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Tag Archives: Samuel Beckett
Beats
Beats “Beatin’ the heat?” the old gentleman asked, his tiny wife walking behind him, us crossing paths on the Great River Road. (It was 85 degrees and 80 percent humidity at 8:30 am.) How to answer that question? I am … Continue reading
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Bloomsday
Bloomsday Leo Bloom, a nondescript, middle-aged man, wanders his city of Dublin on June 16, 1904. He confronts friends, enemies, shopkeepers and bartenders, vendors and grifters. He journeys from eight a.m. to two a.m. the next morning. Hard on his … Continue reading
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Tagged Absurdism, Arthur Miller, Bloomsday, Dublin, Edward Albee, Eugene O'Neill, James Joyce, John Updike, Modernism, Samuel Beckett, Ulysses
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Stanley: An Appreciation
I watched Laurel and Hardy last night in “Sons of the Desert.” It’s one of the great comedies ever filmed, with a skewed look on marriage (Stan’s wife is out duck hunting). Stan and Ollie join a lodge, Sons of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Oliver Hardy, Samuel Beckett, Sons of the Desert, Stan Laurel
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