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- Cleaning & Care: All Parts are Dishwasher Safe
- Dimensions: 14.75-in. L X 10.25-in. H X 7.25-in. W
- Length: 14.75-in.
- Material: Stainless steel
- Model No.: 1071478
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THE Best Food Mill
I make applesauce every few weeks and never has a food mill compared with this one. The mill mounts on top of any bowl or pot with its fold-out legs so it is above the applesauce that has been strained from it. The legs are coated with rubber so that the mill does not slide. The mill processes the apples very quickly and it's stainless and white-painted surfaces are easy to clean, minimizing the chore of making homemade applesauce. I initially bought this mill for my daughter after researching and trying many mills (even those much more expensive than this one), and when she raved over it, I decided to replace my former food mill with this one. Don't look any further. This is THE ONLY food mill to buy!I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
Finally, a food mill worth owning...
I had tried a few other brands of food mills, but they were either flimsy, or just pushed the food in circles without pushing it through the holes on the disk. I was so excited to read that OXO was finally offering a food mill. I bought one as soon as they became available, & I'm not disappointed. Intelligent design & sturdy construction plus a rough texture on the grinding disk that grabs the food so that the rotating blade travels over the food, effectively forcing it through the holes - perfect! And, since it's OXO, I'm sure I can count on it for years to come...
I can't wait to make cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving!I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
This food mill is so easy to use and easy to clean. I use it most often to make mashed potatoes. There are no lumps and the potatoes don't get thick like a mixer can make them. It does a good job on all the foods I've tried with it.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
Customer Reviews for Good Grips Food Mill by OXO
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4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 60 ratings
95% of reviewers recommend this product
90% say this is a "good value"
Very easy to use.
This is the first food mill that I have had in years. I do like having different size screens to use depending on what foods I'm preparing. I can't wait to use it for jelly making with various berries. I would rather not have seeds. The product seems well made and is very easy to clean.I recommend this product.
- October 4, 2014
- By: Anonymous
- From: MD
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Traditional
please try it for yourself
i read the reviews for this item, and almost did not order it. my old one had lost it's turning handle and hurt to use. i had been looking for a new one, but was being picky. some of the reviews said it didn't work well so i debated and looked at a lot of others. i kept coming back to this one. i finally decided to try it and love it. i used it today for the first time and it got every bit of meat out of my tomatoes. please try it for yourself.I recommend this product.
- July 20, 2014
- By: SHIRLEY
- From: NY
- I Cook: Very Often
- Style: Experimenter
OXO food mill
Great product! Easy to use, easy to clean , easy to store. Why didn't I get this years ago?I recommend this product.
- March 12, 2014
- By: Linda
- From: CA
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Recipe Tinkerer
The Best Kitcken Appliance
I recently ordered a second food mill for a very good friend. We have been canning tomato juice and she looks forward to putting the hot tomatoes through the food mill. She loves it. So, I thought, if one is good, two would be perfect. I love mine and have used it for potatoes, plums, etc. It is so easy to use, store, and keep clean.I recommend this product.
- November 1, 2013
- By: Donna
- From: WA
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Oxo Good Grips Food Mill
This product is wonderful. It's so easy to use and to clean. I especially like the different discs for different textures. For years I've used a food strainer with a wooden pestle to make applesauce and tomato sauce, but this is much easier.I recommend this product.
- January 10, 2013
- By: Lorraine
- From: IL
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
II have had a lot of food mill's over my years,and this one by far is the very best.I recommend this product.
- December 30, 2012
- By: Virginia
- From: PA
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Plesantly Surprised
I bought this food mill as the reviews were pretty good, it was dishwasher safe (top rack) and is a metal bowl with metal parts. Some of the reviewes on less expensive items were that the plastic melted with items that were too hot and that concerned me so I bought this one. I can say that it does handle hot food and cleans up super easy. I have been using it to get the moisture out of fresh cooked pumpkin for pie and pasta makign and could not believe how well it worked. I have also used it to make apple sauce and no longer have to grind the apples down by hand. My only regret is that I didn't make this purchase sooner!I recommend this product.
