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Ilesanmi, Olukemi. "Richard Tuttle." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
© 2005 Walker Art Center
Richard Tuttle's approach to art since the early 1960s has been subtle, idiosyncratic, and intimately poetic. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, in 1941, he studied literature and philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Perhaps it's this nontraditional training that allows him to create art that crosses boundaries between drawing, sculpture, and painting while using materials as humble as paper, rope, string, cloth, wire, nails, and plywood. Line, form, and material are his holy trinity. His work—on the floor, the wall, in space—takes the practice of Minimalism and imbues it with human nuance and expressivity. He is an antiheroic poet and philosopher with an inclination toward the spiritual, and art is his primary form of communication. An Eastern sensibility, in particular, seems to pervade his practice.
Since his first show at the Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, in 1965, it has been clear that Tuttle prefers the path less ventured. Ten constructed paintings or "drawings" of painted plywood shapes were placed on the gallery walls and floor. Each of the handmade forms—suggesting sickle, wishbone, mushroom, alphabet letters, and so on—displayed a sensitivity of touch and an emotional core that only gained force with the passage of time. Time is a key element in his work, which tends to reveal its power slowly, like a finely crafted verse. "It's a job for the scientist to find a new idea for time," he says, "but it's a job for the artist to show what the experience of time would be like."1
Time is often read by the change of light, from intense to fading, overhead to just out of sight. Noting that "paper has the capacity for every expression and dimension,"2 Tuttle has created a work that adopts light as a mercurial partner in seeing and being. Each time Eighth Paper Octagonal (1970) is displayed, an original template drawn by the artist is used to create an exhibition version from white paper. The octagon, which measures five feet across, is then pasted directly onto a white wall. This modest white-on-white installation is determinedly elusive and delicately subtle. Depending on the time of day, the illumination of the room, or the angle from which we view it, the piece may disappear altogether or appear brighter or darker than the wall, seeming to gain volume or remain flat. The resulting interplay of light and shadow creates a poem in time, Tuttle's gift to us.
Ilesanmi, Olukemi. "Richard Tuttle." In Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole: Walker Art Center Collections, edited by Joan Rothfuss and Elizabeth Carpenter. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2005.
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When I visited the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado these Yellow-headed Blackbirds were everywhere.
The breeding habitat of the Yellow-headed Blackbird is cattail marshes in North America, mainly west of the Great Lakes. During the breeding and nesting season the males are very territorial and spend much of their time perched on reed stalks and displaying or chasing off intruders.
This bird's song resembles the grating of a rusty hinge. (Wikipedia)


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Wings Waiting to Color the Sky
Final draft of an old, old poem.
Your movements still cause unexpected tremors in my heart --
Rivers of feeling thrum the line of my pulse.
My breath thready, like the hesitant wind among the trees.
These are the moments I hold in my thoughts,
Turning them over like stones.
And there is meaning in these memories --
This body, my fickle flesh,
With its topography of scars and sentiments
Has seen more than its fair share of beauty
And dealt as much as received of cruelty.
There is weight within these words --
I carry them in my hands like an inopportune offering,
Waiting for the right moment to arrive
With my breath in my throat like a bird on the wire,
Wings waiting to color the sky.


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Does Matthew 7:1 preclude one true believer from finding a fault or dealing with a matter of sin against another? Was Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount informing His listeners that they were essentially to ignore on-going sin or the slighting of the name or character of the Most Holy One of Israel?
Within much of professing Christianity, there appears to be a perverse pleasure that comes with misquoting Scripture or taking it out of context. This is normally done for one of two reasons. First, it suits the purposes of the individual seeking to defend their position (whether that be poor doctrine or sin). Second, this is used as a tactic for defending the position of another (like a minister) while making sure that nobody is allowed to hold that person accountable.
The problem is compounded when the favorite verse of many evangelicals is trotted out of the stables, "Judge not so you be not judged!" The parading of this verse is expected to answer all those who would dare to hold another "Christian" accountable for their words or actions. Judgment is thus fortunately averted and all is at peace within evangelicalism with the exception of those "nasty" legalistic types who think that Scriptures are to be taken and obeyed literally.
Many have come to DefCon who fit into the categories already listed above. They hear us taking a stand against charlatans, wolves in sheep's clothing, false prophets, heretics, mockers of the Lord Jesus Christ, etc. and want us to back off their favorite personages. They do not want their hero to be held accountable to the Word of God or even to local churches. If one DARES to speak up, their favorite verse is brought out as some kind of token "proof" that those individuals are allowed to relish in their sins and that those who condone them are right in doing so.
Putting aside personal feelings (which are bound to get hurt) and pet peeves (which do no justice to the entire Word of God), let's see what the Scriptures have to say about both judgment and discipline. This blog may come in more than one part as we seek to understand what God has to say about these two vital teachings found throughout the New Testament. Let's begin with Judgment.
1. Judgment ultimately falls under the remit of God for it is He Who puts up one and puts down another. God alone has the power to bring the final judgment which will befall all who reject Christ as Saviour. He alone does what He will and there is none who can stay His hand or even say to Him, "What do you think you are doing?"
2. Judgment fell directly from God in both Old and New Testament settings. However, there are many recorded instances where God chose to use human instrumentality. This is evident in the warnings given, in the admonition against sins committed, and even at times in the administering of that judgment.
3. In Matthew 7:1, Jesus is actually dealing with the actions of the Pharisees and scribes who would condemn a person based on personal, private opinion of another. More times than not, the Pharisees were exceptionally good at studying the Bible and making their own conclusions about the most trivial of matters while leaving important doctrine undone. The Jewish listeners would have understood this very clearly and it was one more reason why the Pharisees hated Jesus. He was stepping on their turf. They wanted to be able to judge, condemn, and castigate their fellow Jews for the minutest of details. This is clearly pointed out when the Lord Jesus Christ addresses the heart issues of His hearers. "You say adultery, I say simply looking with lust is the same. You say murder, but I say that hating another is the same."
4. Jesus knew the REAL issue surrounding Him during His earthly ministry had nothing to do with the white-washed sepulchers walking around on two feet. The REAL issue was what was in the heart of man. He knew that if the people covered their sins by making a pretense at religion, they would feel they had pacified the wrath of God. This is what the apostle Paul addresses in Romans 2:1-2, "Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things." Paul knew that the issue was the heart of man. He knew that many were only seeking to judge others based on what they were already doing but in their heart. They were saying one thing and secretly practicing another.
5. In John 7:24, Jesus continues dealing with the religiosity. He says, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." In other words, any judgment that must be done is to be conducted with no partiality and not based on tradition or mere man-made rules. All judgment must be performed and it must be performed based on the principles that are found in the Word of God.
So, let's sum up this first post. While the ultimate judgment comes from God, the Lord Jesus makes it clear that judging another is not only permissible, but is commanded to be fulfilled. However, this judgment is only to be based on issues of the heart. It is not to be done with harshness, but in a way that shows humility as well as a true desire to follow the dictates of Scripture. If Scripture is NOT the basis for judging another, then it is wrong.
Does this fit in line with what we at DefCon are seeking to do? The answer must be YES. To date, all that we seek to post here is not for the purpose of nit-picking at others over what many would deem inconsequential matters. Our desire is and always has been that the Lord Jesus Christ be exalted and glorified in all things. When things are being done in what passes for Christianity (particularly in America) that fly in the face of clear Scripture, WE MUST JUDGE. We MUST take a stand against those things which bring harm to the testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ. We MUST rise up against those who would pervert the things of Christ. To do otherwise is to deny the commands of our Saviour.
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Last Modified: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:41 PMBATON ROUGE — The House voted 100-0 Wednesday for a bill that establishes a $40 million fund that higher education institutions can use to pay for high-demand degree programs.
House Bill 1033, by House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles, moves to the Senate. It had 69 co-authors after it was approved.
Kleckley said a number of state areas are expecting accelerated economic development that will require training in high-demand fields like engineering, computer science and business.
