Walt and the Promise of Progress City (Book Review)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey This is a great book and just in time for Epcot Center’s 30th Anniversary. What makes it unique is that Continue Reading →

Weekend 230.0

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

(1) Theatrical Debut of Groundbreaking Animated Short Paperman Slated for November 2 (1a) Disney Short: Paperman Featurette #1 Paperclips – The Idea (HD) (1b) Poster and Plot Revealed For Disney Continue Reading →

Weekend 228.0 (‘Integrity of Purpose’)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

(1) Nelly Furtado – “Feels So Close” Acoustic on SiriusXM Hits1 (2) I’m also digging “Overwhelmed” by Tim McMorris (3) A quote from Walt and the Promise of Progress City Continue Reading →

Weekend 226.1

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

New in Disney (1) Pixar Week: My Top Ten Pixar Experiences at Walt Disney World (2) Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey (3) Disney Epic Mickey Continue Reading →

Weekend 222.2

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Winston Smith

…and all the rest from the weekend (and a superb one at that). Also, composing a post on ‘Julia’ but it will have to wait until I blow the dust Continue Reading →

Weekend 221.1

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Brave New World (is Here!) (2) Rebel Cel (WSJ) (2a) A related quote from Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler It was Zack Schwartz, Continue Reading →

Weekend 220.1

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) I would run to you (advertisement for NIKE) (1a) Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus (WSJ) (2) Suddenly Simple: Authentic, organic and local isn’t just about your food—American minimalist Continue Reading →

Weekend 213.0 (Arrietty)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Winston Smith

My one sentence review of Arrietty. “Arrietty is adorable, diminutive, and special and the last scene features a tea house with stained glass windows.” I can’t draft anything that isn’t Continue Reading →

Weekend 212.1

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Fortune Cookie: “Appearance can be deceiving. Remember endurance makes gold.” (2) Happytime Pizza???? The Disney Feature Animation Bldg. includes a 1980s style arcade created by the studio’s set builders. Continue Reading →

Weekend 212.0 (“time stays around us like pools of color”)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The Pursuit of Presence (WSJ) “All of his poems are inextricably linked to the places where they were written. For much of his adult life, Mr. Bonnefoy spent his Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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