- December 3, 2012
- By: Rachel
- From: IL
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
works great!I recommend this product.
- November 28, 2012
- By: Mary
- From: NM
- I Cook: Very Often
- Style: Family
Food Mill
I am very pleased with the quality of this Food Mill. It works perfectly! I especially like the handle on it. Keep listing quality utensilsI recommend this product.
- August 28, 2012
- By: Dr. Leon
- From: FL
- I Cook: Every Day
Nice Food Mill
We this mill for mashed potatoes and it does a great job! I like the fold down legs that rest on top of a pot. We drain the potatoes in a colander and then place the mill on top of the pot (it still is hot) and then put the potatoes in the mill for processing. With a little hot cream, sourcream, cream cheese or the like, you get outstanding mashed potatoes!!!I recommend this product.
- May 22, 2012
- By: Kevin
- From: CO
- I Cook: Very Often
- Style: Family
Easy to use and clean
I like the OXO food mill for ease of use and cleaning. I use my mill mainly for seeding tomatoes and this really works well. I had a plastic food mill before and I couldn't get the stains out. I love the fact that this one is dishwasher safe.
My only complaint is that it seems to take a long time to get the food through the mill; like it isn't tight enough to the plate.I recommend this product.
- April 16, 2012
- By: Terri
- From: OR
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
I bought this for canning this spring so I haven't used it yet but it's nice, reasonably heavy stainless steel. The pieces fit together nicely and operate smoothly. Like most OXO - good quality productI recommend this product.
- February 23, 2012
- By: Catherine
- From: MD
- I Cook: Very Often
- Style: Party Host
would buy another oneI recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- February 21, 2012
- By: L.
- From: NY
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Best kitchen gadget
I have had this food mill for years and the one just purchased was for my daughter for Christmas. I don'tknow how one can function without one in the kitchen.I recommend this product.
- December 30, 2011
- By: Carole
- From: VA
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Worth it!
I used this product based on reading the recommendation to use a food mill, in Ina Garten's cookbooks. The first test for this mill was mashed potatoes - and the result was easy, creamy mashed potatoes - the best I've ever made.
The mil comes with three blades - easy to change and set up. The base has three legs, helping to stabilize the mill when in use. Reversing the handle helps to redirect the item(s) being milled, to let you get every drop without scraping with a spoon. Easy cleanup as well. For those cooks with dexterity issues, the mill is easy to turn; no squeezing or gripping required. This mill should be easier for those who have dexterity issues to use this product (than handheld ricers). Can't wait to use this product again - soon!I recommend this product.
- December 28, 2011
- By: Ken
- From: NJ
- I Cook: Very Often
- Style: Family
OXO Food Mill
This product is great. I recommend it to anyone. It is easy to use with no fuss.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- November 28, 2011
- By: Constance
- From: NY
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Great Product
Easy to use Handles well. Clean up is easy. So far I only used it for the tomatoes from the garden. Can't wait to try out on other uses.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- October 23, 2011
- By: PHYLLIS
- From: IL
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Food Mill - A must for dedicated cook
This kitchen appliance is a must in the kitchen.
It is extremely easy to use and clean.
I use my food mill for removing the seeds from cooked tomatoes, removing pulp or larger pieces from fruits and other vegetable for creating jellies and jams. It is wonderful for making mashed potatoes or spätzle. When my boys were younger I used it to make baby food. It was a great way to prepare my own baby food by using the food mill to puree my own food. I knew exactly what my babies were eating...cheaper too.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- March 1, 2011
- By: Donna
- From: NJ
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
This little food mill come with three interchangeable blades for differing textures. The feet extend so latching on to a bowl/pot is very easy. The crank is easy to turn. This is a little workhorse for the price and I love it.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- January 30, 2011
- By: Kimberly
- From: OK
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Family
Simple & easy
This device is simple and easy to use. I purchased this for quick meal preparation. Cleanup is easy and the price was just right.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
- January 23, 2011
- By: Rick
- From: WI
- I Cook: Every Day
- Style: Party Host


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In her suit, the former employee, Adele Russo, says she was threatened to remain silent about the abuse, which began in September 2004, for fear of losing her job.
