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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Final Crisis #7
Pg. 1:
"The end is nigh": one more WATCHMEN callback.
The world we're seeing here is a little like Earth-D from LEGENDS OF THE DCU: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1 (there's a bit of it excerpted here; the black President Superman's yellow-on-red design recalls Sunshine Superman, who appeared in ANIMAL MAN #23 and #24 (although it's not him, since we'll see him later this issue with the normal Superman color scheme). And of course he knows what gravitons are; it's so nice to have someone competent in the White House. So there to anyone who thinks this is a pre-Obama series--!
"Vathlo": reclaiming the name of Krypton's Vathlo Island, as cited in SUPERMAN #239, the home of a "highly developed black race," oh dear. (It's also mentioned in the inexhaustible SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11.)
Pp. 2-3:
Nubia is a variation on a character created by Robert Kanigher and Don Heck, who first appeared in 1973's WONDER WOMAN #204.
The "Wonder Horn": I can't find any previous DC reference to this, but it has to be a reference to the German folk-poetry anthology Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Interestingly, the most common English-language use of it these days is in a series of children's books that begins with "Jason and the Wonder Horn," and later on this spread we have a reference to the Argo--the ship, as in Jason and the Argonauts. (Although, of course, Argo in the context of Superman can also refer to Argo City.)
"The great sad music" that Overman mentioned in SUPERMAN BEYOND #1.
Pg. 4:
The alternate Supermen mentioned but not seen in SUPERMAN BEYOND #2, pg. 5--visual nods to various Superman-analogues (stick a mask on Sentry and you get Guardsman, etc.).
Pg. 5:
Lois starts narrating. This Watchtower appears to be a bolted-together version of the JLA satellite (so we can assume Ollie and Dinah got rescued from it later), the Hall of Justice (?), Titans Tower and Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Earth-44: we haven't seen this one before, but a human Red Tornado building a robot JLA is a nice idea.
"Irreplaceable mementoes were lost forever": even in the face of Armageddon, we do like our collectibles.
Pp. 6-7:
Hey, it's the giant penny. Also: Batman's cowl, Dr. Fate's helmet, Hawkman's mask (foreshadowing!), Wonder Woman's tusky-mask, and... over at the right, is that the weird curvy blade that also showed up in Rip Hunter's lab in 52 #6?
Putting the elements of the story in a very Baby Kal-El-like rocket and firing it out into the... bulrushes. Apparently that's a compact model of the Bat-Signal.
Pg. 8:
And the story Lois wrote begins (from where we left off last time).
Pg. 10:
"The roar of a gunshot yet to be": here's that "starter's pistol" from DCU 0 again. It's the sound of the shot that Darkseid is about to fire, going back in time.
Pg. 11:
Of course Superman can see fast enough to identify Barry. Note the radion bullet flying the other way, and Darkseid's smoking gun in the next panel.
Pg. 12:
"Also: Aquaman."
"In us... in all of us..." See Orion's last words, to Turpin, in #1: "He is in you all! Fight!"
Pg. 13:
Cassie here, the current Wonder Girl, was created by John Byrne, and first appeared in 1996's WONDER WOMAN #105.
Red Devil, formerly Kid Devil, was created by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Alan Kupperberg. He first appeared (in that guise) in 1985's BLUE DEVIL #14.
Can anyone translate the first Spanish sentence? The second one seems to be "To live in a world with a man like that." (We know from #5 that he idolizes Superman.) Might "arrancar" mean something like "reboot"? A way to sneak that freighted idea in without being quite so explicit about it?
I suspect the pipe-smoker in the bottom panel is "Doc" Magnus.
Pg. 14:
Ah, I see the OMACs from RESIST finally showed up. For one panel.
"The engines canna take the strain!"
Pg. 15:
Ray has made the Metron-symbol to protect the whole planet, not that it seems to have been terribly well protected.
Pg. 16:
Lois is still narrating, but her story intersects with the one Supergirl is telling the kids. The last story, like the first ones: made to amuse children.
The panels-seen-from-an-angle trick again--note Sonic Lightning Flash racing from one panel to another (and the motion going right-to-left, as in the climactic sequence of 52 #52).
Bye, Mr. Terrific. Bye, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Now we know what that panel last issue was setting up.
Pg. 17:
Now Renee is telling the story (to the parallel Supermen) of how she and the other people around the Checkmate Tower ended up in the "graveyard universe," #51 --post-Great Disaster, hence the sunken Statue of Liberty. Evidently that's the world this Sonny Sumo fell sideways from.
Last we saw Overgirl, she was defying the dissection instruments in Checkmate HQ. I guess Overman's brought her outside to recapitulate the cover of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7, Nazi-style.
Pg. 18:
So Darkseid was the one who fired the bullet that killed Orion backwards in time after all.
As we saw last issue, Luthor and Sivana are able to control anyone wearing a Justifier helmet.
Pg. 19:
"Time for bed," as we'll see on the next page = "you're about to be miniaturized and frozen." Good to see Streaky made it through too.
Pg. 20:
Metacommentary! Plus, as Uzumeri's invaluable-as-always notes point out, the ultimate women-in-refrigerators moment! Our first narrator is now in the fridge...
Pg. 21:
Wonder Woman gets her "big moment," such as it is. In the words of DESTROY!!: "Well, at least no one was hurt." I don't think the top tier of panels--of her crushing the mask--happens as part of the middle-tier flashback-to-the-big-fight sequence; I think it's happening in the same timeline as the top and bottom tiers of the previous two pages, i.e. after all the kids are snugly in their "beds."
Pg. 22:
"Darkseid always hated music": can this possibly be a callback to NEW GODS #7, with the "you know, Izaya, I've never heard you sing" routine?
Pg. 23:
"Element X": as seen in MISTER MIRACLE #9, this was the element discovered by Himon that powers the Mother Box. "Fire of the gods": recapitulating the gift Metron gave humanity in the first issue. Can I just say how much I love the Morrison Superman's habit of detachedly narrating everything he does?
Pg. 24:
Mandrakk, from SUPERMAN BEYOND--not just man/Dracula, but a variation on the name of Mandrake the Magician, the first super-powered hero in American comics (!)--shows up with his vampire Ultraman in tow. The "servants of God" they've feasted on are the Spectre and the Radiant, from REVELATIONS.
Pg. 25:
I suspect that top panel is enormously significant--the galaxy-like spiral next to a huge hand? That's Krona's vision of the beginning of the DCU, not to mention the same image the lost-in-space crew saw at the moment of confusion/re-creation that launched their story in 52. (The shape is also close to the vision of Limbo from the outside that we saw in SUPERMAN BEYOND last week.) It's Superman-as-God saying "let there be light," and making a wish.
The wormy things are Mandrakk's gear, I guess.
That "look up in the sky" line never stops working, does it?
Pp. 26-27:
I count at least 58 Superman here, but hell, there were more than 52 Monitors in the middle of COUNTDOWN, weren't there? Sunshine Superman's in the middle of the left-hand page (and would that be Omega the Unknown above him?). Between Billy and Barack, that sure looks like Apollo: alternate-reality Ray, my ass. In the upper right-hand corner is Red Son. The rest are left as an exercise for the reader.
And now Nix Uotan starts narrating a flashback!
Pg. 28:
I also love that everything is canon to Morrison. The animals here are Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew, who were transformed into real animals at the end of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK! #3. (Also: the pig is Peter Porkchops, created by Otto Feuer, who first appeared in 1947's LEADING COMICS #23.) The Pax Dei are Zauriel's crew from Morrison's mid-'90s JLA. Light dispels darkness! The son slays the father! Grant Morrison reigns supreme! etc.
Pg. 29:
Every cavalry arrives at once, and the DC Universe is not short of cavalries. This is, for all practical purposes, a spell to get rid of vampiric thought processes in comics, I imagine. Even big money (in the person of Super-Bat) is impressed!
"Taaru" was the word from the original FOREVER PEOPLE series that they used to change places with Infinity Man--the role that Nix/the Judge of All Evil is now filling.
Pg. 30:
Lois, who's now warmed up, is narrating. This has to be the "one scene" included at DC's request, right? The "hey, everybody, we totally made it through and everything's fine now" scene?
The three little inset panels are the heroes that were lost: Batman's cowl, obviously; the pyramid representing the Martian Manhunter (it was his headquarters); two feathers for Hawkman and Hawkgirl, who evidently died destroying Lord Eye back on pg. 16, as they'd expected would happen last issue.
