Kaki King’s “Pull Me Out Alive,” from the recent Dreaming of Revenge album.

As goes one of the other song titles on the album, Can anyone who has heard this music really be a bad person?

Installer with a DOS version? Classic PC gaming is here!
Installer with a DOS version? Classic PC gaming is here!

Criterion Forum.org :: Worst DVD Covers...ever! (Part 3-D)

Comes after “Part Deux”.

PhD Comics :: The Science News Cycle

David Bordwell :: Pierced by poetry

The terrific film author and educator writes about Shimizu Hiroshi, a Japanese filmmaker who is credited to some 163 films within 35 years. Bordwell’s essay focuses on releases from the recent Eclipse release, Travels with Shimizu Hiroshi, likely to be my next Eclipse purchase.

Neurologica Blog :: Medical Neglect

13-year-old rejects chemotherapy treatment because of religion — judge tells him to visit an oncologist. The state’s in the right on this one.

Jean Painlevé: Going Beneath the Surface

Worth visiting just for the header photograph.

Who Watches the Watchman?

The watchclock system watches the watchman, as seen, for example, in Fritz Lang’s movie M.

Big Country’s Wonderland, from the EP of the same name.

The EP and earlier full album, The Crossing, which features the band’s most popular song, are both much enjoyed in my homestead.

Photographers Denied the Freedom To Choose What They Photograph

A woman photographer is fined under New Mexico anti-discrimination law after refusing to shoot a same-sex couple’s wedding. That’s New Mexico, of the United States, not a recent part of Mexico. I make the distinction because the story seemed so outlandish that at first I didn’t believe it took place in the USA.

Reading the comments is essential for insights into the possible rationale.