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Russo further stated that following a back-to-school event, Ferraina duped his way into her apartment where he sexually assaulted her. The attacks, she alleges, went unreported because Ferraina threatened she would lose her job if she squealed.
Russo does say she notified the board of education of the fact that Ferraina was creating a hostile work environment for her, but that only led to the board allegedly conspiring to cover up the superintendent's crimes. Eventually, the abuse led to the Long Branch woman suffering a nervous breakdown, which required her being placed on medications and she had to leave her job last year. Her lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damage.
During a telephone interview with the APP, Ferraina denied the allegations, which he said are frivolous and unfounded, NJ.com reported. He added that he would do everything to defend and exonerate himself. He declined to elaborate on the type of relationship him and Russo, 50, shared other than a professional one, the APP reported.
The Long Branch Board of Education seems to support Ferraina at this time saying based on the facts — primarily from Russo's documents — it does not appear Mr. Ferraina has conducted any unlawful behavior towards her.
A statement released by school board administrator, Peter E. Genovese III, and a board secretary said the board takes all allegations of improper behavior seriously and is conducting a thorough review of the matter. Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said Tuesday, Russo's complaint was reviewed and investigators would speak with her attorneys, the APP.com reported.
Ferraina, who earns a salary of $242,550 annually, announced plans to retire June 30. Earlier this year he spoke with Long Branch Patch about his delight over the construction of a new elementary school on the site of the old Elberon School. Ferraina said the much-needed new elementary school should be completed by January or June 2013.

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Studio apartment in the heart of Historic Rome. Located in Via Degli Zingari , two blocks from the Roman Forum and Coliseum. Conveniently located in a traffic restricted area, with many outdoor restaurants, pubs, clothing boutiques and antique shops. Completely renovated with new bathroom, kitchen, refrigerator, Air Conditioning, Dishwasher, Washer , Digital Tv ,Wi-Fi access , and all new furniture. Queen size beds in loft bedroom and living area. Comfortably accommodates 4 people. Rome subway entrance 200 yards.
Termini Rail Station one Subway stop away.
We spent a week in this charming apartment. It's an easy walk to the Forum and Colosseum. The Metro stop is a short walk and super easy to use. Even though this was a very lively neighborhood, the apartment was very quiet, easy sleeping. We loved the Monti neighborhood. There were great moderately priced restaurants right there. Street life was wonderful. Neighborhood was walkable. Everyone was friendly.
The owner was engaged and friendly. Very helpful and very easy to deal with. Everything went smoothly. No surprises or glitches. When we were a bit delayed in arriving, the caretaker was accommodating and helpful. We appreciated that a lot.
the apartment is a second floor walk-up so that would be a consideration for people with mobility issues. It's typical of many accommodations we have had in Europe: compact and efficient. It has everything you need or want but don't expect huge spaces. It was everything you want in a vacation rental. We would definitely stay again. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful apartment.
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our time in Rome; the proximity of this apartment to so many attractions was fabulous. We simply walked everywhere; even the Vatican which on a map seemed so far away, was a mere four kilometers. Angleo, the owner, also provided us with many excellent recommendations, including transportation from the airport and restaurants. Our trip to Rome and other areas of Italy was even better than we could have imagined.
The location of this apartment is difficult to beat. The colosseum was just around the corner! There are a lot of restaurants and cafes surrounding the apartment. The metro station is very close too.