Pg. 31:
So Zillo Valla and Rox Ogama were responsible for Earths 43 and 31? It appears that 43 was the world of vampires from COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: RED RAIN, etc. (which would fit for Ogama, I suppose), and 31 is more or less THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS world. Hm.
Chaining up the earth and dragging it: yeah, that'll help. (I can't help but think of MARVEL TEAM-UP #28, where Hercules drags Manhattan back into place--the wrong way--with a big metal chain.)
Looks like Barry and Wally both made it back fine.
Pg. 32:
The first flower growing in the dead world is a much more graceful version of a plot point from COUNTDOWN #13, I believe.
Is that a now-chairless Metron hovering in the first panel? Seen from behind in the second: Mr. Miracle, Highfather, Lightray, Barda, plus a hint of some Forever People.
Earth-51 has apparently been recast as Earth-Kirby Stuff. The map is the one from KAMANDI #1.
And Kamandi, the Last Boy, shows up again near the end of the story, rather than at its very end, which was the original plan! Was his "vision" where he saw Anthro back in #1?
Pp. 33-34:
The tragic romantic ending, as the Monitors are re-absorbed into the Overvoid/lose their individuality. (The bubbly shapes recall the beginning of Monitor existence in SUPERMAN BEYOND #1.) Wishing for a happy ending is a very Superman-like thing to do, but didn't we just establish last week that these stories are always To Be Continued?
Pg. 35:
A recapitulation of the last page of #1; the Monitors, or at least Nix, are now on the same plane as the DCU. Wouldn't his happy ending be being together with Weeja Dell somehow? Or is that the to-be-continued part he now gets to move toward?
Pg. 36:
Note that the rocket has landed near Anthro, and he's paying it no mind. His job has been to spread the signs Metron gave him everywhere, and he's done it. "The shining one and the burning bush": another Moses allusion.
Pg. 37:
And it looks like the same thing happened to Batman--being thrown into the past--that happened to the original Sonny Sumo.
I'll be back later for REVELATIONS #5 notes, and later still for the last three LEGION OF THREE WORLDS. But first! Three announcements!
1) We've got some winners for the contest we announced back in the very first post. Don Sticksel correctly guessed that the final issue of FINAL CRISIS would come out Jan. 28 (and David Uzumeri said January '09, which isn't as precise but God only knows I've cribbed enough from him); Johnny Zito guessed that there would be six additional tie-ins announced, and Simon Hacking guessed that there would be none (there were four, counting LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, or three not counting it, so they both win). And Matt gets a prize too, since he announced that the final issue would be out Mar. 4--the latest guess that anyone offered--and the final issue of LEGION OF THREE WORLDS is currently scheduled for Mar. 25. (The same day as the fourth issue, so I think we can expect to see it considerably later.) Congratulations, gentlemen--email me at finalcrisis at-sign douglaswolk dot com, and we'll work out what your prizes will be.
2) If you look at the Amazon links to the right, as of this writing, SEVEN SOLDIERS vol. 1 can be had for four bucks, and if you haven't read it yet, that's an excellent deal.
3) I'll probably get to the next couple of tie-ins before this happens, but I'll be at New York Comic-Con Feb. 6-8, moderating three panels and doing a signing:
*"Her Face Was an Open Book: The Art of Character Design" with Carla Speed McNeil, Christine Norrie and Thom Zahler, Friday at 6 PM
*"Coming of Age in Comics" with Jeff Parker, Raina Telgemeier, Jason Little and Mariko Tamaki on Sunday at 11 AM
*"Scott Pilgrim vs. the Panel!" with Bryan Lee O'Malley, Sunday at 1:30 PM
I'll also be signing copies of Reading Comics at Table 6 in the autographing area on Saturday, noon-1 PM. Come say hi and tell me you read this blog, and I'll have a special present for you.
37 comments:
- Roberto said...
Iman says: "He is going to start/boot the time, that's what they told me. To live in the world with a man like him."
- January 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Arturo Ulises said...
"Chaining up the earth and dragging it: yeah, that'll help. (I can't help but think of MARVEL TEAM-UP #28, where Hercules drags Manhattan back into place--the wrong way--with a big metal chain.)"
IIRC, on the JLA vs angels Morrison story, Superman was originally supposed to move the moon with two huge chains. Unfortunately, Morrison was caught in the middle of the ridiculous electro-Supes idiocy, so he had to move it using magnetic force or something. Guess Morrison never got over that. :-)
- January 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
"Arrancar" also means "to tear" or "to pull out." Even though what Morrison most likely meant with the word is "to start," I think it could work both ways.
- January 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
The panels with the Japanese super team flowing from right to left is also a nice nod to how Japanese comics (and Japanese writting in general of course) are all drawn right to left. Just a nice little touch.
- January 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- David Uzumeri said...
Great job as always, man - the galaxy/hand thing *is* a fantastic catch. I just wanted to point out that I really don't think Mr. Terrific bites it - he's surrounded in a *blue* light, so I think he gets sucked into the Boom Tube, for better or for worse. Hawkman's replaceable, but honestly Mr. Terrific is one of the most interesting black characters in comics and losing him would be retarded, Sasha or no Sasha.
- January 28, 2009 at 7:09 PM
- astroport72 said...
Spanish is my first language. Iman meant that Superman was to start, jumpstart or boot time, as Roberto pointed out.
Great ending(s) by the way.
- January 28, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Nikki said...
chaining up the world and dragging it is what happened at the end of the last series of Doctor Who which Morisson wrote for
- January 28, 2009 at 7:44 PM
I believe that's Majestic in the upper right-ish of the big super spread, meaning that we can have multiple Superman stand ins on each earth, thereby accounting for more than 52 all together, no?
- January 28, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- Adam said...
Thank god for these annotations. I hate Grant Morrison's over-reaching writing style. I've waited for each annotation of each issue.
- January 28, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Caleb said...
In the scientist panel, the guy in the wheel chair talking to Magnus appears to be the Doom Patrol's Niles Caulder.
And I THINK the Superman at the tip of Captain Marvel's right cape tip in the Supermen of Many Earths spread is the Superman from the Elseworlds Superman: The Dark Side, but I'm not positive, as I never read it and found out if he ever put on a blue suit and cape at the end of it.
- January 28, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I just read FC#7 and it ends as it began, as utter rubbish. This was a classical, historical, mishmash of loose ideas and vague concepts strung together with last-minute unbounded solutions and ridiculous attempts at characterization.
Grant Morrison is so obsessed with coming off as clever and so busy juggling silly ideas and referencing golden-age nonsense and making tongue-in-cheek nods to things that only 50 year old comic book readers will get, that he forgets that he's supposed to be a writer of stories. He's got no self-control; he just randomly vomits ideas without the slightest bit of restraint.
Grant Morrison isn't a storyteller; he's a reinterpreter of stale ideas and grating concepts. That's why The Invisibles was a high-concept mess and that's why most of his other "sagas" invariably also end up as manure.
- January 29, 2009 at 12:42 AM
As I said somewhere else -- I'm making an educated guess here: Morrison has either recently read Ende's The NeverEnding Story, or rented the movie a few times.
- January 29, 2009 at 3:41 AM
On page 23, doesn't Element X resemble the Worlogog from Rock Of Ages?
- January 29, 2009 at 6:24 AM
- Scott Cederlund said...
I loved Wonder Woman's line about meeting Frankenstein for the first time. There's a wonderful symmetry there about two artificially created beings meeting up.
- January 29, 2009 at 7:32 AM
- awesomedudester said...
I kinda like the idea of the miracle machine being the ultimate deux ex machina, and morrison being so straightforward about it. And yes the happy ending its a very superman thing.
- January 29, 2009 at 9:19 AM
I can see some of the rage over Morrison's use of obscure comics/events/characters/etc... but to me, that's part of the fun of reading comics - discovery.
When I first picked up comics, I had no idea who any DC character was that wasn't a Super Friend. But I wanted to learn more about that little blue guy, or the green bald guy, or that red guy that ran fast. I gobbled the DCU mythology up, just like kids gobble up the names of dinosaurs, pokemon and the like today.
And when discovery wasn't an option? The next experience was imagination... which is one of the big points of this series. Not having every little thing spelled out for me in FC made using the ole' noggin to fill in the blanks fun.