Southwest Louisiana is expecting $65 billion in development in the next three to eight years, he said, and that will create 10,000 permanent jobs and many more construction jobs.
Sasol in Westlake is spending $21 billion to increase its industrial capacity, Kleckley said.
LNG plants in the area are undergoing changes that will make it possible for them to export natural gas to other countries.
The $40 million isn't in the budget at present, and Kleckley said that is an issue that will be decided by the House Appropriations Committee.
The bill creates the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Fund, which universities could use to pay for degree programs and the hiring of professors. Universities would have to come up with a 20 percent local match from private interests to pay for their specific degree programs.
The legislation provides that officials with several higher education institutions — known as the WISE Council — would review workforce demands within the state and identify which job fields and degree programs have employment gaps. The Board of Regents would approve the council's workforce analysis.
The bill requires higher education system presidents to report annually to the WISE council on progress being made toward degree, certificate and research priorities. It also requires the information be posted on board websites.
Staff Writer John Guidroz contributed to this report.


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Ultimate Caribbean Cruise: Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review by Mill99
Overall Member Rating
Ultimate Caribbean Cruise
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The ship itself is great - very impressive, clean, lots to do, good food and service. I would highly recommend it (though as this was our first cruise I have nothing to compare it to).
We originally booked an inside cabin but were offered a very last minute (as we flew out from London) upgrade to a guarantee verandah cabin at a cost of £150 extra each. We decided it was worth it and were delighted to get a 1B class of cabin for this extra cost. That said, I originally booked direct with Celebrity (online) and I don't think we got a particularly good deal - no obc etc. Having spoken to other guests, I wouldn't do this again, I'd book through an agent or try phoning Celebrity to get a better deal.
I found Celebrity's administration pre-cruise to be not particularly good. Information is limited and sent in a haphazard way and this is an area they could More improve. Their website is also poor and not user friendly.
In particular when deciding to choose a drinks package they were very coy about revealing drinks prices onboard. Why? I emailed several times and got a couple of drinks lists, but from a different ship plus never a complete list and never very up to date. [once onboard we found that the drinks offered on the Equinox were different to some of those on the menu we'd been sent (from I think the Eclipse)- doesn't leave a good impression of Celebrity's organisation].
In the end we booked a premium alcohol package for my husband and a premium non alcohol package for me. We kept a running tally and we did get our money's worth and more, but we were having freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast and specialty coffees and teas throughout the day, as well as the drinks in bars and with meals. You could do without the package if you wanted to save money(though their standard, free coffee is pretty revolting)- we valued the package primarily because we didn't have to decide whether or not to get a coffee or a drink (i.e. the all inclusive feel). The drinks menus onboard could be better. Non alcoholic drinks were hardly ever listed and many n/a drinks existed which were not on any menu in any bar. We had to ask the waiters/bar staff and they suggested drinks.
Their communication on board was haphazard - we missed the Cruise Critic meet because it was scheduled for 10.15am on day 1 of the cruise (the first full day on board) - a note was left outside our cabin somewhere after 11pm the night before (we'd already gone to bed) and because we only left the cabin at 10.30am, we didn't see the note and we missed the meet. Ok, the ship staff are busy on sailaway day, but this was disappointing. Our first excursion was cancelled due to swells in the sea and again, we didn't receive a voice mail on the phone until 30 minutes before the time given to meet for the excursion on the pier - we'd already left the cabin for breakfast and so spent some time looking for our excursion meeting point on the pier and then disappointed that it was cancelled, having to go back onboard the boat to try to book another excursion. Excursion staff need to manage this sort of thing better. The message had been left with them the evening before by the tour company, they supposedly get into work at 7am, but they didn't leave the message with us till 7.35am. Small things like this spoil the overall experience to some extent.
In summary - I'd highly recommend the Celebrity Equinox, but Celebrity need to improve:
1. their website - make it easier to find information.
2. their pre-cruise information sent out - we had the same information emailed several times, (as attachments needing to be printed), but in different formats (16 pages colour print out) - once I'd printed it was clear that though the documents were presented differently they contained exactly the same information. Waste of my time and printing and made the whole thing confusing.
3. The information they are prepared to give out re drinks prices - why are they so secretive?
4. Their communication on board.
5. Their non-alcoholic drinks menus (particularly non-alcoholic cocktails and smoothies available) Less
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There have always been arms and armour at the Tower. William the Conqueror's castle, which was begun in 1066, would have contained a garrison of soldiers, and weapons are first documented in the reign of King John (1199-1216). By the reign of Edward III (1327-77), the Tower had become an arsenal to supply the English army and navy.
The Office of Ordnance emerged soon after 1400 and continued to provide weapons and equipment for British armed forces until the mid-19th century. Alongside the working arsenal, a museum began to take shape in the Tudor period. When Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 he removed the medieval arms and armour and replaced them with up-to-date material. After his death, the contents of armouries from other palaces, including some of Henry's own equipment, came to the Tower. In the 17th Century, during the English Civil Wars, a number of other royal armours were brought to the Tower from Greenwich Palace.
The Tower Armouries received their first recorded visitor in 1489, though at first it was only important visitors that were admitted by special permission. After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the paying public was allowed in to marvel at new displays set up to celebrate the power and splendour of English monarchy.
These new displays included the Spanish Armoury, which contained instruments of torture and punishment and other items erroneously said to have been captured from the Spanish Armada. Another attraction was the Line of Kings, which consisted of mounted armoured figures representing English monarchs and backed by displays of arms and armour. The wooden horses and heads of the kings were carved by some of the leading craftsmen of the day.
From 1696, the Grand Storehouse, which was newly completed on the north side of the Tower in 1692, housed two other exhibitions. On the first floor, large numbers of the weapons in store were used to create the Small Armoury. The eye-catching patterns of weapons hung on the walls and columns reflected British military might. Similarly, numerous cannon captured by or used by British armed forces were shown in the Artillery Room on the ground floor.
Increasing scholarship in the early 19th century resulted not only in the redesign of the Line of Kings and Spanish Armoury but also the purchase of objects to augment the collections. In 1841, however, most of the material in the Grand Storehouse was unfortunately destroyed in a great fire.
After the demise of the Board of Ordnance in 1855 the Armouries passed to the War Office, and Ordnance buildings were pulled down as the Tower was restored to its 'medieval' appearance. In 1904, the Armouries was transferred to the care of the Office of Works. Between the world wars it became a national museum, and in 1985 Her Majesty consented that it should be named the Royal Armouries.
In 1996 a large part of the collection transferred to a new museum site in Leeds, Yorkshire; the galleries within the Tower being redesigned to tell the story of the Armouries in the Tower, the oldest museum in England.
It takes one year for our conservation team to clean all the objects on display in the museum in Leeds.


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'Gundello Godari' to be released in November
Direcetd by Kumar Nagendra, 'Gundello Godari' stars Taapsee Pannu and sundeep kishan in the lead roles.
'Gundello Godari', which is slated for a November release, is an ambitious bilingual project. Produced by Lakshmi Manchu, it is talked about for its theme, the ensemble cast and Maestro Illayaraja's music.
Taapsee Pannu hopes that the film will give her the image of a Telugu girl. If 'Jhummandi Naadam' and later releases portrayed her as a glamorous heroine, she is playing a traditional girl's role in it. Sundeep Kishan, too, hopes that the film will fetch him more laurels than he had received for his Prasthanam act.
Adi Pinisetty and Lakshmi Manchu are playing two other crucial roles. Murali Mohan, Annapurna, Jeeva, Ravi Babu, Praveen, Dhan Raj, Mumaith Khan are part of the cast.
Art is by Murali Kondeti. Cinematography is by Palani Kumar. Lyrics are by Chandrabose, Ananth Sriram and Ramu. Kumar Nagendra is the director, story, screenplay and dialogue writer.
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NY/London diversified alternative investment manager with over $7 billion assets under management is seeking a Global Interest Rates Portfolio Manager with at least five (5) years of portfolio management track record to join our investment risk-taking team. The Portfolio Manager will report to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and be based in our London office.