Angelo lives in the USA, his cousin Emilio walked us through the apartment and helped orient us in Rome. They were both very accommodating and very helpful.
The bathroom was a little on the small side and the shower was a little cramped but the apartment itself was well suited for 2 but can sleep 4. Wifi access was very helpful and the apartment had almost everything we needed. The apartment felt very safe and the neighbors were friendly too.
My husband and I really enjoyed our time in Angelo's apartment. Angelo was very easy to deal with, and very receptive to questions. His nephew, Emilio, met us at the apartment and walked us through where everything was. This really could not be a better location! I'd highly recommend this apartment to anyone traveling to Rome.
The apartment is situated on a quant cobble street. Once inside, it is quiet, clean, and cozy. The location is perfect for seeing all the landmarks, close to a train station, grocery, pharmacies and very nice restaurants. Across the road is the Pizzeria and the owner there is very nice and speaks great English and is very helpful. The owner, Angelo was excellent to deal with, as was his nephew Emilio who met me at the apartment when I arrived. He was very kind, easy to understand and if anything went wrong I knew he would be there to help right away and for an added bonus very handsome! Lots of great shops all around and a very safe neighbourhood. I would definitely stay here again the next time I come to Rome.
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After driving for several weeks in northern Italy we dropped our car off at airport and took train and subway to the apartment.
It was easy to find and owners nephew was there to greet us and show us the workings of kitchen, TV, internet, etc. We also received a gift of wine. The apartment was exactly as advertised and located two short blocks from the subway. We could walk to the Collosseum in five minutes. Grocery store two blocks away adjacent to the Metro. The neighbourhood is very family friendly with many restaurants and bars within several blocks. We could walk almost anyplace we wanted to go and if not take the Metro. Apartment was clean, secure and quiet at night. On second day of our stay our laptop quit and after calling the owners nephew he set up for a computer tech to come to the apartment to look at it. The tech arrived exactly when scheduled and had the problem fixed for a very reasonable cost in less than 1/2 hour. The is a really great apartment for two adults and it made our week in Rome better than expected.
The address of the apartment is Via Degli Zingari 60, in Rione Monti , one of the oldest and most central areas of Rome , located between Via Cavour and Via Nazionale. It has been compared to New York's Greenwich Village:
there are many outdoor restaurants,good and inexpensive, bars, pubs, antique shops and boutiques all around the area, and a bubbling night life.It is right in the Historic Center of Rome, automobile traffic is restricted to resident's cars only.Within walking distance is the Coliseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Trevi Fountain, Domus Aurea, Palatine Hill. The Subway is on the same block , one stop takes you to Rome Termini Rail Station.


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Stephen Downes is a senior researcher for Canada's National Research Council and a leading proponent of the use of online media and services in education. As the author of the widely-read OLDaily online newsletter, Downes has earned international recognition for his leading-edge work in the field of online learning. He developed some of Canada's first online courses at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon, Manitoba. He also built a learning management system from scratch and authored the now-classic "The Future of Online Learning".
At the University of Alberta he built a learning and research portal for the municipal sector in that province, Munimall, and another for the Engineering and Geology sector, PEGGAsus. He also pioneered the development of learning objects and was one of the first adopters and developers of RSS content syndication in education. Downes introduced the concept of e-learning 2.0 and with George Siemens developed and defined the concept of Connectivism, using the social network approach to deliver open online courses to three thousand participants over two years.
Downes has been offering courses in learning, logic, philosophy both online and off since 1987, has 135 articles published in books, magazines and academic journals, and has presented his unique perspective on learning and technology more than 250 times to audiences in 17 countries on five continents. He is a habitual photographer, plays darts for money, and can be found at home with his wife Andrea and four cats in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Stephen Downes travaille pour le Conseil national de recherches du Canada, où il a servi en tant que chercheur principal, basé à Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick, depuis 2001. Affilié au Groupe des technologies de l'apprentissage et de la collaboration, Institut de technologie de l'information, Downes est spécialisé dans les domaines de l'apprentissage en ligne, les nouveaux médias, la pédagogie et la philosophie.