- January 29, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Thank you very much for your Final Crisis annotations.
PS. Native Spanish speaker here:
"He is going to jumpstart time, that's what they've told me.
To live in a world with a man like [him/that]."
- January 29, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Great job Doug. Your blog and FunnyBabylon make my week sometimes. Are you going to SDCC09?
- January 29, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Garrie Burr said...
The image of Superman pulling the earth made me think of World's Finest 208 -- the great Neal Adams' cover with a Len Wein story teaming Supes and Dr. Fate...
Did anyone catch Morrison's interview in Newsarama yesterday (?), with the recommended reading order of the series and spin-offs? He only included the stuff he wrote himself (though he mentioned the other things were worth reading...)
And the order is:
I need to re-read this all over again -- it would be interesting to sit down with 52 again, first, at this point. Perhaps even go back to JLA Classified and Seven Soldiers.
Wanted to thank Douglas and those fine folks at the Babylon of Funnybooks, too. I've still got a lot to learn, but know more than before thanks to them...
- January 29, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Floating World said...
So much cool stuff to process! The Flashes chasing a bullet that was shot backwards through time... they race forward through time as it travels backwards back into the gun. What is this William Blake? On a second reading, the one emotion that kept returning was 'beautiful'.
This has probably been mentioned, but the bleed is also a printing reference. Anything past the bleed line is all the area outside of the printed page.
So Obama was in a marvel comic, almost like product placement. This is the spirit of hope and change in comic form. When Nix wakes up on Earth again it reminds me of the post-apocalypse issues at the end of Promethea.
And if Anthro was the prototypical first hero, I can't think of a better successor to be there with the rocketship.
Almost surprised we didn't run into Greg Feely or Spartacus Hughes. or didnt we?
- January 29, 2009 at 2:19 PM
It's Superman-as-God saying "let there be light," and making a wish.
Another way to frame it is that Superman prays.
"A super-communications device--like a cellphone to the gods, I heard."
"Superman. Your signal has been received and understood. This is between Monitors now."
- January 29, 2009 at 5:23 PM
re: The Flashes v. Darkseid
Seems redundant and unnecessary (Why does the Black Racer need directions to a dying god?). Actually, it's the god-level symbolism that mades Batman's coup possible. Note the parallels:
Batman <-> Flash
repurposed bullet <-> redirected Omega beams ("This was suicide, Darkseid.")
radion poisoning <-> Black Racer
"Beyond the superluminal barrier, matter converts to pure information." The Flashes provided the idea of Darkseid's defeat; Batman, the reality.
- January 29, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for this. It's going to help a lot. I just re-read FC 1-4 and I'm going to finish it with a new perspective.
- January 29, 2009 at 6:15 PM
I still don't know whether Hawkman/Hawkgirl bites it. There is so much confusion around, I'm just gonna go with "they got better" and leave it at that. Blissful ignorance is always best ^_^
- January 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM
I'm in love with the fact that the first Monitor to fall corrupted by the Darkness of Mandrakk, Ogama ... was basically the DCU equivalent of Frank Miller.
Apparently Morrison blames him for quite a bit of the modern grim & gritty crap.
And how does he depict Miller? As a slavering minion, clinging to the bottom of New Earth (DC Continuity) and trying to scratch and ruin it. Spreading the propaganda of a false god.
Also, for Zillo being the Monitor of Red Rain Earth ... I called it a while ago, and I'm glad that was the case.
I didn't get the "women in freezers" bit at first, didn't even think about it. Amazing.
Is it possible that the hand seen at the dawn of time by the Oans, Krona, and in the subsequent Crises, was actually the hand of our main man, Superman?
- January 29, 2009 at 10:52 PM
- Jarrett Duncan said...
Someone else caught this, but the last page of #7 leads back to the sliver cover of #1.
- January 30, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- awesomedudester said...
A lot of people seems to be mad about having to re-read or searching in the web after any FC issue. But in a day and age in which information its so at hand like now, is it that so bad??? I do it anyway with any tv show, movie or book I read, and I know for sure I'm not alone in this (just as an example, LOST probably wouldn't be so much fun without people trying to decipher every little clue the producers toss to the viewers)so I really don't get all the bad mojo. I have never found any Crisis event new-reader-friendly anyway, just for the shear amount of characters that are involved or its relationships with previous Crisis. Any regular joe thinking a Crisis its the perfect moment to get to really understand the DCU will probably end up with his head blown up anyway, so what's the fuzz???
Anyway, its nice to find a site fanrant-free for once in a while. Nice job, cheers!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- hilker said...
I think the Omega Gambit wormhole collapse may have teleported and time-displaced Mr. Terrific a few weeks back to Antarctica. He comments on the cold as it happens, and it would explain how he seemed to be in two places at once during the series.
- January 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM
One thing you don't mention - the Green Lanterns use a Kryptonite stake on the vampire Superman.
- January 30, 2009 at 1:08 PM
- neftones said...
"One thing you don't mention - the Green Lanterns use a Kryptonite stake on the vampire Superman."
No they don't, they stake Mandrakk (and it's not Kryptonite, it's just green energy from their rings); the Supermen burn Ultraman with heat vision.
- January 30, 2009 at 3:22 PM
'Kay, I have a question:
Issue 2, page of "See how selflessly..." there's a stargate of sorts in the Command D bunker that looks remarkably similar to Checkmate's tunnel. Significant?
- January 30, 2009 at 5:04 PM
"So sad, so hopeful, so brave" could certainly describe the John Williams theme for "Superman", which isn't a a bad choice for theme for the DCU.
One thing that's missing is how we get from the end of the battle in Bludhaven - Wonder Woman breaking her mask, Darkseid dying, etc. - to the Watchtower in a collapsed universe. You can certainly fill imagine a narrative to fill in those blanks, but it'd be nice to actually see those details, as well as how it connects to Checkmate/Earth 51 - did those people end up on the Watchtower too? (Probably not...)
- January 31, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- David Alexander McDonald said...
I actually read the "final crisis of the Monitors" business as Morrison calling for less editorial fiat and interference, in that too much editorial control and direction ends up distorting and destroying otherwise good stories -- just as we've seen Monitors screwing up their worlds by attempting to exert control, rather than simply monitoring and recording.
I caught the "when I get back of the fridge" bit -- made me smile.
I think the one thing DC made him put in was the last page. Some people probably won;t get what happene to Batman even so...and everyone else knows it;s a matter of time before Bruce Wayne is back and bat-suited.
- February 1, 2009 at 2:54 AM
No, I believe Batman in the "endless death trap" and starting in the past was part of Morrison's plan all along. He's even going to be getting back into the "Fate of Bruce Wayne" and whether or not Doctor Hurt is the "Devil pretending to be Thomas Wayne", or "Thomas Wayne pretending to be the Devil".
I think it was the Hawks biting it that was added in at the behest of editorial.
- February 3, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Morrison himself confirmed that the Batman cliffhanger was the part editorial asked him to put in.
He said his ending was the same, but more vague, and they wanted it more obvious.
I'm actually going to give this one to DC Editorial. I think the ending was huge.
- February 4, 2009 at 8:13 PM
In the Superman from all worlds scene, one on the far left with the red suit and white cape made me think of the oldschool Superman arcade game. Long live Superman P2!
- February 7, 2009 at 2:22 PM
David Alexander McDonald:
RIGHT ON! Though I read this as the Monitors standing in not just for editorial fiat, but as "authors imposing their will on the creation." The "hero" Monitor is the one who became a character in the story and is working in harmony with the creation as opposed to exerting his will by force. (In Morrisonese, he put on his fictionsuit.)
Also, re: Nix Uotan -- has anybody dwelled on the rather obvious Christ parallels? ("Son" of creator god projected into the Creation in mortal form and opening a new way?)
Re: Mandrakk -- I've mentioned it before, but I can't help thinking this is an oblique/backwards reference to Alan Moore's "Pictopia" story where the Mandrake figure watches in dismay as the grim-'n'-gritty 90s heroes turn the comic strip "neighborhood" into a ravaged ghetto.
- February 8, 2009 at 11:52 PM


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At first, it seemed as though Doris Kearns Goodwin might have bitten off more than she could chew in taking on the divergent lives and stories in one volume. But I came to realize that these characters, and this piece of history, do indeed belong together. These two amazing Presidents (and hooray, Doris, for reminding us of the admirable Taft!), began the struggle against the powerful business interests that has continued (with varying degrees of success) until this day.