- Manage a dedicated capital allocation within firm's global macro fund primarily investing in instruments that follow the rates of sovereign global debt.
- Oversee the buying and selling of investments with heavy emphasis on risk management, involving daily reconciliation of position risk exposures and interaction with the risk management team.
- Employ portfolio hedges of related macro risks as necessary.
- Facilitate and manage information flow/communication with counterparties.
- Liaise with centralized Macro Associate Portfolio Manager/Trading team to execute all trades.
- Collaborate with internal Strategy and Research team to discuss macro themes, investment ideas and relative value as well as offer feedback/input to portfolio valuation.
- Engage in quarterly performance and capital allocation review with the Investment Committee.
- Participate in meetings with existing and potential investors as needed.
- Work within a collaborative framework and participate in internal weekly meetings freely sharing developments, themes and investment ideas within the global macro landscape.
- Undergraduate degree.
- Minimum of seven (7) years' work experience on either buy/sell side with a minimum of five (5) years' managing capital within Interest Rate Trading.
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Best burgers in the area with great beer selections to go with. And you haven't really lived until you have tried the Elvis Burger. Breakfast is also delicious and a great way to start your day. Love this spot.
We arrived around noon on the Sunday after Christmas. The restaurant was full of happy chatter. We were lucky to get the last open table. They were serving both breakfast and lunch entries. Our group split between the two. I ordered their special Oak Street Salad with cucumber dressing and a grilled portabella mushroom on top. Excellent. Everyone at our...
Quiet restaurant in beautiful Bellingen. The food was beautifully presented and very tasty. The service excellent.
We have stopped here several times this summer after kayaking and I took my husband there this past month. Its a cute place with a good menu. Outdoor seating upstairs not open when we were there. I hope they have that open early next season.
Very popular spot for breakfast. Mix of counter, high tops, and tables. A great mix of menu items, self serve coffee bar. Had the two egg scrambler with potatoes and toast, very good and filling.
This is a great spot. By far the best burgers I've ever had and the hand cut potato chips (not fries) are delicious! Moderate prices and good quality food. Breakfast is excellent as well. There is often a line but B&B is worth the wait!
You must try The Popper (a burger topped with cream cheese and jalapeños) which is, as all of their burgers are, served on a Portuguese sweet roll with a side of homemade potato chips (which I like to order with rosemary and truffle oil).
This was the first time I had been to the new location and man what a difference! Plenty of parking and more table space, a great view. This place was on a wait for breakfast on a Monday morning! The hash is amazing, yummy Johnny cakes, great coffee. Service is extremely pleasant. I love that you get your own coffee....
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Dale, Andy Hart, and Field Yates react to the Logan Mankins trade.
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Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good on knock -- idea I mean it's better to be both good and like even if you've. You got a choice sometimes luck is better. Because I'm going to be honest with you last week when we booked our. Our co host for today's program little did we know that Bill Belichick was little -- the 78 mile an hour fastball down the heart of the plate forest. And knocked out of the park field gates ESPN ESPN boston.com is in the house and the heart patriots football weekly is in the house. We get handed this panic this this story. Six time probable guard Logan Mankins trade into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today. -- tight end Tim Wright will be shocked to hear he played his college ball Rutgers. And according to Adam chapter fields colleague at espn.com. A fourth round pick in next year's draft. That's the hall that you get welcome -- -- what whatever will we talk about today up and dale. You know what I figured out Tommy Kelly that was the surprising move I figured it out. You gotta pay for Jermaine Jones somehow I mean there's a whole lot of money going to Jermaine Jones of New England Revolution you got to free up. Some money here for I mean I got nothing neither this is for me this hearkens back. To that day when they traded Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders that's what this felt like to me when and sit in the office and field said patriot just trade Logan Mankins. To Tampa Bay and I went. It what appeals little easier to sell that move though when you're getting. You know a fourth round pick. And that's not really all that exciting. And I know people start to say who's this Tim right guys in a sending talented tight end and certainly fills a need for the patriots had moved tight end. But you know his coach Lovie Smith wasn't all that happy within about a week ago in terms of his production this summer. I don't think it's us an absolute shocking move just because. When you're in new England and you have a veteran player who's not as good as he once was who's making more money than he ever did. The writing is start to -- starting to be on the wall before you that said. It is stunning because they you have more confusion now on the interior offensive line. And be for me personally is my favorite patriots about. -- so. I think the question is where do we start to -- and the patriots motivation to get creative or trade -- Why Logan Mankins is expendable at teams like a reasonable place to start because although Logan Mankins was April blow last year. And news and you can -- jumping on this one I think he may be the most respected veteran. In that locker may be aside from Tom Brady certainly offered to -- ball. 32 years old so he's on the back half of his career but he's not in his late thirties but if you look at the patriots in the roster construction right. You look at the players that project is locks were in your locks for the 53 man roster you've got guys like Dan Connolly. Logan. -- the Logan Mankins who no longer look Americans could said that a little while ago Tim Connolly Ryan when dale. Marcus cannon Josh Kline John a lot you Jordan David at five guys who were sort of compete if that interior line mixed. So the patriots without Logan and we saw last year in a Baltimore game. -- is not able to play out actively there and football they are known to find guys who could replace departed players. So big do you have players on their roster who are not saying at Mankins level it capable NFL vector. What they don't have on their roster right now is a tight -- and capable backup Rob Gronkowski or filled in for Rob Gronkowski. If you were to misspeak wonder this if you can sort of the season because of his current injury. And the question is. Is that what -- -- Is -- as I said as -- and a sending young player who caught. You know I've already seen it on Twitter people are comparing Aaron Hernandez his rookie year with Tim writes rookie year and I think they're comparable at T a TI price -- touchdown catches 571 yards. Five touchdowns last year. -- as a rookie. But as late as what does this story for August 17. Last Sunday. Lovie Smith was basically saying he's just not performing as well as he should be he's not catching the ball he's not blocking and if you're an H back who doesn't. Block then all of a sudden they just treat US an extra receiver and you lose -- mismatch advantages so. You know we're gonna have to wait and see. What Tim Wright is -- will be able to assess that in the coming weeks and months how valuable he's going to be they don't have a tight end that is that is the fact that field said. You have Rob Gronkowski and in terms of catching the pass you have nobody else Michael Bowman now a new week. Is is and was irrelevant -- across a pass to -- he can block and oh by the way he's hurt. He still coming off all a left knee injury still wearing the big Don -- berets not sure what his status will be to start the year and oh by the way we're not even sure Rob Gronkowski. Is going to be on the field to start the year so you there's no question you've added. A competitive NFL tight end how good he can be. Who knows but he's competitive and to probably play if you need to Miami yeah I am curious if the shock factor here is more because of that name. Or because it seems like the patriots are shipping off. Star player because I know one of the prevailing nearest perhaps more low on a national level and a local level is that. Logan Mankins and I'm -- to anchor it is has has has. -- move past his peak his pride last year toward the end of the -- people are saying. There handy in the Pro Bowl nod because there aren't any other good guards or he should deserve he's getting a reputation below. I still think make is one of the top eight guards and football. But I wonder if the shock factories because. We steal big is it more because the player and the reverence people have for him or is it more because of -- level play and perhaps the compensation well return. Let's in fact go over that little bit last year the patriots offensive line to be kind struggled gave up forty sacks the most in Tom Brady's career. Logan Mankins reportedly was responsible for eleven of those. You wouldn't think that would necessarily translating to a Pro Bowl selection but it did he is a six time pro bowler I think it's fair to say. Some of that last year at least was probably based more on reputation in fact I think that's fair to say once you're Pro Bowl you can get into that grist mill and and you keep churning -- the specially on the interior offensive line where nobody looks -- but having said all of that stuff. Isn't he clearly the patriots best offensive -- today while I tell until an hour ago. I think you could debate that I do think he has