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Great Tight Ends of our Era.

Currently the two finest tight ends in the game, George Kittle and Travis Kelce are truly twin powerhouses that fuel their respective teams.

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Great Moments in Quarterbacking: Patrick Mahomes.

462 Yards passing rampage
2020 vs Raiders
2019 Playoffs vs Texans
2019 AFC Championship vs Titans
Super Bowl 54 {2019 season} vs 49ers
2021 Playoffs vs Buffalo
Super Bowl 58 vs. 49ers {2023 season}

The remarkable Patrick Mahomes seems to perform well-nigh impossible feats almost routinely. At age 24, he already is poised to become one of the all-time greats. As brilliant as he is on a consistent basis, he’s even better when it matters most. If it has to happen, it happens. A magician, a poet, a winner.

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Abandoned Monuments: Spomenik.

Abandoned monuments constructed in what was then known as Yugoslavia, to honor the fallen of World War II. They were designed by notable sculptors, including Dušan DžamonjaVojin BakićMiodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, and architects, including Bogdan Bogdanović and Gradimir Medaković. 

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Selfhood, Studies in.

The author at work.

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Getatchew Mekurya.

Tezata.
Yèné Hassab Gwadegna.

The “Nightmare Carnival” stylings of saxophone maestro Gétatchèw Mèkurya.

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Pianists, of Note.

Herbie Nichols: The Spinning Song.
Wildflower.
The Gig.
Herbie Nichols: Lady Sings the Blues.
Mal Waldron: Blues for F.P.
Way In.
Bud Powell: Monopoly.
John’s Abbey.
Buster Rides Again.
Bud Powell: Un Poco Loco
Paul Bley: Mr. Joy. {Turning Point} {May, 1968}
Ida Lupino {from Closer 1965}.
Ida Lupino {from Ramblin’ 1966}.

A sampler/primer of some of the greats. Some neglected gems. Some masterworks. Some __________.

Featured are Herbie Nichols, Mal Waldron, Bill Evans, Randy Weston, Horace Tapscott, Bud Powell, Paul Bley, and Horace Silver.

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The Petrified Forest {1936}.

A tour de force by titans of the silver screen: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, and Bette Davis. Mr. Howard insisted that a relatively unknown Bogart be cast for the role of iconic outlaw Duke Mantee; it became the actor’s first big breakthrough. Mantee, a Dillenger-like desperado, sets new elite standards for an obsession with people sitting down. Howard’s character, a down and out man of letters, provides the philosophical dimension. His interactions with the imposing Mantee are some of the greatest exchanges in film history.

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Barton Fink {1991}.

This film by the Coen Brothers follows the travails of a bespectacled, bedeviled, embattled writer in Los Angeles, who encounters some quite interesting individuals during his journey. These scenes feature Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Lerner, John Goodman, and John Turturro.

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Lamar Jackson.

Video here.

Video.

The impossible skills of Lamar Jackson.

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Arthur Brown: Fire!

The indomitable Arthur Brown, who possesses the most profound dance moves and world-view in the world, is also a pretty astonishing vocalist.