Even less remembered or acknowledged was the work of tireless journalists who - at least at first - truly had the welfare of the country foremost in mind. We are so accustomed to viewing the Press as a cynical, self-serving bunch; thank you Ms. Goodwin for reinstating Ida Tarbell, McClure, Baker, Phillips and others to their important place in history. The Golden Age of Journalism was indeed a worthy and necessary inclusion in this effort.
This author/historian has a real gift for making historical figures come back to life. As this book progresses, the reader cares more and more for them as people. As in "A Team of Rivals" about Lincoln and his advisors, there's real feeling in the portrayals of Theodore Roosevelt and Taft and in the people who most influenced them, especially their wives.
It seems to me that Goodwin presents these people and this important time in American history with a good deal of objectivity and prospective. Often the faults of these men and women are as grand as their strengths, and what begins as idealism and vitality sinks into egotism and self-aggrandizement. As Ray Baker is quoted in the epilog, in their belief that injustice would swiftly be corrected if it was known, these early crusaders never realized fully "just how hard-boiled the world really was."
We may be appalled at how little things seem to have changed and at how often we repeat the mistakes of the past, but, reading "The Bully Pulpit" ultimately assures us that the effort has been worth it, some progress (however slowly) has been made, and we soldier on.
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- Cynthia
- 11/01/2014
Makes You Forget You Live in the 21st Century Good
Until I listened to Doris Kearns Goodwin's "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" (2013) it didn't occur to me that anyone - other than George Washington - had been 'drafted' into the presidency. I'd assumed that people who become president have a burning desire for the office, and plan and maneuver over many years to get there.
Theodore Roosevelt, the brilliant, adventurous and beloved scion of a wealthy New York family, positioned himself his whole life to be president. Throughout his life, he was also a prolific and influential conservation and naturalist author. Roosevelt was such a maverick that the Republican Party tried to derail "that cowboy" by making him William McKinley's Vice Presidential running mate for the 1900 election. McKinley was assassinated in 1901, and secretly gleeful, Roosevelt became president.
William Taft, Roosevelt's long time friend and politically progressive ally, had one life long ambition: the Supreme Court. Taft's judicial decisions in the lower courts and later, the Supreme Court, were well reasoned and supported and are still used today. On the way to becoming Chief Justice in 1921, he was inveigled into the presidency by Roosevelt, and elected in 1908.
Four years later, Roosevelt wanted the presidency back. His long friendship with Taft had fractured, and Roosevelt's ego split the Republican Party in two. In the 1912 election, Taft, Roosevelt and Democrat Woodrow Wilson ran. With Republican votes split, Wilson won.
Roosevelt's close relationship with journalists, including Ray Stannard Baker, who wrote "What the United States Steel Corporation Is" (1901) for McClure's Magazine (1893-1929). That lengthy piece, along with Ida Tarbell's groundbreaking "The Standard Oil Company" (1902), described trusts that ruthlessly snuffed out competition and endangered the country's resources. Roosevelt instituted such strong trust-busting reforms, he'd more aptly be a Democrat today. Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" (1906) lead to the "Pure Food and Drug Act" (1906) and what eventually became the FDA. Taft, while much more reserved with the press than Roosevelt, relied on journalists to investigate and publicize one of his main goals as president: tariff reform. Taft didn't get everything he wanted, but he got a lot.
Taft was a genuinely nice man who hard to make people comfortable, build consensus, and as appointed Governor General of the Philippines, showed an unparalleled empathy and understanding of that culture that enabled him to ensure that country's transition to peace. Roosevelt, however - well, he was dominating, extremely aggressive, pro-war, and hurt people that got in his way. The "Speak softly" part of his motto was aspirational. "The Bully Pulpit" disillusioned me about Roosevelt, whose lionization is even stronger than it was a century ago.
I listened to Goodwin's "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" (2005) and had trouble with that as an Audible. There were so many people that it was hard to remember who was who, and there's no Audio index. I had a much easier time with the Audible of "The Bully Pulpit". Goodwin 'reintroduced' people that had been mentioned much earlier in her book, and that was enough to remember who they were. I got a little mired in the chapter on Taft and tariffs, and had to listen to it twice to understand the problem and what Taft wanted, but I didn't mind.
"The Bully Pulpit" is fascinating and accidentally-drive-by-your-freeway exit absorbing. I got so into the book and the vivid descriptions of the people and places, I actually misdated a check "1914" instead of "2014". And Edward Herrmann as a narrator - let's just say that I heard a bushy mustache, waistcoat with a watch fob, and a Panama Straw Boater.
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- Craig
- 13/11/2013
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
An absolute pleasure. DK Goodwin writes history like a novel. Each chapter tells a beautiful story of two greats of American history. Worth the price- get this book!
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- BVerité
- 27/12/2013
A true Masterpiece!
Meant for Audio!!! I'm not sure if I would have attempted this book in print, but I was addicted to the audiobook!
I don't have the words to describe the experience of listening to this audiobook. It is a true masterpiece of Historic Nonfiction.
Yes, it's compelling, amazingly well-researched, well-written, interesting and very important. The book has won many awards, no surprise there! It is a remarkable work.
Don't let that scare you away!
This great forgotten piece of history is accessible and tremendously interesting.
Initially, I had no particular interest in the topic. I have read/listened River of Doubt by Candice Millard. It is the brilliantly written story of Teddy Roosevelt's unbelievably dangerous and semi-suicidal trip through unknown lands of the Amazon. The trip actually takes place after the events in this book. I was more than impressed with Roosevelt after that story. That was my only real frame of reference, besides the story that goes around about Taft becoming so corpulent that he became stuck in a bathtub.
A whole world was opened for me through The Bully Pulpit. These men and their wives and friends became three dimensional. I felt the entire range of human emotion listening to this book. Why doesn't history get taught like this in school??
This topic turned out to be far more essential and important than I could have realized. I think it is a book everyone should read (listen to actually) because it tells of a pivotal time in American History. These were the last decades of America as a fledgling country. As this book ends, and through the actions of the very characters if this book, America begins a new chapter as an emerging superpower.
This is also the story of a friendship that guides the country. Ultimately that friendship will turn into something ugly and sad. It will change the career and lives of Taft and Roosevelt forever.
I was actually a little bit lost when I finished this mammoth audiobook. I had a hard time finding anything to hold my interest, much less anything up to the standard of this writing. I hope to see much more from this author in the future!!!
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- 22/12/2013
Fascinating look at history.
In nearly everything I've read, Roosevelt always exists somewhere between closer to fiction than reality. He's just so BIG and wildly entertaining. (And funny.) It's got to be difficult to write about him without being a bit taken in with his eccentricities. This book is more of an exception. You get a much better view of who he was, what motivated him and some things he did that are actually aggravating. His behavior doesn't always match the myth.
Then, there's Taft - the exact opposite. What a talented, bright, thoughtful man -- and so completely overlooked when people write sensational accounts of our country's history and its colorful presidents.
Both Goodwin, as author, and Herrmann as narrator deserve a lot of credit for making 30+ hours of history so engaging. It is remarkable. It's also interesting how applicable this book is to the time in which we now live. It's impossible to listen to this book and not think about contrasts and comparisons to today's political scene. Just that alone is fascinating -- and a wonderful reminder that we've seen it all before in some way or another.
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- Wolfpacker
- 22/06/2015
Roosevelt, Taft, and the Muckrakers
As in Team of Rivals, Kearns shows her talent here for coming up with a unique angle to examine a familiar topic. The relationship between the two likeable, but different men, Roosevelt and Taft takes a couple of twists and turns. The perspective of the "Muckraker" journalists into the politics surrounding these two larger-than-life Presidents worked well. The only downside to this book is that there are a couple of times where the action dies as the writing gets a bit long-winded.
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- Debra B
- 28/07/2014
They were friends, they were enemies
This book is what history is to me. When I pick up a biography/history book, I like it to be like this one: heavy on the characters, but also a scholarly look at the issues of the day. I appreciate how Doris Kearns Goodwin can sift through all the material, and bring it together in one giant, forceful story.The friendship that dissolved between Roosevelt and Taft is fascinating, and is at the center of the book.I could listen to stories about those two all day. There is also a lot about McClure's magazine and the new journalism, and the pivotal battles with Rockefeller and the Trusts. Through it all, there are friendships, alliances, and falling outs.