fallen off a little bit the last couple years and he certainly has had some bad. Please and bad games. At the end of the year in playoff scenarios in bad situations. And I actually think this is an interesting one for patriots fans is that a lot of fans were annoyed with -- Logan Mankins because of those sort of mark key failures you know one play here one play they -- but it happens to come in January. And I think some fans thought he was overpaid at ten million dollars a year. But I also think they're gonna react holy crap they trade Logan Mankins is Jordan -- gonna play left guard now and what is the falloff. We saw an awful lot of so far in the precinct and I think has struggled at times and not just because he stepped on Tom Brady's foot I think he's been pushed around a little bit at times. The one guy that I think is sort of an interesting bit player in this or may be more than a bit player. Is Dave -- -- the new offensive line coach who you know up until a few minutes ago. Was probably assuming okay I have -- older I have Sebastian Vollmer and it Logan Mankins the rest okay maybe that's gonna be pieced together maybe it'll change during the year but that's my foundation. And now you're saying you're taking -- theoretically. His best player and no question his leader in that group the guy who was. Not just a leader in that group a leader on the team a guy who's a captain a guy who as as Mike -- just pointed out was on the stage at the at the premiere last night. With the likes of Tom Brady that that's the hierarchy that's the stratosphere he he -- Mean this is. You know -- face of the franchise -- -- it's always throws subjective argument but certainly play it -- terms of tenure in terms of what he's meant he's patriots hall of Famer he's -- -- when his career ends five years later he'll be in the patriots. You know awesome in that slaughter and Mecca time wrote but depending on how things went when they told him today -- what acted he's a guy that it wouldn't stun -- member in his contract negotiations. Where he was basically the point. I've made enough money I know it's not as much as everything you need in professional sports. I'll just go on my ranch I'm OK with that that's who -- -- I'm a rancher and drive my truck and that's who I am. I'm not saying this would happen but I wouldn't be stunned if he's one of those guys that this hits them like a ton of bricks and he's really. You wanna play anymore because he's a member the first press covers he did this year Tom -- and asked him. How many more of these -- be getting these training camps I don't know I wanna keep doing it for awhile but it's a fair question to ask at this point in his career. This is this is a -- has got to be a shocking blow. For a guy -- only played here for a decade only played for one offensive line coach bracing for a decade and Elvis and you get shipped off to Tampa and you know ruin are we gonna get. We talked about the Richard Seymour trade and -- for me it feels similar. The only other one I can I can equate this to you know near the end of the regular season before the and of the pre season. For the start of the regular season was the cutting of lawyer Malloy and an and I use that not in terms of a one -- -- was cut one guy who was traded. But the leadership you guys talked about lawyer Malloy it was that guy on that team as well. He was one of those voices of the of the locker room as Logan Mankins is he was a guy whose leadership was unquestioned. So. I guess you get an extra week to get that out of your system here. -- the patriots and I would say a major difference in my opinion between those two deals. You had Vince Wilfork who was sort of next in line in terms of leadership. You had Rodney Harrison who -- new had already shown any leadership and was a captain. Within weeks of being here I'm not sure who the next in line guy is on the offensive line you have a couple of -- a couple of tackles who. Don't really care to talk to be leaders to sort of be out in front they like to do their work their play do their talking. You have Dan Connolly and Ryan when Dallas returning starters who a lot of people thought were vying for me 81 roster spot between them that could be out of town. Who who's the voice who's the leader who's the guy in that group are nicer to voice because I don't think the -- was the kind of got -- got your -- and said let's do this or -- it was more. You see what I'm guys look at him and says okay disguised point -- or ACL and he's an offseason award work out I offseason award winner. That's how he showed his leadership of their various forms of leadership there players like Vince Wilfork who is. A vocal leader hale also as a performance leader is a publicly on the field and fair. Wilfork has -- -- I don't think he was always quite as vocal leader he really I think took the next step when he signed that forty million dollar contract to sort of lead his roots here and knew he was going to be here so I don't think in immediate. Terms do you need. The guy who's you know gonna say whatever needs to be said but. I do think there is a major loss of leadership -- a question of leadership within that group. And it's a young group you know fuel went over those names you have Jordan -- practiced water. John a lot PO a rookie you have Bryan stork a rookie Cameron Fleming a rookie these are all -- now potentially for playing time. Aren't following -- happy highway for a minute here OK let's let's let's take it to the next logical step or illogical step as the case may -- On their -- the story -- the last 24 hours has been -- in -- need it was in Tampa talking with the Buccaneers cleared by the NFL. -- apply everybody -- he's all yours if you want. Don't obviously Logan Mankins is not taking that spot. Akron and conspiracy dole now he -- to you know. But based arts -- Egypt is so dire could end up there hasn't mom saying is not a practiced -- Oniel Cousins who last year was perhaps animate separately one of the worst offensive -- Indiana now. They've recently trader for Rashad Johnson from the chiefs. Who begin this summer is -- projected starter for them and I mean mass of office of my travels he filled out adapter I would be shocked. If they at a -- I need to act. -- in -- needle in Logan Mankins to. Both have toughness but also have a very different demeanor to them. And think about it from the box perspective if you're gonna add in -- need to -- when his reputation and his locker room antics. Who better to add the Logan Mankins because he's got taken in crap from anybody in if he doesn't like minority in Carolina we so he. On -- on a leadership cents a prime makes great sense to bring Logan Mankins in and make sure he keeps Richie and got -- -- -- -- -- Go ahead quickly -- this from a respected personnel mine too -- Part communicate within reach out to me and asked what was the pick it as a 154 rounder. He says banks. Belichick wins again. Really the Mankins is declining not the same guy the B 333. Years six and a half million dollars -- season has -- Now that's just one person's take what I would say that you know. The patriots as we talked about time and time again do you a long range lands out. Mortgaging all of their short term capabilities perhaps they -- Logan Mankins is is he worth the exact. Price that they're paying him at this season. The the salary cap number for Logan Mankins this year was ten point 5000002 highest second only to Tom Brady on the team. Miguel salary cap page which. I uses my Bible and these things because I think they're really gonna what they don't be surprised how many other people -- do -- -- -- they tweet about a little while ago. It is likely that Mankins earned his offseason workout bonus money. Very likely. Are making his 2014. Dead money yet four point 25 million is 2015. Dead money yet formally. Bring it up because. The other story line the other narrative I've -- the last hour is all they're freeing up money. They're gonna get Darrelle Revis signed to a contract they're gonna get Sebastian Vollmer signed a contract wherever it is. The -- freed up enough money to get either of those kinds of deals done here. Well. -- tell -- the savings are. The safe five point 75055. Million dollar terms of cash this year six point 415 terms of cash next year beat cap savings right now. For 20145. Point 755. Million dollars. Next year we'll count four million against the cap. So the pictures it's certainly true of the trunk space. Whether it's enough to sign a draw Revis what they'd be interested in doing that before resumed at regular season game right. Well we've got a story a couple of weeks ago that that Robert Kraft it's supposedly. Reached out to Revis -- training camp and hey you know we'd be interested -- getting a deal done. Maybe there was more of that them and I realized that the time maybe that is something that the working I don't know. Yeah the first thing I thought I was may -- -- sold -- maybe they're looking to a long term deal and they sold or he's gonna count on the cap I believe it's acceptable righteous at -- seven point five I think is the F fifty year option for next year. May -- they're looking to do an extension with him. And sort of -- that money out and make him sort of the cornerstone of the next whatever it is five or six years on the offensive line. And you know we've talked about it before guards in this team a lot of money wrapped up in a guard and our nose tackle. Because of contract in nearly a hundred million dollars between those two positions which. May or may not be money well invested in this modern day of football where everything's played on the edges and speed and passing game. It might be a little more palatable to now do a deal was sold or make him your franchise left tackle and your money's wrapped up in sort of the mark key positions in the way the game is played today so. They're always looking to do deals they're always looking to extend -- -- he is also in the mix for an extension and that's gonna cost you some money so. This just this plays in that long term scenario then you remove Hernandez from the books next year that's seven and a half that he's on the cap this year. It's that long term. Churning