный не приехал, а прислали какого-то хрен поймешь кого. это очень оскорбительно, сказал источник.
так что мой опрос обсчественного мнения дал положительные результаты. комментарии в nyt пишут freaks с тремя головами (и всеми дурными): "Approving 1600 new housing units in disputed territories when the US VP is visiting is outrageous!" - Jake Wagner
самая смешная подробность прошла вообще незамеченной. лень искать, но источник в правительстве государства Израи́ль сказал, что мы ваще не въезжаем, почему главный не приехал, а прислали какого-то хрен поймешь кого. это очень оскорбительно, сказал источник.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
I think the title of my review says it all. I am not a huge fan of Woody's movies, but this one is really outrageous. Surely there can be «easy viewing» in movies like «easy listening» in music, but here we're knee deep in glamour, it's overflowing in this «Manhattan in Barselona» exercise.
And look at «Catalan identity» student and her friend. All politically correct sexual tricks allowed by the for (PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking) are employed. Nothing wrong with it, except for so shamelessly catering to the middlebrow mass market…
His «Match Point» is a very simplistic movie, but at least there's no attempt to deceive the viewer. The joke is a joke is a joke, and «Match Point» is even a sufficiently funny one. There's nothing funny about «Vicky Cristina Barcelona». It would have been plain boring if not for huge doze of glamour and hints at deep psychological/existential meaning.
And look at «Catalan identity» student and her friend. All politically correct sexual tricks allowed by the for (PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking) are employed. Nothing wrong with it, except for so shamelessly catering to the middlebrow mass market…
His «Match Point» is a very simplistic movie, but at least there's no attempt to deceive the viewer. The joke is a joke is a joke, and «Match Point» is even a sufficiently funny one. There's nothing funny about «Vicky Cristina Barcelona». It would have been plain boring if not for huge doze of glamour and hints at deep psychological/existential meaning.
free lunch
axiom: there's no free lunch.
corollary: if there is a free lunch, you're not hungry.
© yhs
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
100 тысяч голландцев
Более ста тысяч жителей Нидерландов высказались в поддержку предоставления пожилым гражданам права на эвтаназию, сообщает АР. Представители общественной организации "Uit Vrije Wil" ("По собственному желанию") собрали достаточное количество подписей, чтобы вынести этот вопрос на обсуждение парламента. - поддержали легализацию эвтаназии для стариков
ах голландия это страна
где гуляют и пьют без закуски
ах голландия это страна
где гуляют и пьют без закуски
Monday, March 8, 2010
lines
. Миллионы людей, мечтающих о бессмертии, не знают, что им делать в среду вечером.
. скорей бы кончилась эта сраная зима и началась эта сраная весна.
© не я
. скорей бы кончилась эта сраная зима и началась эта сраная весна.
© не я
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