The book is long, but in this case, it's a plus. Edward Herrmann is a good choice for narrator - he has the gravitas, and the kind of voice that you can listen to for a very long time. I thought I knew something of this part of history, but there was a lot I didn't know, or hadn't seen presented in quite this way. Really enjoyable, and definitely worth my time.
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- Patrick Mabry, Jr.
- 04/12/2013
Listener Becomes a Fly on the Wall of History
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin makes the reader/listener a fly on the wall at a volatile and pivotal period in American history. She uses newspaper articles, diaries, journals, letters, and memoirs to put her reader/listeners in venues where the progressive movement had its beginning and brightest moments. The book contrasts and compares two deeply interesting men: Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft. It also details the lives of the most prominent muckraker journalists including S. S. McClur, Ida Tarbell, Ray Baker in a way that makes you think that you are watching them actually work. She creates an extremely personal look at all the major political players in the period between the Gilded Age and the beginning of World War I.
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- Yennta
- 10/12/2013
She's Done it Again!
Team of Rivals was SO GOOD. This one is great as well. My favorite thing about it is there is no good guy/bad guy dichotomy. Each man did great things. Each man did what seem to me unfathomably bad things. The muckrakers had their great moment of influence and were fascinating people. I regret that I wasn't able to learn more about Ida Tarbell (But I'm impelled to find out more). And finally, today's political skirmishes are almost identical. The more I read of history, the more I'm convinced of the non-perfectability of governments and individuals. I can't even imagine how Doris Kearns Goodwin is able to create two such brilliantly researched and nuanced books.
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- Susan
- 24/12/2013
Surprisingly engaging
Wow! I'm not a history aficionado but I still found this book to be quite entertaining. The Taft/Roosevelt friendship and estrangement was something I knew about vaguely, but certainly not in context with other world events and not in the detail provided here. I enjoy books and writing in general, so the inclusion of Sam McClure's part in the events of that time was a real treat. The performance was well done and never got in the way of the story. It's a long book and there were a few points where it dragged a little, but overall I really enjoyed it and was sad that it came to an end. I hope Doris Kearns Goodwin goes on to write about the Wilson presidency and then just keeps writing through the rest of the presidents.
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The president of the Citizens Budget Commission thinks Michael Bloomberg is trying to plug the city's billion-dollar budget gap in little ways, while ignoring the real issues: pension costs for union members.
"This is how you do a spending cut without dealing with the big issues. You do it in little ways," said Carol Kellermann, president of the C.B.C., a nonprofit group of business leaders that looks at the city and state's finances.
Kellermann said the cuts to the police force and schools "are heavy ones to do," but there aren't many spending reductions of those magnitude.
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-Increase Civil Service Exam Fees. The administration said the fees for the exams have not been raised since 1996.
-Eliminating of Fee Exemption for Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations. The Fire Department will ask the City Council to eliminate an exemption for non-profits and charities for fire inspections.
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-Eliminate Oral Health Program. Eliminate services at 44 locations, and lay-off 57 full-time employees, and 35 part-time employees.
Elimination of Bottled Water at 55 Water Street. The Department of Transportation, which is located there, will be "implementing systems attached to the City water supply." Which means, basically, drinking tap water.
-Transportation Reductions. Eliminate plans to install GPS system in yellow school buses.
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With the legal war over same-sex marriage continuing to unfold in courts around the country, a San Francisco federal appeals court is about to tackle another simmering gay rights issue — whether gays and lesbians can be excluded from juries simply because of their sexual orientation.
Abbott Laboratories and rival pharmaceutical giant SmithKline Beecham triggered the conflict two years ago, when Abbott's attorneys bumped a prospective gay juror from a blockbuster San Francisco antitrust trial between the two companies. SmithKline's legal team cried foul, suggesting Abbott wanted to remove a gay juror from a trial focused on allegations the company dramatically jacked up the price of a crucial HIV treatment drug, a corporate move that sparked a furor in the gay community.
While Abbott denies any such motives, the maneuver sparked a major showdown over the unresolved question of whether a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court decision barring the exclusion of jurors based on race applies to gays and lesbians. And the case has underscored what gay advocates have known for years — that same-sex marriage is only part of the legal drama in courts around the country over the extent of legal protections based on sexual orientation.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will hear arguments in the Abbott v. SmithKline case, which legal experts say could reach the Supreme Court.
"It is symbolic," Vikram Amar, a UC Davis law professor, said of the gay juror issue. "But it's a very important symbol."
On the surface, the case is about two companies trying to get a retrial as a result of the jury's mixed verdict in their antitrust battle, which centered on licensing agreements and pricing for an Abbott drug called Norvir. But the issue of how the legal system should treat prospective jurors who are openly gay is the main event.
In fact, the three-judge 9th Circuit panel hearing the appeal recently asked the companies to address how the Supreme Court's ruling in June striking down the federal ban on same-sex marriage benefits — and the legal standard used in the case — applies to the gay juror arguments.
Lawyers for Abbott and SmithKline did not respond to requests for comment.
But in court papers, they took very different positions on whether sexual orientation should affect the common pretrial practice of removing, or challenging, jurors. In what is known as the Batson decision, the Supreme Court in 1986 outlawed such maneuvers based on race in criminal trials and later extended those protections in civil cases.
In the San Francisco trial, Abbott removed a potential juror during jury selection after he discussed the employment history of his male partner. Abbott denies removing the juror because he was gay, but nevertheless maintains the Supreme Court decision does not apply.
"Existing precedent would foreclose extending Batson to sexual orientation," Abbott's lawyers wrote in their briefs, adding that the 9th Circuit does not even need to address the issue in the case.
SmithKline, however, argues that the time has come for the courts to include sexual orientation in jury selection protections. Twelve civil rights groups have joined the company in the case, arguing that the Supreme Court's reasoning in the federal gay marriage case backs SmithKline's position.
"Batson and subsequent Supreme Court decisions make clear that all persons, when granted the opportunity to serve on a jury, have the right not to be excluded based on stereotypical presumptions that reflect and reinforce historical patterns of discrimination," SmithKline wrote in its 9th Circuit brief.
Gay rights advocates say that equal treatment in jury service is akin to seeking the same rights in the military, voting and marriage. And they say the trend is moving in that direction — Attorney General Eric Holder last year barred all federal prosecutors from using challenges based on sexual orientation in criminal trials, taking the position in a Justice Department memo that Batson applies.
"For a court to conclude it's fine for someone to be excluded from jury service because someone didn't want a gay person on the jury would send a bad message," said Jon Davidson, legal director of Lambda Legal.
The three 9th Circuit judges hearing the case are among the court's most liberal: Judges Stephen Reinhardt, Marsha Berzon and Mary Schroeder. It is the latest in a long line of 9th Circuit cases dealing with the intersection of legal rights and sexual orientation, notably the court's decision last year invalidating Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban.
Legal experts following the Abbott case say the 9th Circuit's interest in how the Supreme Court's federal gay marriage ruling applies suggests that, while the issue is unlikely to arise frequently in civil trials, they consider the corporate conflict a chance to address the broader question of sexual orientation and jury selection.
"They recognize the whole area of sexual orientation law is still evolving," Amar said.
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236 or follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz.
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The Church of Mark de Clive-Lowe
Anyway, to make this happen he's currently raising funds via Kickstarter. With platforms like Bandcamp and Kickstarter now it's easier than ever to support your favourite artist directly. Mark is one the artists that inspired us to start promote soulful underground music and if you're as eager as we are to see this album happen check out his Kickstarter campaign before Nov 12th.
"Each month I'd bring in special guests to collaborate with me and meld creative minds. From my favorite musicians, to my favorite singers and MCs, to my favorite DJs, I've been fortunate to have so many of them be part of the vibe. There's been amazing shows outside the US as well - Germany, Holland, Portugal and Australia have all hosted the event at different festivals and venues.
Playing with the likes of Eric Harland, James Genus, Nate Smith, Mark Kelley, Chris Daddy Dave, Casey Benjamin, Jean Grae, Questlove, Nia Andrews, Gaslamp Killer, Jose James and others has been an amazing experience and tells me that this album is going to be something very special for sure. Every time we throw the event, people 'get' why it's called CHURCH. It's not about a religious angle - it's about uplifting the spirit and the human condition through the power of music."