the roster churning the money and keeping it moving forward and keeping it well spent with the used in the positions that matter we we know that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a gaping hole of the guard position. We know they brought and -- and content Ito yesterday. To perhaps address that. I'll be fascinated to find out and feel I know you guys will be on top of this who initiated peace talks. Who got a hold of who first well did Bill Belichick reach out to to Lovie Smith that Lovie Smith reach out to Bill Belichick how to work. Well what more need to keep in mind Jason light. The bay Buccaneers general manager to be here used to be here knowing there's always open dialogue with your former cohorts who now run or part of a different organization -- The books have made history I think it even visiting with Richie and -- neo is basically a huge sign. -- plastered across your your stadium billboards. We are looking for guard help. And what the patriots at any intentions of treating Logan Mankins Pryor might make it prior to today or yesterday is unclear but. I get the feeling is this kind of move you make if you thought about efforts eighteen or so hours perhaps at the back of their mind listen. If the right deal came across or if we could create the deal perhaps would be opened for business. And lacked flair and like Logan Mankins was standing on that stage last night. And these things come together quickly not -- -- -- -- -- that Bill Belichick was like twenty minutes late to his press conference today it's funny how a lot of times when that happens or he comes out on the practice field. And is sort of talking on the phone last time I saw that he was a little late to practice talking on the phone they traded for Ben best and -- worthy. Today he shows up to his press conference slate they -- Logan Mankins sometimes those pieces come together. Out real quickly one now layer to this. Tim writes coach when he caught fifty passes last year was -- Greg Shia who also recruited him directors. And who also spent the Columbine -- Bill Belichick has been on the practice field for a few days hang out Bill Belichick so the scouting report on. Tim Wright is very much I got beyond qualities as a patriots fan that's that's when speaking as here's the patriots and I'm sort of sick of -- guys in patriots uniforms. It's like enough is enough. We're not talking about bringing in you know eighteen guys from Alabama. Are you know eighteen guys from Ohio State or something I mean how many records guys the actually need on an NFL roster because apparently we -- at the number no. And worked out that some him -- product much according to -- for all we notre on -- going to be starting safety Logan -- could be -- nickel corner. Tim Wright to be your starting moved tight end. -- And we haven't that the number again how negative that powerhouse down in Jersey all know how well players. It assistant coaches and tell our guys and we're on day here. Well I'll be curious to see what they do with the money that they've saved and that's what fans are gonna wanna say you're the best you you are radio legend here it's not just the deal -- now we spent -- Which spend the money so you trade irreparable guard which has -- the money you saved downfield just -- the numbers and what fans are gonna say as. -- -- In a you're paying for another story patriot place you know how they how this thing gets portrayed in these parts. All this is Bob Kraft putting more money in his back pocket not spending it on the football team when you kind of fuel that with your little on Jermaine Jones and -- -- comment right. It's a very big star and what's really sad for the -- England revolution. They scheduled the introduction for Jermaine Jones to the media 2 o'clock today. At all. Took -- and who. It's Camille Little tough for -- get a whole lot of publicity for the for the revolution to make he practiced with -- in this morning. And the they're gonna have their big they're big hey here's Jermaine Jones newest member of the revolution at 2 o'clock today. Oops maybe they'll get packaged together in all the sports casts and and neck in all these you know comings and goings at Gillette Stadium Mankins out Jones -- you know. Maybe they can ride the coattails of this being Mankins move but my guess is haven't opened the lines get them to do right now my guess is. Patriot nation hates this deal. -- because I could see their reaction to pay because of the -- the old theory Tom Brady's getting older he doesn't move. We're Super Bowl contender but every time we comes to a screeching halt that because Tom Brady gets pressured up the middle. And we just traded the ten million dollar Pro Bowl guard. And CNB in my opinion the best offensive lineman yeah. The problem -- that whole argument is sometimes when they've been pressured up the middle in the past the guy's been blowing -- by Logan Mankins. Ten million dollar probable -- Will get a chance to see which you think right now at 6177797937. A you can text this if you'd like boy have you guys found that already at 37937. We're trying to figure -- -- we get the perfect people to do that feel gates from ESP NS in the house. -- heart patriots football weekly it's dale -- Sports Radio WEEI. I've been very fortunate. Those catastrophic injuries have been looking -- to steal twenty in this entire time and played very very good food trade organization and a lot of great teammates. And it's it's been it's been a fun read and hopefully less a few more years I don't know I just I think I've been truly. That's Logan -- not today. I was actually couple months ago. It was. Probably. During what do routier's or something yeah April yeah it was it was this and there was another cut in there -- -- we haven't but he said something -- effective. You know be around as long as they still want me -- -- the answer to that today if they don't want to around anymore if you follow the patriots comments program and I do. Five hours ago they posted a photo Logan Mankins. -- -- view -- mangan Mankins from the back of his Jersey in the seventy in the name. It got one in 1168. Likes so far I'm guessing one of them isn't Logan's no probably not. They have they have posted a photo sense then of Tom Brady. A twelve days in -- tell them that the opener. But five hours ago was Logan Mankins now again in the defense of whoever's running the hamster Graham account for the New England Patriots. I'm guessing that Bill Belichick doesn't call that person to take a just tipped you off. Idly that Mankins up Ian Graham account today from you know all the way out only does not that it had now maybe -- By the -- to deal. Logan Mankins is is a testament to his toughness and united haven't suffered a catastrophic. In my career a you know I don't. Is to me that's extremely serious injured -- that shows just how tough. And rugged Logan Mankins is a separate and apart. From whether the patriots can replace him during the run production their pass protection all that stuff they're gonna miss. That's a that's a factor edited in any team to get through department Logan Mankins is going to miss. That two top with the attitude and nasty and this is a team that struggles -- that times are they just a Tom Brady led. Spread passing attack that isn't tough and he's always been the guy that. We want her on the ball we think we can run the ball if they give us more chances and then when they succeed see we told you we could run the ball he gave us the chances. -- -- was that now you know who for -- do you do you go the other -- -- Tuesday you know people are talking about your guy in my Greece leaving Steven -- off the roster. You know the the ability to run the football is generally sort of equated to being a tough football team and being in November December football team. Well the running back could be on the way out the best guards on the way out -- like you're now trending more towards just a sort of soft. Passing attack offense again. -- before we get the calls let me just -- the last narrative that you hear a lot in this town -- -- don't forget. Logan Mankins was in a very public salary dispute with that with the patriots and things were said back and forth the relationship was damaged. And this is the Kraft family's way of getting back at Logan Mankins course you could also say the exact same thing about Vince Wilfork. That he's been traded anywhere yet no but you'd have the same narrative for him as well. I don't happen to believe that particular narrative -- you know you're gonna hear in this town nor do lie and if you need any better example if you watch the Ty Law induction ceremony into the hall patriot place in the relationship that. He has with Robert Kraft and Ty Law had a very ugly contract dispute now that was a little bit more targeted Bill Belichick but it's still the patriots organization. In the year there's a certain aspect of business involved here and I tend to think that the crafts are very good businessman who can be tough businessman when they need to be. But also can put that aside when they need to so -- I don't really buy this is some you know. Effort to it to pay maintenance back for anything he did or said a settlement community. Belichick and and you know it's it's it's it's going to be sure that people will approve this but at the end of the game the patriots perspective. Analysts say it's transparent commitments that I think if you take logic step back and think about the here three years six point 25 billion dollars. Left on the deal for Logan Mankins. Over the next three seasons six point 25 year run at the agents. He's will be 33 this is -- -- so -- 35 year old guard six point 25 million guard is unlike other positions that caught up. In terms of rising -- you're still getting top level talent. -- -- You know less significant. Figures a year. You help yourself financially you create space for potential other extensions which. Missed about a earlier perhaps -- real brief -- they wanna consider either after this season or during and other players of course. Its leaders and young talent on the -- needs to -- him McCarty and the like that's part. There's also the fact that you know