Kenny on piano, Kiyoshi on bass, and Brian on drums. Live at Tsutenkaku, 2006. Posted by babyictsu.
Author: Alan Vanneman
Is the Woke Post waking up just a little? Well, north of the Potomac, yeah!
Okay, I’m impressed. Last week, the Washington Post ran the following editorial, Another promising charter school is wrongly rejected by Montgomery County, in which the Post rightfully complained about the state of affairs regarding charter schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, which supposedly have been kosher in MC since 1998. Said the Post But more than…
Jason Moran, Aaron Goldberg—“I Mean You”
Strange post with two live recordings, the first no video. First is a trio led by Jason Moran, with Marcus Varela on bass and Michael Carvin on drums. Second, with video, is Aaron Goldberg, with Mark Turner, sax, Reuben Rogers, bass, and Eric Harland, drums. Both live sets from 2011. Posted by li9one
Winds of Change Blowing Through the National Review? Or Is Kevin D. Williamson Just Stupid?
Okay, Kevie D. is not stupid, but he seems to be straying very far from the reservation as staked out by William F. Buckley—generally known as “Saint Bill” around the NR water cooler. As anyone who read Buckley and his Merry Band back in the 1960s knows, the National Review regarded Franklin Roosevelt and his…
Yo, Blobists! If we “have” to learn how to get along with Saudi Arabia, shouldn’t we “have” to learn how to get along with Russia and China too?
Yeah, Blobists! Or Establishmentarians, or whatever you like to call yourselves these days! What is the deal with this hardnosiosity, or perhaps rhinosaurusism, that is coming to the fore with regard to Saudi Arabia? I first noticed, and bewailed, this unfortunate “trend” last March, when I faulted Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg for pushing the line…
Burning the Bonfire: Vanneman does Salamon does De Palma does Wolfe
(Editor’s Note: In 1987, Tom Wolfe published a novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities. In 1990, Brian De Palma directed the film version. In 1991, Julie Salamon published The Devil’s Candy, her chronicle of the making of the film. In 2022, I read her book and wrote this article.) The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom…
Good News from Bloomberg!: “The Crypto Collapse Has Flooded the Market With Rolex and Patek”
Fuck yeah it’s good news! Bloomberg’s suitably breathless Andy Hoffman has the scoop: The collapse in cryptocurrencies is easing supply of the most sought after watches on the second-hand market, depressing prices for hard-to get-Patek Philippe and Rolex models. The supply of trophy watches such as the Rolex Daytona or Patek Nautilus 5711A “is now…
Shorter Nancy Pelosi: I cans so be dumber than Joe Biden!
What is the deal with Nancy Pelosi? Is she thinking “Well, I’ve fucked up domestic policy, now I got foreign policy to deal with”? She’s already visited Ukraine (“They gave me a medal! That’s how important I am!”) and I guess maybe she’s expecting to get one from Taiwan, though, really, no one seems to…
You belong to a book club, Mr. Vanneman? That’s VERY interesting! And just what kind of a book club is this, Mr. Vanneman?
National Review lawyer guy Andrew McCarthy is not what I would call a liberal. Among other things, he is the author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency, in which he earnestly pretends to believe that “The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump…
Danny Zeitlin—“I Mean You”
Danny in stripes, lookin’ good and sounding better. Posted by Jazz Video Guy