To get a taster about what Church and MdCL is about check part three of the "One take series" below where he builds a track from scratch with a piano, a couple of keyboards, an MPC and a couple of Kaoss pads. This time around it's Mark freestylin' around Minnie Ripperton's "Inside my love" (1975).
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On February 18, "Starr Hill presents B.B. King" sold out the Paramount and thrilled legions of delighted fans with his legendary artistry. Local blues man Eli Cook started the night off with a short but energized solo acoustic set.
Then the 81-year-old King of the Blues took the stage. The talkative, charismatic King mentioned he was nervous because two of his favorite people– John Grisham and Corey Harris– were on hand for the show. But the only evidence of his nervousness was his confession. His performance thrilled the crowd.
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Saving Baby Mango: A pig's tale of kindness
A kind-hearted woman has saved a piglet named Mango from a lonely death at the edge of Highway 417 east of Ottawa.
Now donors are flooding a GoFundMe campaign with cash for the little pig's veterinary bills, and Mango is recovering nicely.
But the rescue nearly didn't happen. Dr. Lara Elizabeth Cohen of the Aylmer Veterinary Clinic in Gatineau explained on a GoFundMe page how a woman named Julia drove past the injured pig last Monday and almost didn't notice him.
"She caught a glimpse of what she thought was a paper bag on the highway. She passed it quickly but could not get the image out of her mind," Cohen wrote.
"About 5 minutes out, she realized that what she had thought was a paper bag, was actually a baby pig, lying on the side of the highway. He was clearly injured. She quickly turned around and ten minutes later, arrived to find a small piglet lying shivering and bloody on the ground."
The little guy is eight or nine weeks old, weighs 20 pounds and probably fell off a transport truck.
"Not knowing what to do, Julia grabbed a towel, wrapped him up and brought him home."
Mango was clearly hurt, so Julia started to make phone calls and eventually connected with Cohen and another vet.
Mango "was not looking good." On the car ride to the emergency clinic, the second vet thought she would be doing a humane euthanasia, Cohen wrote.
"Shortly before her arrival however, her eyes met his and he had a look of gratitude and hope that could not be ignored. It was then that she decided to take a chance.
"She was able to obtain pain medications from the emergency clinic and Mango started to show improvement almost immediately. Despite this, he remained largely listless and was unable to walk. One of his legs was extremely swollen and dangled from his hip. We tried to keep him as immobilized as we could while creating a sling for him to walk outside to do his business every few hours."
Mango had surgery for broken bones in his upper and lower hind leg and is recovering well.
Julia, the woman who found him, named him Hamlet at first. The vets vetoed this (too meat-like) and renamed him after he fell asleep with a piece of mango dangling out of his mouth.
"He's doing phenomenally well," Cohen said Monday. "He sleeps a lot, which is part of recovery for sure, but it's also part of being a baby.
"He seems quite comfortable. We have been able to discontinue the harder pain medications and he is good on an anti-inflammatory." He can't put weight on the injured leg yet. But being a baby is on his side because his body is primed to build new bones and cells quickly.
"He is on rest for four to six weeks in a small cage and then we are going to open up the area he is allowed to walk about in," she said.
"He is very playful. He loves his belly scratched. He loves to interact with people. The funny thing that we learned is that like a dog, he wags his tail when he's happy. It is the cutest thing ever!
"When you feed him a meal that he is excited about he will wag his tail. So he's very much like a dog."
He is also house-trained, using a litter box.
The clinic has found a foster home for the near term, but will need someone to take him in the long term. "This will be a place where he can roam freely, burrow in the soil and be amongst other farm and domestic animals, enjoying the care and respect of humans who understand the value of all creatures — large and small — regardless of what this earth has deemed to be their destiny," Cohen wrote.
She cautions that Mango will some day be very large. He is not a miniature pig.
As of 10 p.m. Monday, the campaign had raised $5,920 of the estimated $7,000 needed for surgery and follow-up care.
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5) Rubber Soul, 1965
John S (3): Rubber Soul is the band's first truly great album; it features the beginning of the band's more sophisticated songwriting ("You Won't See Me," for example, was the longest song the band had recorded to that point, coming it at a whopping 3:22), both in terms of lyrical depth and musical arrangements, and them finally finding the right equilibrium of their wide-ranging sensibilities. The first four songs ("Drive My Car," "Norwegian Wood," "You Won't See Me," and "Nowhere Man") may constitute the best balance of Lennon and McCartney's different styles in The Beatles' entire oeuvre—at least until the "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" double A-side. Both of Harrison's songs, "Think For Yourself" and "If I Needed Someone" are great, and even the token Ringo song ("What Goes On") is an exciting stylistic change of pace (though Josh disagrees). The album's finale, "Run For Your Life," is maybe the most underrated song in the Beatles' canon. Also, the vocals at the end of "In My Life" are beautiful.
Josh (7): This is my most controversial rank and—frankly—I feel a bit badly about it. I have a bias towards later albums largely because I love the Beatles' more psychedelic work: that's why I ranked Magical Mystery Tour higher in my own rankings. There is no doubt that this was a huge leap for the Beatles, shifting from a more lighthearted pop style in Help! to a more sophisticated style in Rubber Soul. But I think Side Two is a bit weak. With the exceptions of "In My Life" and "I'm Looking Through You," all of the side two songs are mediocre (once again, by Beatles' standards) at best, bad at worst ("What Goes On" comes to mind). Side One is very good though: "Think For Yourself" is the most underrated George Harrison song and the harmonies in "Nowhere Man" are beautiful. But, the fact that it's fairly brief and contains a number of subpar songs gives Rubber Soul its relatively low rank. Continue reading


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I'm totally digging the combo of light, lacy dresses and leather this spring. Even though I'm not riding around on motorcycles anymore, I still love my biker boots and I try to keep them out even when it's warm out. This Revenge chick (and these other fab ladies), totally pull it off!
Lace Skater Dress // Gold Trim Biker // Ash Studded Boots
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A sans-trumpet tribute to Miles Davis. "None of these four Miles Davis alumni were ever classmates in the same Miles Davis group, but all are distinguished grads of that most prestigious small college in jazz."
- JazzTimes.com
Four Generations of Miles Davis featuring Jimmy Cobb, Mike Stern, Buster Williams and Sonny Fortune
Featuring: Jimmy Cobb, drums
Mike Stern, guitar
Buster Williams, bass
Sonny Fortune, sax
A sans-trumpet tribute to Miles Davis. "None of these four Miles Davis alumni were ever classmates in the same Miles Davis group, but all are distinguished grads of that most prestigious small college in jazz."
- JazzTimes.com
Mike Stern: In a career that spans three decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, six-time GRAMMY nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and composers of his generation. Stern first met Miles Davis in New York, where he was recruited to play a key role in Miles' celebrated comeback band of 1981. During his three-year period with Miles, Stern appeared on three recordings with the jazz maestro, a Man With a Horn, Star People, and the live We Want Miles.
Sonny Fortune: When critics speak of Sonny Fortune, names like Coltrane, Cannonball, Davis, Young, Bechet, Hawkins and Parker are mentioned. Sonny Fortune embodies all of the finest qualities of those late, great musicians. Lucky for us, Sonny is still here and blowing hard. In September 1974, Miles Davis offered Sonny a job in his fusion group. Fortune had previously turned down the same offer to stay with McCoy Tyner, but he eagerly accepted the opportunity to move on to something completely new. Fortune stayed with Miles for a year, recording four LPs, Big Fun, Agartha, Pangaea, and Get Up With It.
Buster Williams: Buster Williams is a prodigious bassist whose playing knows no limits. He was 20 years old when he first met jazz greats like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Tony Williams. Meeting them would later figure heavily into his future. His big, deep, resilient and inventive playing since then has made him the bassist of choice throughout the jazz world. Upon his return to New York in October of 1968 Williams recorded 5 albums with the Jazz Crusaders; worked and recorded with Miles Davis; played with Kenny Durham and was in demand as first call for recording studio; TV, and movie dates.
Jimmy Cobb: A superb, mostly self-taught musician, drummer Jimmy Cobb is the elder statesman of all the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmys inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963, and included the masterpiece Kind of Blue, the most popular jazz recording in history. He also played on Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince will Come, Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at the Blackhawk, Porgy and Bess, and many, many other watermark Miles Davis recordings.