it's replace ability help replace it is this player patriots right now they -- the three offensive line. It got a player in tour and Debbie who has been amongst the more surprising players has -- deeply honest it was surprising he played. But what it now honestly there are now. -- -- now where they laying the foundation and now make sure he's ready Hollywood going to eat where they planning this all through the the course of pre season you don't trade Logan you don't wake up on a Tuesday and salmon argument I don't like. Number seven trade him to -- but I wouldn't put money -- strippers and I got out while someone makes a report with. Yet matured daddy's a bomb he's never played -- -- game that maybe European but the patriots estimation is the one that we're trying to figure out -- -- And if they're estimation this guy can be started -- guard -- swing guard behind. Josh Klein are being Connolly Ryan went down solar market skated again that was telling it after basically being -- back -- the first two pre season games ovals and Ryan went gals back worked with the starters term pursuit game three game matters most. So you could hypothetically. Line up right when dale. Dan Connolly and other Josh in a market skin and your guard spot. And those before players for three spots. And I think all people understand at least I think it's reasonable to say are all starting level and it felt when they'll struggle last year. Our client really only played one full game but those are players that. If if you put teams they would be starters so the patriots may say listen these are starting level talents. Two years ago everybody was it right when -- won't be sending sectors in the NFL perhaps somewhere in between where it was two years ago in where he was last year. But nonetheless even after the -- trade. The patriots at least more players who should be thought of its starting level prospect for the cure their -- Art this is unfair but we airing the Turks society some going to be unfair and I ask you quickly here as we go to the calls. -- -- A dealer bad start -- Good deal. I've been a little down on the Mankins contract and situation for a couple years not just for the value of the player I love him more than anybody I think he was a great leader off the field. On the field I'm not sure he was a ten million dollar contributor ten million dollar player so you were able to get a draft pick in May be a guy at a position of need. That can help you in September of this season's -- the good deal I wanna play -- both sides of the fence here a couple I wanna do but I'll -- good deal as well because. As an -- the savings. Extra draft capital which was that people say only four for -- I went out here on time only fourth -- and then people accurately I'm -- on this and so I got up. I think Tim writes an -- he played lights -- I'll be curious to see how we change the narrative of the patriots tight end depth. I know -- his stats or blow you away good last year but it's different when your plane with Tom Brady and when you're playing with Mike Lamb and Josh -- and they are blow you away good if you compare them to every tight end in New England in the last year plus not -- -- Absent when they would get one attempt and no catches out of a tight imposition basically was an average game so I. I like the trade and the other thing is. Is this in Vegas we have to know go to Bulldog -- -- if they have new logs for the patriots mean as this earth shattering yes he's your captain -- a leader and yet shattering -- For this team yes. On one level does it change anything the way you feel dale about this team's championships yes it is really which is why I don't like to steal. -- don't write a Super Bowl because they don't have low -- I might do just traded your best offensive lineman. And I will grant you that he has slipped a bit over the last couple of years and that may be. At least last year maybe the last two Pro Bowl berths were were on reputation more than an actuality I'll give you that. He still your best offensive -- in my opinion. I have played an entire season with a torn up -- for God's -- nobody tougher. I'm not sure that Tim -- floats my boat here and I know we have the 54 catches last year in the 571. Yards in the five touchdowns. So coach was calling about a week ago saying he's -- too many balls. You know -- -- period NH back drops to many balls you just become another receiver they don't account for you out there. Lobby slipped them picky was that good for Tampa Bay well. They weren't throwing him the ball in Tampa Bay for God's sakes do you think there may last year and don't you think there may have been now there's a coaching change and that's part of the issue but don't you think they may have been some -- -- coaches do that they're trying to motivate a talented young player. -- always sure that happens all my -- doesn't happen here so much but I don't have a monopoly but it does happen in places and you can't argue the need. You cannot argue that the patriots. Needed to add a tight end now I think a lot of us assume maybe they would signing guys after final cut to they would at a -- some way. Or at a guy via a trade for just you know fifth round pick -- and -- and so you're screwed up not getting uptight and depth leading up till now. So you trade away your best offensive -- try to make up for what that's what it feels like to me but don't don't. Look like the patriots got that taken here and that they didn't wanna trade Logan Mankins and obviously they clearly wanted to trade him and they clearly weren't comfortable that what you expected that the same -- the Bill Belichick always get back to value. He had value. As a ten million dollar left guard and I don't think he did I think it is comes down to what the patriots the appreciably better or worse on the yield. In the run game in the past game with Logan Mankins -- replacement level player. -- it -- I'm not sure that'll be. Will be -- -- -- different but what I will say in my estimation I would look at street more of we trade toughness. Veteran leadership a player that is perspective in the locker room for cap space. Draft picks -- draft pick. And players that fills -- need Robert and I think that's where I'm going to ultimately find myself valuing the deal. Down in the -- I don't parking lot toughness and leadership that that's in argue. I don't like the trade right now where I'll be proven wrong if I'm proven wrong is show me what they do with the money. Okay they got Neitzel assigned to a new deal they got -- according signed to a new deal -- I don't really get excited they got to -- Revis signed to a -- fine. And if Tim right. Is a better receiver than I am giving him credit for. If it you know it -- improves on what he did last year he certainly got a better quarterbacks on the football that is in arguable. He should be better just that. Can you bring a tight end who won at least like some of these other receivers the patriots brought it. Just don't quite get on the same page with Tom Brady. Fair question -- does it happen here as a lot and he's arriving you know the week of the fourth and final pre season game. And and we're gonna expected twelve days from now he's going to be on the on the same page with Tom Brady. Count to witness the -- and has -- the patriots dramatically different from asked the wide receivers wide receivers during an option -- on every plate but a chunk of their placed tight ends basically. Cash to hash or number two number right and that the issue issue with previous items they brought it hasn't been their ability to comprehend system it's been. And athletic but not particularly good pass -- -- just sort of yeah rights issue to me will be what Lovie Smith was talking about it throws him the ball and he drops it. And the great there's another warning you drops that at some point and finally he got up early -- all no question you know you -- -- the Zacks sub Feld wrote. Where you're you're just not helping us on the field you're hurting us that's a question but that's a that's a physical assessment that we'll all be able -- over the next month plus I just think. In terms of physical talent. You're not that worse off after this -- -- left guard my left. I think you're gonna have -- -- -- probably coming at right guard Klein at left guard and -- -- center I think you're probably back to a similar offensive line the last year with Klein -- -- for Mankins that would be my guess is how they start the year. I don't think that's good. What. The pass protection for run blocking -- I don't think that's -- cut I think -- I think in the running game I think Logan Mankins is a impressive road -- of a guard he can poll he can lead out in space he's athletic. I think in pass protection. He's had a number of hiccups dating back years now. That have hurt this team so I'm not sure how much you lose there. And as you keep saying you you've added a weapon at a position of major need. And the upside of that weapon you know everybody's getting excited that you split backs and you -- those two back sets wishing Vereen. 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A: My passion is theater. I was born and still live in one of the great theater capitals of the world, New York City, and I have spent much of the past twenty-five searching out memorable productions around the globe -- Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Stratford-upon-Avon, London -- wherever people care about theater. But I don't know of a place in the world where theater matters more -- or has mattered longer -- than Oberammergau. The villagers have been staging their play, against all odds, for close to four hundred years. The rhythms of theater and daily life are deeply, deeply intertwined in Oberammergau, and for many in the village, acting in the play is cradle to grave. I spend much of my professional life trying to imagine what it must have been like going to the theater in Shakespeare's England -- the last place I know where theater played such a dominant role in daily life. But that was four hundred years ago. You can imagine my excitement visiting Oberammergau, speaking with the directors and actors, sitting in on rehearsals.