Downes est peut-être mieux connu pour son bulletin quotidien, OLDaily, qui est distribué par Internet, courriel et RSS à des milliers d'abonnés à travers le monde. Il a publié de nombreux articles à la fois en ligne et sur papier incluant The Future of Online Learning (1998), Learning Objects (2000), Resource Profiles (2003), et E-Learning 2.0 (2005). Il est un conférencier populaire, apparaissant à des centaines de manifestations à travers le monde au cours des quinze dernières années.
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I want and visualize and aspire toward a system of society and learning where each person is able to rise to his or her fullest potential without social or financial encumberance, where they may express themselves fully and without reservation through art, writing, athletics, invention, or even through their avocations or lifestyle.
Where they are able to form networks of meaningful and rewarding relationships with their peers, with people who share the same interests or hobbies, the same political or religious affiliations - or different interests or affiliations, as the case may be.
This to me is a society where knowledge and learning are public goods, freely created and shared, not hoarded or withheld in order to extract wealth or influence. This is what I aspire toward, this is what I work toward.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Kelsey Black, a 5-11 outside hitter at Texas A&M, has been selected to the U.S. Women's Senior A2 National Team program for the second consecutive year and will compete at the 2011 USA Adult Open Championships in Dallas in May, USA Volleyball has announced.
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RazorInsights, a leading provider of healthcare IT solutions for rural, critical-access and community hospitals, today announced that data compiled as part of KLAS´s recently published Community Hospital CIS Market Share 2012: Small Hospitals, Big Changes report suggests RazorInsights has become a notable "new-entrant."
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Cave Evil: a game of brutal necro-demonic dungeon warfare
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Forbidden Activities for Neglected Children celebrates the wonderful grotesquery of the late 1970s
Here is a snapshot of my room in 1979: A box of Warren horror magazines, with assorted outliers such as Psycho and Scream; a stack of Dungeons & Dragons books, including some of the earlier supplements such as Eldritch Wizardry; a shelf displaying various Aurora monster models; a bookshelf holding any number of supernatural and horror short story anthologies; and my beloved but completely dog-eared copy of A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Denis Gifford.
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Earth Magic – photography of witches at play and at ritual
There has long been a tension between the witch of legend and the modern day practitioner. The former has its origins mainly in polemical Christian ideas and folktales, where the witch is a consort of the devil, brewing wicked and foul smelling potions in a cast-iron pot, and eating children.
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Punk: The Best of Punk Magazine
My punk coming of age happened in the early 1980s, and by then the music had morphed into hardcore, with its shaved heads, flannel shirts tied around waists, and a sometimes disheartening snot-nosed machismo.
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A collection of gory and ghastly Creepy and Eerie magazines
It's impossible to review the Dark Horse Comics collections of Creepy and Eerie without a few fond recollections. In the '60s and '70s, my father owned a men's tailored clothing shop on Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was a fine place to hang around as a kid. My dad knew all the other business people in the area and I would spend part of the day visiting nearby stores. It was in Mr. Big's toy store where I first discovered Aurora models. Their "snap-tite" collection was perfect for the budding model builder, but it was the types of sets that really set my imagination on fire — dinosaurs, Universal Film monsters, and most importantly, the bizarre and sadistic sets that were part of their Monster Scenes line. There was Dr. Deadly and his lab, The Pendulum, and The Hanging Cage. Then there was Vampirella, a fairly X-rated kit, that was really special, because she had her own magazine, Vampirella, which was part of the Warren publications that also included Creepy and Eerie. These magazines became the foundation of my childhood love of fantasy and horror, but somewhere along the way my collection was lost. Rediscovering these magazines in the Dark Horse collections reminds me not only of the ghastly fun these stories were, but just how weird the 1970s really were.
