The Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel and a Pinter classic are among this week’s best bets.
Tag: Apollo 11
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Secrets of The Shining
Rodney Ascher’s documentary Room 237 reveals the hidden meanings in Kubrick’s horror classic.
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OK, more moon blogging
Hadn’t realized that W.H. Auden, author of my favorite poem, wrote one in 1969 called “Moon Landing.” I’m unsurprised, loving “Musee des Beaux Arts” as much as I do, that he was less than inspired. Wish he’d written about Alan Shepard. A grand gesture. But what does it period?What does it osse*? We were always […]
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A good moonwalk spoiled
It occurred to me, watching a hilarious bit on the Daily Show last night, that what spoiled manned moon exploration for the generations after Apollo 11 wasn’t the dissenters, but Alan Shepard. For serious: I can’t think of a better way to trivialize a giant leap for mankind than turning the final frontier into a […]