That having been said, I'm also interested in issues of art and anti-Semitism, in the ways in which art, especially theater, can inculcate disturbing beliefs, can lead people to do something reprehensible. As celebrated as Oberammergau's play has been as the oldest continuous surviving example of medieval Christian drama, it is also notorious as a play in which Jews have long been portrayed as bloodthirsty Christ-killers. And this tradition has been complicated by the fact that during WWII a large percentage of the villagers -and most of the leading players -- were Nazis. Hitler himself twice saw the play and praised its anti-Semitic content.
I was repelled by Oberammergau's Nazi past and yet drawn to the villagers' play as a piece of remarkable theater. So I took most of the past year off from my teaching duties and spent it wrestling with this dilemma.
Q: To what extent was this a scholarly project and to what extent was it personal?
A: What began as an intellectual project soon turned personal. I found writing about Oberammergau during the Nazi era very difficult. I never lived through the war -- I was born ten years after it ended. I knew that I had lost some distant relatives in the Holocaust. But on what basis was I to judge the German people, and should I hold their descendents responsible (a version of that line about collective guilt in the Gospel of Matthew, "the blood on their children, and their children's children")? I grew up in a Jewish home where we didn't buy German goods, visit Germany, or speak German. I still have a kind of psychological block speaking the language. In short, I grew up assuming German collective responsibility for the extermination of the Jews. And yet the thing that most disturbed me about the Oberammergau play -- until this year's revised production -- was its insistence on the collective responsibility of the Jews for the death of Jesus. Writing about accusations of collective guilt -- German and Jewish -- forced me to confront some unexamined assumptions. I worked as hard as I could to investigate matters thoroughly before judging actions that transpired over a half century ago.
A real breakthrough came for me when I stumbled upon the story of Max-Peter Meyer, a Jewish composer who moved to Oberammergau in the 1930s. He is one of the central characters in my book, and his fate encapsulates many of the paradoxes and complexities that circulate around Oberammergau's anti-Semitism. Here was a Jewish man who was married to a Catholic, who underwent conversion to Catholicism, and yet who was subsequently attacked in his home by young Nazi villagers right after the infamous Kristallnacht of November 1938. He was dragged off to the Dachau Concentration Camp, survived, emigrated to England, and yet returned to Oberammergau after the war, testifying at the denazification trial of Alois Lang, who had played Jesus in the 1934, reassuring the court that his friend was no Nazi. Meyer even wanted to participate in the 1950 production. Like many other stories in Oberammergau, Meyer's is quite complicated, and I try to do justice to it and the others I explore in the book.
Q: What was it like visiting Oberammergau?
A: I had never been to the village before and I wasn't quite sure what to expect -- I arrived without really knowing how I'd be received. I had written in advance, hoping to speak to some of the leading figures -- the mayor, the directors and designers, and religious leaders. But in truth I didn't know whether I'd be given the cold shoulder. I was also worried that I'd be denied access to the village's archives, which housed documents that were crucial to telling the whole story, but which might make the villagers look bad. And, to be honest, I didn't know how they would respond to my presence, knowing that I was a Jew.
The first thing I should say is that during my time in Oberammergau I never saw or heard or experienced the slightest trace of anti-Semitism. I suspect that after four decades of criticism and of soul-searching, the attitudes of most of the villagers have undergone a sea-change. In addition, a younger generation is now responsible for directing the play and for most of the major roles. I was given unfettered access to the village archives, including incriminating documents, and throughout my stays in the village I was treated with great hospitality -- I was offered so many invitations that it was a struggle to have a quiet meal by myself. This is not to say that there aren't profound disagreements in Oberammergau -- between factions within the village, and between the villagers and their outside critics. One hears of these endlessly. But there's a fundamental decency and friendliness, which is genuine, and which transcends these differences, even differences that cannot be resolved.
I'm the kind of traveler who doesn't like to read tour books -- they often ruin the magic of a visiting a place for the first time. But before coming to Oberammergau I had had to read probably 50 or so accounts, from the 1850s on, of visits by various artists, critics, and pilgrims to the village. I expected to be a bit cynical about it all upon my arrival, but as the train slowly climbed towards Oberammergau, I found myself as excited as any of the visitors whose accounts I had read. It's a very beautiful place. So beautiful that it's easy to forget about the past. You actually have to stop and remind yourself that fifty years ago slave laborers were working in a hidden tunnel in the side of the mountain adjoining the village, building rockets and jet aircraft intended to destroy the Allied armies and cities. Which is to say that like everything about Oberammergau, even sight-seeing is deeply layered in history and meaning.
Q: You write a lot in the book about interfaith dialogue between Christians and Jews. What conclusions did you reach?
A: Since the 1960s, and Vatican II's reformulation of attitudes towards other faiths, Oberammergau has found itself at the center of Jewish-Christian dialogue. It could hardly be otherwise, given the fact that the play enacts the Crucifixion of Jesus. Until Vatican II the Church had blamed the Jews, collectively, and in perpetuity, for Jesus' death. Church policy changed with Vatican II, but the portrayal of the Jews on Oberammergau's stage did not. Until this time the villagers had received the Church's formal blessing, a canonical mission declaring that they taught Church dogma; after this time they found themselves condemned by the same Church for staging a play that was anti-Semitic. It had to be bewildering for the villagers. Jewish groups argued that if the Church were genuinely interested in interfaith dialogue, it would pressure the villagers to change their play accordingly. But it's not so simple changing a centuries-old tradition, and efforts to reform the play -- both from within the village and from the outside world -met with fierce resistance. I do my best to recount these often divisive struggles, and have listened patiently to many of those who have spent decades of their lives trying to resolve these issues, including rabbi James Rudin of the American Jewish Congress and Rabbi Leon Klenicki of the Ant-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. What did I conclude? Oberammergau reveals both the possibilities and the limits of interfaith dialogue, for at a certain point you hit bedrock difference, and I think that's where the point at which the 2000 production stands.
To offer but one example: despite the many changes in the 2000 script, the Oberammergau play still introduces a series of scenes from the Hebrew Scriptures -- the villagers would probably call it the Old Testament -- that prefigure the events of Jesus' life and death. Christians see the sacrifice of Isaac as prefiguring the sacrifice of another Son, Jesus. Like most Jews, I don't, and I find myself troubled by the extensive appropriation of the Hebrew Bible, especially when it is used to vilify the Jews, to show that God has turned his back on his covenant with the Jewish people. There's no getting around this difference. And the Vatican has made this clear: juxtaposing the Hebrew Scriptures with the Gospel narratives is how Christians read, is sanctioned by Jesus himself, and there's not going to be any compromise on this issue any time soon.
Q: You mentioned earlier that you attended rehearsals. What was that like?
A: Rehearsals were the most exciting part of my Oberammergau experience. The Passion play director, Christian Stückl, graciously invited me to sit in on early rehearsals during my stay in Oberammergau. I suppose by the time that rehearsals finally got underway last September, I was getting a bit weary of all the controversy and hard-nosed negotiations about changes in the script. After all, my interest, first and foremost, was in theater. I had toured the stage, seen the various set designs, spoken at length with the directors and designers, and had read various versions of the script. But until you hear the actors recite the lines the play doesn't really come to life. Though the current version of the Oberammergau script has been around for close to 140 years, it doesn't read all that well and I was wondering how a play that feels lifeless on the page could continue to attract such a devoted following. I had not seen earlier productions, so that the actors' first read-through was illuminating. It's a very well structured and well paced play. I could see the effect of all the changes that had been made to soften its anti-Jewish edge. But I also saw where deeper structural dimensions to the play meant that these could not fully be eliminated -- it still has all the elements of a revenge play, with the Jewish revengers ultimately revenged upon.
Sitting through a couple of rehearsals also gave me a good deal of insight into some of the underlying tensions within the village. For example, there is a struggle now between the younger and older generations, and this struggle was quite literally enacted in the opening scene of the play, where the Jewish high priests (played by veteran actors) confront Jesus and his disciples (played by much younger actors). When the High Priests attack these reformers for the failure to follow the old ways it was clear to everyone in the room that the text worked on a number of levels. The air crackled with the intensity of the confrontation.
Q: How did it feel sitting silently while everyone else was acting?