Now up to volume 19 for Creepy (collecting up to issue #93) and volume 16 for Eerie (collecting up to issue #80), Dark Horse has done an outstanding job with these collections, capturing all that was vibrant and exciting of these magazines. Each volume contains five issues and includes reprints of the letter pages and some of the advertisements, which, to be honest, was a huge part of what made them so fun. At first dedicated to mostly horror, later issues showcased fantasy and science fiction. Eerie also offered serialized stories like the "The Mummy Walks" by Jaime Brocal and Steve Skeates, and in later issues "The Rook" by Bill DuBay.
Avoiding the heavy hand of the Comics Code, Creepy and Eerie enjoyed the freedom and there is fun "wink-wink" sensibility with all the nudity, gore, and occult scares. But these stories were not just meant to shock. Some of the stories are dated and their twisted versions of O Henry-like endings don't chill like they used to, but their cleverness is never lost. It's the artwork, however, that makes these volumes worth owning, both for the wonderful cover art by people like Frank Frazetta, and for the interiors, which feature some of the best in the day, including Berni Wrightson and Richard Corben. Unlike some the unwieldy comic omnibus editions, the Dark Horse collections are read comfortably, but contain enough great content to keep you poring over them wide-eyed, much like I did when I was kid.
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Not for Nothing: My favorite music of 2012
Some of the best music 2012 sounded a lot like the 1970s, replete with analog synths, occult pretensions, powery pop, ambient landscapes, and heavy guitars. 2012 felt like a dark time, and some of the music here reflects that. Yet in all my favorites of the year there is spring of hope, an urging towards creative extremes that insist no matter the shadows, the human capacity for making glorious noise will prevail.
10. Fresh and Onlys: Long Slow Dance
Like a forgotten nugget from 1979, this pop gem with slight garage and psychedelic undertones offers heartbreak you can dance to. Lush, memorable songs are tightened with smart lyrics. Jangly and whimsical in all the right places, it's music for people who miss the time when pop on the radio actually rocked.
9. Wymond Miles: Earth Has Doors
The guitarist from Fresh and Onlys also released a full length this year -- Under the Pale Moon -- a fine achievement, but this four song EP is like a hermetic secret finally revealed, a beautifully crafted pop ritual. Miles has tapped into the occult consciousness that has grabbed hold of lot of recent underground and experimental rock, but there is something personal here, something that only Miles knows, but that he willing to open the door just a crack. It's pretty great stuff.
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Enthralling Books: The Emigrants, by W.G. Sebald
This is one in a series of essays about enthralling books. I asked my friends and colleagues to recommend a book that took over their life. I told them the book didn't have to be a literary masterpiece. The only thing that mattered was that the book captivated them and carried them into the world within its pages, making them ignore the world around them. I asked: "Did you shirk responsibilities so you could read it? Did you call in sick? Did you read it until dawn? That's the book I want you to tell us about!" See all the essays in the Enthralling Book series here. -- Mark
The Emigrants, by W.G. SebaldA few days before the news of W.G. Sebald's sudden death in a car accident in 2000, I had decided I was going to send him a letter. I have written about two letters to authors in my life, and I would do it more often if I thought there was way to go about it that didn't by design come across as fannish and gushing. But the work of Sebald, particularly his 20th century masterpiece The Emigrants, had such a profound affect on me, I felt compelled to let him know.
Word of his death was a blow. Sebald was just starting to get the wider recognition he deserved with the publication of Austerlitz, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award. I felt as though something important had been taken from the world, something that was essential to helping us understand what it means to be human beings agents of history, and how history works on us. This is what Sebald's work is about: None of our lives exist within a vacuum, that we are all part and parcel of historical forces that shape us, batter us about, and in our attempts to fight against them, we often lose.