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Designed by Jacques-Ange Gabriel for Louis XV in 1758, the Hotel de Crillon on the Place de la Concorde has lost little of its 18th-century splendor. Behind Gabriel's perfect classic facade, the sumptuous honey-colored marble lobby glitters with mirrors and crystal chandeliers, the noble staircase marches up to stately columned halls and the grand salons with gilded moldings still look out over the most beautiful public square in the world.
For more than a century, the landmark building was the family home of the Counts of Crillon until it was converted into Paris's first palatial luxury hotel in 1909. A few of its rooms remain almost as they were, including exquisitely hand-painted Suite No. 103-105, once the family's private chapel. The three large suites facing the Place de la Concorde on the fourth floor have just been redecorated by Sonia Rykiel, a fashion designer. Most of the standard and deluxe doubles are extremely spacious by Paris standards and all have the sort of sybaritic marble baths Louis XV would undoubtedly have enjoyed. The contemporary, understated Leonard Bernstein Suite No. 557, on the top floor, has a wraparound terrace that seems to embrace all of Paris.
The restaurant Les Ambassadeurs--all marble, mirrors and candlelight--has two Michelin stars, well deserved in light of Chef Christian Constant's consistently wonderful, seasonal menus: scallops with black truffles and the sheerest shaving of Parmesan; ragout of new green asparagus wih morel mushrooms; supreme of sea bass wih a crispy grilled sesame crust and lobster semolina, iced parfait of raspberries and lime. A la carte prices are in the normal two-star orbit of 450 francs to 700 francs (about $80 to $130), but there is an extremely reasonable fixed-price lunch menu at 330 francs ($60) and a degustation menu at 590 francs ($108).
The smoking section on the left side of the room allows cigars. Many patrons prefer to take their coffee, Cognac and cigars in the adjacent winter garden, says restaurant director Laurent Vanhoegaerden. He says he finds cigar smokers becoming more and more exigent about what they expect to find in the house humidor. "They know exactly what they want," he says, "and nothing else will do." He also notices "more and more" women requesting cigars. He had Cohibas, Bolivars, Davidoffs, Montecristo No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and Especial No. 2, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta Churchills, Punch Double Coronas and Por Larrañaga.
The Crillon's second restaurant, the wood-paneled Obelisk, has a very good fixed-price menu at 250 francs (about $45). It also offers special dishes with great wines by the glass--fresh foie gras with Château Y'quem 1987; pasta al peso with Château Lafite-Rothschild 1983; smoked salmon with a Bâtard-Montrachet, 1987; seafood scrambled eggs with lobster coulis and a Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, 1986. (The Crillon, the only French-owned grand hotel in the city, belongs to the Taittinger family.) Light meals and salads are available in the Obelisk bar.
Although it's not absolutely certain that Marie Antoinette took her music lessons in one of the Crillon's salons, it is most definite that Benjamin Franklin signed the Franco-American treaty recognizing U.S. independence there in 1778. Since then, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, King George V, queens Sophia of Spain and Fabiola of Belgium, Gen. John Pershing, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Charlie Chaplin, Tyrone Power, Shimon Peres, King Hassan of Morocco, Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Madonna have all at one time or another given their Paris address as 10, Place de la Concorde. It remains to this day a place of kings, queens, princesses and prima donnas.
-- Judy Fayard is a writer who makes her home in Paris.
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I have used BSNL broadband connection for some years now and have connected to the internet through BSNL on various linux distributions like Arch, Gentoo, openSUSE and Debian. I shall share the procedure for the same here. However, before the procedure I would like mention some basics.
- Basic information
BSNL uses point to point protocol over ethernet (pppoe). So, your kernel should have it enabled. If you want to share your connection through another ethernet port or wifi; then you might be interested in bridging options too. DNS information is obtained from BSNL; you do not have to set it.
- openSUSE
The easiest of them all is getting it done in openSUSE. The package needed is kinternet; so ensure that you have it installed during initial setup [It is not selected by default in the installer]. In YaST, configure the ethernet interface, which most likely would be eth0. Use static address 192.168.1.2 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Configure the gateway 192.168.1.1. The DNS is obtained from the ISP. Clicking the kinternet icon in the tray should get you connected.
- Gentoo
Gentoo lets users configure their kernels. Make sure your kernel meets the requirements mentioned in the Basics section. I prefer using Roaring Penguin PPPoE scripts. Install them during your installation. To configure before first use, issue the following command as root.
Provide you username and password when asked. Enter 'server' when asked for DNS servers. The defaults should do for the rest. Edit /etc/rc.conf to configure the ethernet interface as follows:
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
To start and stop the connection, use the commands pppoe-start and pppoe-stop. In case, you can connect yet can't view web pages then set the obtained IP address for the pppoe interface as your DNS server. You may also need to specify the default gateway in rc.conf as 192.168.1.1.
- Debian
Debian also uses Roaring Penguin scripts. Configure as mentioned for Gentoo and Debian shall connect automatically.
- Arch
Arch uses the same scripts. However, you will have to issue the commands as in Gentoo.


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Iraqi President Talabani suffers a stroke
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke and was in intensive care at a Baghdad hospital Tuesday, injecting new uncertainty into the country's political future a year after the U.S. military left.
Although his official powers are limited, Talabani, 79, is respected by many Iraqis as a rare unifying figure seen as able to rise above the ethnic and sectarian rifts that still divide the country. Known for his joking manner and walrus-like moustache, Talabani has been actively involved in trying to mediate an ongoing crisis between Iraq's central government and the country's ethnic Kurdish minority, from which he hails.
Iraqi state TV and several officials, including the prime minister's spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, confirmed to The Associated Press that Talabani had a stroke. The severity remains unclear.
Talabani's spokesman, Nasser al-Ani, told reporters that the president is in stable condition, though he did not say what he was suffering from. Medical officials who appeared with him were just as circumspect. They did not take questions.
"The president's health is being closely followed up by our medical team. The vital organs are working and we hope that there will be no deterioration," said Dr. Ayad Abbas from the intensive care unit where Talabani is being treated. "We hope that we will see improvement in the coming hours."
The presidential office initially said Tuesday that Talabani was hospitalized the previous evening after showing signs of fatigue. A later statement cited tests showing he is suffering from a condition caused by a hardening of his arteries. It did not identify the condition.
Some local media reports suggested that Talabani had died, but Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that was not the case.
Rifle-toting soldiers assigned to the presidential guard were deployed around Medical City, Baghdad's largest medical complex, where Talabani is being treated. A number of senior government officials and lawmakers were seen rushing to the hospital to check on his condition, though their bodyguards were mostly not being allowed inside.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was among those who stopped by to check on the president, according to his spokesman, Ali al-Moussawi.
Medical teams from Germany and Britain are expected to arrive and will decide whether the president's condition is serious enough for him to be sent abroad for treatment, al-Mutlaq said.
Neighboring Turkey offered to send an ambulance jet to Baghdad that could transport Talabani for treatment in Turkey or another country, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.
He suggested that the Iraqis had not yet responded to the offer. "It is up to them to decide," he said, adding that the information he had received was that Talabani was "seriously indisposed."
Word of Talabani's illness trickled out exactly a year after the last U.S. troops rolled out of Iraq. Their departure on Dec. 18, 2011 ended a nearly nine-year war that left more than 100,000 Iraqis and nearly 4,500 Americans dead.
Talabani is overweight and has undergone a number of medical procedures in recent years.
He had heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 2008 and has returned to the Minnesota institution for treatment since, including this past March. Over the summer, he underwent knee-replacement surgery in Germany.
The Iraqi presidency is a largely ceremonial post, though it does retain some powers under Iraq's constitution, such as the ability to block executions.
Talabani has frequently used his position to mediate disputes within the government and among Iraq's sects and ethnic groups. He has recently been working to resolve a standoff between the central government and the Kurds, who have their own fighting force.
The two sides last month moved additional troops into disputed areas along the Kurds' self-rule northern region, prompting fears that fighting could break out.
Talabani last week brokered a deal that calls on both sides to eventually withdraw troops from the contested areas, though there is no timetable for how soon the drawdown might take place.
Talabani met with al-Maliki before falling ill Monday. They agreed that al-Maliki would invite a delegation from the Kurdish regional government to Baghdad to continue the talks, according to the prime minister's office.