A: To be honest, I felt lucky even to be invited to attend rehearsals; I'm not even sure that privilege has been extended to visitors in the past. But it wasn't easy staying silent, especially when the script called for all the "Volk" to respond. One of the most uncomfortable moments for me was when Jews called for Jesus' death, repeatedly crying "Kill Him!" "Crucify Him!" It was tempting to join in, to raise your voice with the rest of the excited actors. I bit my lip and stayed quiet.
I should say, though, that there was one moment when I was asked to set aside my journalist's objectivity and help out. One of the revisions that had been called for by Jewish critics and their Catholic supporters was to have Jesus say a prayer at the Last Supper, which was after all a Passover seder, in Hebrew. The villagers had agreed to the change, but by the time that the Hebrew text had been transliterated and passed along to the actors it had become garbled. I don't think that anyone in Oberammergau spoke or read Hebrew, and nobody had caught the error. I thought about it and decided that it didn't serve any purpose to remain silent and let the actors either embarrass themselves or antagonize their critics. So I pointed out the problem to the directors, who then asked me to work with the two actors doubling in the role of Jesus, helping them get the pronunciation and rhythm of the blessing right. We worked on it for fifteen minutes or so, and I could see how serious and respectful the actors were about pronouncing the Hebrew prayer correctly. It was a very moving moment for me. It was also my last night in Oberammergau, at least until the opening performance this May.
Q: So you're going back to see the 2000 Production?
A: Yes. Mayor Fend was kind enough to set aside tickets for me and for my wife -- she has heard and read enough about Oberamemrgau to want to see the play for herself. The production has been sold out for over a year -- 500,000 happy ticket holders and several million disappointed latecomers. Curiously, perhaps two-thirds of the audience will be American, most of them Protestants. Why so many Protestants want to see a Catholic play about Jews is one of the mysteries of Oberammergau.
My wife and I are also excited about seeing the controversial exhibit that will accompany the play, a large outdoor Stations of the Cross designed by the American-born avant-garde artist Robert Wilson. A lot of the conservative villagers were very unhappy about this commission, and I think that many traditional church-going visitors will be a bit shocked by it. But the Wilson exhibit, like the Oberammergau play itself, underscores the inevitable tensions between tradition and innovation and between religious and commercial motives that have long been at the heart of controversies in Oberammergau.


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I love how the model is leaning through a porthole and has a looking glass. Her hair and makeup are very good examples of 1940's style too. Couldnt you imagine this with a little sailor dress, or the the Wearing History Sailor Playsuit?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Crochet a Sailor Cap, Stitchcraft December 1942
Today's free vintage knitting pattern (well, crochet), is from Stitchcraft No.124 (December 1942).
Labels: 1940s, beret, free vintage knitting pattern, sailor, stitchcraft
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- Brittany_Va-VoomVintage said...
Oh, this is incredibly cute! I love her pose and that sassy smirk! I'll have to crochet this one for spring time. Thank you for sharing!
- December 13, 2011 at 4:00:00 PM PST
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Signs of Amelia Earhart's Final Days? (Discovery News)
Tantalizing new clues are surfacing in the Amelia Earhart mystery, according to researchers scouring a remote South Pacific island believed to be the final resting place of the legendary aviatrix.
Three pieces of a pocket knife and fragments of what might be a broken cosmetic glass jar are adding new evidence that Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan landed and eventually died as castaways on Nikumaroro, an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. The island was some 300 miles southeast of their target destination, Howland Island.
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Some heavy metals share a long history with microbes. Many of the metabolic processes that sustain life are believed to have originated from spontaneous reactions involving metals present in the early Earth. Our microbial ancestors figured out quickly how to use those metal catalysts to generate energy and make cellular components. And so catalytic centers were incorporated into proteins to make a wide variety of metal-containing enzymes and diversify their activities. Some of those enzymes were passed down to us and have become integral to our functioning. They are the reason why we, like microbes, require some metals as micronutrients in our diet: zinc, copper, selenium, molybdenum, and cobalt (as vitamin B12).
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Confession #4 - I am a hoarder. That's right....I hoard cookie cutters. Now, sure, one might say it is good to have a rather large collection of cutters if you are going to own a cookie business....however (and I can SO here the Chef saying this)..does one REALLY need 12 bell cutters...2 bins full of Halloween cutters...4 teapots...shall I go on?? Let me answer that with a resounding and coated with flour YES..they do!! Do I have repeats of some of the same cutters, well sure...but each and every cutter given/purchased/inherited has some meaning to it, some story behind it, or just happen to come in a set (Thanks Wilton) that had THE one cutter I didn't have and Hobby Lobby doesn't take kindly to you opening their packages and removing the superfluous cutters! So yeah, you end up with 2 cupcakes that are the same and 3 Christmas tree cutters that you already had... but you now own a party hat cutter that doesn't have a pouf ball on the top and a Santa Face that has a rounded beard when Santa wants to go with a more sleek and modern look to the beard. So is it wrong to have so many cutters that might be the same...or to have your laundry room overtaken by a snow white peg board wall of shimmering shaped tin?? Is an intervention required??? Probably not........yet. But then again....there is no telling how many cutters I can find on one of those late nights of internet prowling while waiting for base coated cookies to dry, unable to turn the channel on the tv because my adorable and ever-so-sweet-for-trying-to-stay-up-with-me-on-late-nights Chef is "listening" to his show while gently snoring on the couch.
Confession #5 - (FINALLY, right??) I want a bakery. I am not sure where or when it could happen...but I secretly dream of seeing my name all swirly and girly plastered across pink and white striped awnings. I see myself greeting customers as they walk in with a cheery "hi" while the aromatic scent of homemade cookies, cupcakes, and (as soon as I learn to bake them without burning the edges) brownies and such fills the air and Michael Buble serenades us all in the background. It's all there...down to the shade of pink that will be on the walls and the tiny bell that will ring on the door when each customer walks in! I see it...I dream it. So not much of a confession, huh?? Wow...a girl who bakes cookies for a living actually wants to open a bakery. Oooohh..big story there. ;) Well, here is the confession part...I am terrified to do it. I talk about it...I dream about it...my family talks about...my family dreams about it...then I talk about it some more...and then that snaggle-toothed troll named Fear pays a visit and my "Ballet Slipper" walls begin to fade a bit. Not completely...but just a little. In my heart I know that I could do this....I know that God has blessed me immeasurably and He has never, even in the most difficult moments of my life, given up on me or let me fall....plus He has blessed me with THE most amazing support system disguised as my family. They believe in me so much...it is almost a bit scary...but so completely comforting at the same time. Anyone ever been to that corner where Fear Avenue meets up with Failure Lane?? Okay...well my family is the posse behind me as I walk across that intersection on a late night stroll on Dream Drive. In other words, they have my back..they've got me covered...they are my Home Slices. So what in the world is stopping me you wonder?? Pure and simple F.E.A.R. It just won't leave me alone. I have thrown flour at it (which I know from experience that it is NOT pleasant when it gets in your eyes)...I have chased it with the rolling pin....I have even tried the silent treatment...nothing has worked. But I know that one thing will eventually chase it away...or at least calm the storm in my heart that fear can produce...and that is pray. And I am continuously praying it away. When all else fails, prayer is the one thing that won't.
So I will continue to dream it...talk it...pray it...then pray some more and believe that God will continue to guide me in this winding, topsy turvy, roller coaster of a ride through cookie land...and maybe one day the wind will blow through my pink and white striped awning as I hear the jingle of the door bell and make my way to the front of the store to greet the sugar craving tummies after a "green" day at school!
Blessingly, my little hands have been busy creating that I have not had time to post! God has been so great..as always!! And I am so excited to see how much bigger He is making things for me!! It's sweetly insane..painstakingly exhausting at times...and SO much fun!! And you will be seeing much more of me and my blogness in the future! So for now, while there is a small break in between Rudolph, Santa and Christmas Tree cookies...here are a few things that have kept me busy since my last post!
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