Month: July 2020
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RIP Ennio Morricone
RIP Ennio Creator of probably my favourite soundtrack of all time, Once Upon A Time In The West.
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Daði Freyr Love
The song that was robbed during Eurovision not by voting but by this virus, Think About Things by Daði Freyr is one of my songs of the year. Funky, funny, and personal – it’s about his child – and such a good video. But not a fluke, even in isolation Daði & Gagnamagnið – the…
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What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?
Wonderful and timelt video from the descendants of Frederick Douglass, an amazing man, reading his speech about the 4th of July. Very moving and I can see his passion and fire especially in Isadore. – via David Kerlick The bit I find amazing – and this speech has been heavily cut here – is that…
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The History of Ulysses 31
Obviously given the channel ‘Toy Galaxy’ this history of my biggest love, Ulysses 31 is slanted towards toys, but there is background to how U31 started. I have never seen the pilot, that’s big news, and a few things I didn’t know. One big thing is that the US didn’t really get Ulysses 31 mania,…