18 April 2016

 

Filmmaker Spike Lee sits down to interview presidential nominee Bernie Sanders for the 2016 NY Power issue. The "Brooklynites" discuss President Obama, gun violence, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump and running against Hillary Clinton...

 

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Who would’ve ever thought that Master of Puppets, a record made by a band hovering way left of the mainstream in 1986, would be granted the honor of being added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress? It happened today as Master was selected as one of the 25 new sound recordings added to the registry of works that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Whew, that’s heavy!

The selections this year bring the total number of recordings to 450, as the program began in 2002, and we are proud and humbled to join such icons as John Coltrane, Merle Haggard, Santana and George Carlin, among others, in this pantheon of American recordings as 2015’s inductees. Master of Puppets is a collection of songs that we consider a defining moment in our formative years and the honor bestowed upon this album is beyond thrilling...

 

 

2015 National Recording Registry (Listing in Chronological Order)

  1. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"—Columbia Quartette (The Peerless Quartet) (1911)
  2. "Wild Cat Blues"—Clarence Williams' Blue Five (1923)
  3. "Statesboro Blues"—Blind Willie McTell (1928)
  4. "Bonaparte's Retreat"—W.H. Stepp (1937)
  5. Mahler Symphony No. 9—Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Walter, conductor. (1938)
  6. "Carousel of American Music"—George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Arthur Freed, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, others (September 24, 1940)
  7. "Vic and Sade"—Episode: "Decoration Day." (June 4, 1937) Radio
  8. The "Marshall Plan" Speech—George C. Marshall (June 5, 1947)
  9. "Destination Freedom"—Episodes: "A Garage in Gainesville" and "Execution Awaited" (September 25, October 2, 1949)
  10. Original soundtrack from "A Streetcar Named Desire"—Alex North, composer. (1951)
  11. "Cry Me a River"—Julie London (1955)
  12. "Mack the Knife" (singles)—Louis Armstrong (1956); Bobby Darin (1959).
  13. Fourth-quarter radio coverage of Wilt Chamberlin's 100-point game (Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks)—Bill Campbell, announcer (March 2, 1962)
  14. "A Love Supreme"—John Coltrane (1964)
  15. "It's My Way"—Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964) (album)
  16. "Where Did Our Love Go" (single)—The Supremes (1964)
  17. "People Get Ready" (single)—The Impressions (1965)
  18. "Mama Tried" (single)—Merle Haggard (1968)
  19. "Abraxas"—Santana (1970)
  20. "Class Clown"—George Carlin (1972)
  21. "Robert and Clara Schumann Complete Piano Trios"—The Beaux Arts Trio (1972)
  22. "Piano Man" (single)—Billy Joel (1973)
  23. "Bogalusa Boogie"—Clifton Chenier (1976)
  24. "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor (1978)
  25. "Master of Puppets"—Metallica (1986)

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22 March 2016
21 March 2016

Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate...

 



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15 March 2016

'I dupnie promień z Saturna. I będzie koniec ¶wiata...'

 

 

'Mistrz zabronił się zawrzyć w trumnie, bo chciał jak najszybciej zgnić, co by być żarciem dla li¶ci. Kazał ino zabalsamować swoje rzeczy, jak jaki¶ faraon. Bo godoł, że cowiek jest nieważn± chwil± w życiu przedmiotu…'

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23 February 2016

 

Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russian: День защитника Отечества) is a holiday observed in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and several other former republics of the Soviet Union.

 

 

It is celebrated on February 23, except in Kazakhstan, where the date is May 7...

 

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The final day of China's New Year celebrations is the Lantern Festival – the middle of the opening month of the lunar calendar and thus the first full moon of the Chinese year. 

The festival, which dates back more than 2,000 years, is marked around China and several parts of the world with celebrations and spectacular displays of light and craftsmanship.  It is marked on Monday February 22 in 2016...

 

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