Iraq at one point had three vice presidents at a time, though one resigned last year and the other, Sunni politician Tariq al-Hashemi, has fled the country after arrest warrants were issued against him.
In the event of the president's death, Shiite Vice President Khudier al-Khuzaie would be expected to assume the president's duties temporarily because he is the only vice president remaining in Iraq, said legal expert Tariq Harb.
Lawmakers would have up to one month to choose a permanent replacement. Iraq's Kurds would likely insist that the presidency remain in their hands, though there is no guarantee of that outcome.
Also on Tuesday, a car bomb exploded in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, killing four pilgrims from the Muslim sect and wounding 14 others, according to police and hospital officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information.
Associated Press writers Sinan Salaheddin and Sameer N. Yacoub in Baghdad, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed reporting.
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A bylaw official says charges could be laid against both dog owners after a vicious attack in which three pit bulls killed a dog and injured another in an off-leash park.
Doug Anderson, co-ordinator for Calgary's animal and bylaw services, says that while it was the pit bulls that did the damage, they were on a leash at the time and were approached by two dogs that were running free.
"We expect all dog owners to have control of their dogs and we do have a charging section for animals not being in control," Anderson said Wednesday. "That generally is in an off-leash area where somebody does not have the ability to call their animals back.
"There could be possible charges against both parties or just one party."
A teenage brother and sister were walking their dogs at a park in southeast Calgary on Monday when the attack happened. A Pomeranian named Patrick died of his injuries, while another dog, a Great Pyrenees named Maximus, was badly injured.
The pit bulls have been seized by Calgary Animal Services and are to have behaviour tests to see whether they should be returned to their owner or be destroyed. After the assessment, a decision will be made on whether to hold a dangerous dog hearing.
The pit bull owner, Stephen Jaquish, is charged with causing a dog's death and with failing to license his animals. Anderson said there could be further charges depending on how the investigation proceeds.
Anderson said his office will be talking to the legal owner of the Pomeranian and Great Pyrenees as part of the investigation.
He said it doesn't really matter which dog started the scrap.
"Provocation comes into play a bit when we're looking at a vicious dog hearing as to what options we will look at, but at the end of the day, a dog was killed because of the actions of another animal," he said. "The provocation is not going to be high on our list of considerations."
Anderson said the city is not considering a ban on pit bulls as has been done in other jurisdictions, because breed bans don't work and are tough to enforce.
Pit bulls didn't even make the top of the list last year when it came to attacks, he said. That spot was held by "herding dogs" such as collies, sheepdogs and German shepherds.


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Cheesecake Bars
They are very versatile and you can play around with the basic recipe and make many variations - such as adding crushed oreo biscuits or topping with a layer of ganache, adding in some nuts etc.
For the Crust:
1 3/4 cup graham crackers (honey or chocolate) or nilla wafers - crushed to a powder
1/4 cup roasted almonds - powdered (optional, or you could increase the crackers by 1/4 cup)
Brown Sugar - half cup
Butter - 4 tbsp, melted
For the Filling:Low fat cream cheese (Neufachtel) - two 8 oz pkgs, softened
Sugar - half cup
Eggs - 2 large
Sour cream - 3/4 cup
Semisweet chocolate chips - about 1/2 cup
Vanilla - 1 tsp
Jam (strawberry, raspberry etc) - 1/4 to 1/3 cup (I used plum jam since i wanted to finish that)
Method:1) Preheat oven to 300F. Line a 13x9 inch pan with aluminium foil - this will ensure that it's easy to lift out the cheesecake when done.
2) For the crust, combine the crumbs, powdered nuts (if using), brown sugar and melted butter. It will seem crumbly... press into the bottom of the pan and bake for 8 minutes and allow to cool.
3) Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese and sugar in a big bowl. Add eggs one at a time. beating the mixture until fluffy. Add sour cream and vanilla stir well. Pour over the crust & spread it out evenly with a spatula.
4) Microwave the jam for about 15-20 seconds to soften it... drop spoonfuls on the filling randomly... make swirls with a toothpick.. you will want to work quickly because the swirls are easier to make when the jam doesn't cool down too much.
5) Sprinkle chocolate chips on the top and bake for 40 mins. Allow to cool and refrigerate for atleast 4 hours before cutting into bars and serving.
In case I don't get to post again before the New Year starts, I'd like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year ahead!


text: Outrageous what Tyron Smith's family expected of him financially according to ESPN.com. There is absolutely nothing wrong with helping your mother or family out if you make it big in any career; but Smiths' family felt extremely entitled. They expected him to care for their needs and wants and became greedy. Tyon Smith did the best thing by cutting off his family so he and any future family he has could have a life, retirement savings and live well. He doesn't owe his family a thing. Good for you Tyron Smith. I applaud you for your courage and your efforts to show other up and coming ball players (and other parvenus) how to stop the money trains.


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I'll try to catch everyone up on the goings on of the last few weeks in the next few days.
I hope you'll forgive my silence since I'm offering an abundance of photos.
A photojournal by Robbie!
A Cox family Christmas Eve wouldn't be right with A Christmas Story. Daddy says it's the best. Mommy and grandma rolled their eyes a lot. I think I'm with Daddy.
I tried to stay up all night. I even outlasted the cats.
But I was still up early and impatient.
But Daddy managed to wrangle me.
Then we waited for my uncle BooBoo to get here.
He finally got here and Grandma held me while mommy passed the presents out.
Then we opened presents.
Did you know there is a whole book about ME?
And Santa brought it for grandma!
Then it was my turn. Mommy was still in her jammies but I just climbed in her lap and she helped me open.
I think my favorite present was this wrist rattle from Todd & Paula. It's nummy!
I got lots of books!
Uncle Bradley gave me his favorite one from when he was a boy.
Mommy even read me it to me right then.
Grandma still thought her book was the best one.
Then Daddy took me for a while while mommy to get a couple of things done. Like take pictures of us!
Then I took a little nap while Mommy, Daddy & grandma made lunch. I woke up just in time for mommy to have to rush through and then feed me again.
After lunch Grandpa took care of me while mommy took a nap. Did you know he has FUR growing out of his LIP?
The day was really great, but man was it tiring. Good night!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas
I'll try to catch everyone up on the goings on of the last few weeks in the next few days.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Santa Claus
As if quarantine doesn't suck enough, it means no pictures with Santa. We certainly can't run out to the mall surrounded by sick people and
little germ factories children.
Fortunately we were blessed to be invited to a NICU graduate friendly home for pictures with Santa!
Gavin's parents (Carrie & Todd) graciously invited a bunch of the NICU babies to their home for a true milestone-our first meeting with Santa Claus!
I'm pleased to report that none of the babies cried at Santa. Though it was a room filled with preemies- there was much puke to be found.
We had a great time. It was great to catch up with everyone and to be amongst people who really get us.
A huge thank you to Gavin and his family for including us.
Without further ado- PICTURES!
Hi Santa! I was a good boy this year!
Hmm. I think Gavin must be related to Santa. Santa looks a lot like Gavin's grandpa!
If mommy leaves you cookies, will you leave me a tummy that doesn't burn?
Mommy says she was a good girl this year, too. She'd also like me to have a tummy that doesn't burn.
My first girlfriend! Elizabeth Grace & her mom Laura
I think Lola is pretty!
I'm sleepy but no way I'm going to miss a thing.
I'm just takin' it all in from the comforta of mommy's arms.
Friends rule
Wait! We've left out my two best girls. Mommy says it's because we didn't think of it in time, but I think that's a crappy excuse. I'm outta here!
Damn, they caught me and blocked me. I've got to work on that crawling thing.
Right after I eat this nummy bib
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Pugs Star in Parody of 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
Imagine a place where pugnacious pugs rule the world. The latest big-screen installment of "Planet of the Apes" has garnered good reviews . But it's also spawned a short blockbuster on the Web from the Pet Collective, the same group that brought us furry and fashionable memes, a "World Pup" series, as well as various four-legged friends chilling to pop rhythms.
In the YouTube video imitating "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," the human race may fall because of pug cuteness overload. Finding a new, genetically evolved man's best friend leads to all the pugs in the forest coming out to play, or pounce. (Well, maybe not at first; check out the outtakes.)
Apes, you just got pugged. Happy viewing!
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