Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Romantic Realism: "An American in Paris"

Like most Broadway Classics "An American in Paris" (1951) feels like Romantic Realism. But the great movie also contains elements of abstract impressionism



Central ballet of An American in Paris, with Gershwin's original score restored when possible*.

An American in Paris is more than a great Broadway Classic. Music by the master Gershwin (score), featuring the great Gene Kelly, the choreography partly inspired by scenes from the French impressionist painters, the sum total of this central piece like many Broadway Classics, has the feel of Romantic Realism.

* What if Gene Kelly had danced to George Gershwin's original score instead of Saul Chaplin's version? Why did Kelly ask for changes? Why did Ira Gershwin allow it? Would George have agreed? Why were 6 minutes cut when over 5 minutes of new music was added? Here is the ballet with Gershwin's original score restored when possible.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

LOL In Commemoration of the Coldest Day in 20 Years

Something like an 120 year low in New York! 

Spineless Dutch Soccer Team Gives In to Jew Hatred


Translation: Vitesse (Soccer Club) should not have traveled to the UAE. Protesting their banning of Mori. They are pandering to the emirate's Jew hatred. Cowards

Monday, January 6, 2014

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Whodunnit: Who Killed Mohammed?

According to Qur'an 69:44-46, if Muhammad were a false prophet, Allah would sever his aorta. Interestingly, when Muhammad died, he said he could feel his sorta being severed



H/t http://www.answeringmuslims.com/

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

A Merry Pomo Christmas, Y'All!

Wishing the readers a Merry Christmas and a very productive and prosperous New Year! We'll continue into the next year with selections and comments of the best and the worst in Pomoland. We thank you for your support! We couldn't have done it without you! 



























A selection of the best Season's Greetings on Twitter.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Pat Condell's Resolution For 2014 & Other Ponderings

Now, here's an excellent way to start the New Year! Vintage Pat Condell, plus a few other tweets worth pondering. Happy New Year! May your investments bear fruit...



Pat Condell recognizes a true British hero. H/t @ExMuslima898

Just imagine how that disk shot into space in 1977 would have looked like had today's postmodernists had their way!

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The World's 25 Most Failed States

This summer, Foreign Policy came out with its annual list of the most failed states on the globe, based on 12 metrics including social, economic, and political and military indicators


Business Insider has the complete breakdown of the worst of the worst.



Egypt: On the Brink of Chaos

The Egyptian people brought their country back from the brink after disastrous government by the Muslim Brotherhood, who have not yet given up on establishing Islamic rule


Livestream. 

UPDATE: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement has signed a pact with the al-Qaeda-affiliated radical Salafi organization Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which claimed responsibility last week for a terror attack in the city of Mansoura, security sources told the London-based Arabic-language al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper. According to the sources, the Muslim Brotherhood has an alliance with another al-Qaeda-affiliated organization. Meanwhile, senior Muslim Brotherhood member Ibrahim Al-Sayed said the Egyptian government's decision to declare the movement a terror organization was meaningless and would not harm the movement. (Source)

Thursday, December 26, 2013

The Black and White Magic of Living Toy Stories

Two children's movies on magical worlds and living toys. Both movies were made in the same year (2007), yet the messages couldn't be further apart







Two children's movies on make-believe worlds and magic toys: one had a appalling review, the other ranks 8,2 on IMDb's rating scale. One is an original work of art, the other a century old bromide. The concept of the first movie is objective, the second is subjective. Both movies were made in the same year, yet the philosophical premises couldn't be further apart.