I had discovered the novel The Emigrants by chance. It was weekday afternoon, browsing the literature section of the bookstore. I often scan by logos on the spines, looking for independent publishers in the hopes of discovering authors or books I have never heard of. I spied the New Directions mark on a book, pulled it from the shelf and read the back. I had never heard of Sebald, but thought it looked interesting enough. I bought it and took it home.
I was not quite prepared for what happened next. Almost like a state of self-hypnosis, I could feel some part of my reader's consciousness shift. I read books as if I understand books, as if I know about genre and time-periods, know what to expect from science fiction, from crime noir, from Kafka, from Vonnegut, from Roth. Of course I'm surprised at times by language, plot, and a character that comes alive in a way I never thought possible. But I am rarely thrown off course by a book, never have I had to renegotiate the very act of reading. That is, until I read The Emigrants.
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Mind Blowing Movies: Village of the Giants (1965), by Peter Bebergal
This week, Boing Boing is presenting a series of essays about movies that have had a profound effect on our invited essayists. See all the essays in the Mind Blowing Movies series here. -- Mark
Village of the Giants (1965), by Peter Bebergal
[Video Link] My parents were pretty good about indulging my obsession with monster movies. My father would pick me up Famous Monsters Of Filmland when he saw it at the drugstore. Across the street from his clothing shop in Waltham was Mr. Big's, a toy store that stocked all the Aurora models. Being a business neighbor my father got to know "Mr. Big" pretty well, and a few times he sold us the window display version of one of the models, a perfectly painted and glued version given to him by the distributor. Monsters movies were my life. Every Sunday morning I woke early, got the newspaper from the front stoop, opened it up to the middle and dug through the flyers and other loose inserts to where the television guide was nestled. Then I flipped to end to see what the following Saturday's Creature Feature would run. The mid to late 70s was a golden age when the rights to old monster movies must have been dirt-cheap. In the span of a year or so I saw every great Universal, Toho, and Hammer film. But every so often there was a movie that didn't appear in the index of my movie books, whose stills never showed up in the pages of Famous Monsters.
One of these was Village of the Giants, released in 1965 from the weird imagination of director/producer Bert I. Gordon, and starring a very young Beau Bridges. Gordon had an obsession with normal sized things becoming unnaturally large: The Amazing Colossal Man, War of the Colossal Beast, Earth vs. the Spider, and the weird and creepy Food of the Gods. (To be fair, he did have one movie about normal sized things becoming unnaturally small, Attack of the Puppet People.)
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RAW Week: "Some of this stuff might be bullshit," by Peter Bebergal
"My function is to raise the possibility, 'Hey, you know, some of this stuff might be bullshit.'" -- Robert Anton Wilson
I like to think of myself as a believing skeptic, someone who relishes in the ideas, the imagery, the arguments, the theories, and the literature of the occult and the paranormal, but accepts little of it as valid in a phenomenal sense. I love that small publishers such as Ouroboros Press and Fulgar Limited put out beautiful magical texts and that many current underground and avant garde musicians incorporate occult ideas into their work. But beyond its power as a method for art and imaging, I recognize much of the occult as woo. On the other hand, I accept that the human imagination is something magical, and very powerful and that we know little about human consciousness except how malleable it really is. It's a precarious position, however, and I often need to remind myself of smarter, more articulate thinkers who shared these views.
So it is with great respect and admiration that I celebrate the life of Robert Anton Wilson during this memorial week by remembering that he was the great believing skeptic, someone for whom the collection and curating of all that is weird was his life's work, who reminded us always to question everything, while recognizing that we should never stop exploring. I sure wish RAW was alive today, especially at a time when there is something like a real Occult Revival going on, from the psychedelic explorers who see 2012 as a great trans formative event, to the huge increase in the membership of organization like the O.T.O. and Freemasonry, and by extension a whole load of conspiracy theories. RAW warned against any idea, group, or person that claims knowledge of the "Real" Universe, echoing Umberto Eco who wrote in Foucault's Pendulum we should be mindful of turning metaphysics in mechanics.
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