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Tag Archives: Dubliners
Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2019
Thanks, everyone, who hangs out here, who likes what I do, whether you’re an Elvis fan, a Supernatural fan, a general cinephile, a book-lover, or just someone who’s been checking in periodically for 17 years – WHAT? – I appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, James Joyce, Movies, Television
Tagged Agnes Varda, animation, Anna Karina, backting, Badlands, Belfast, Bibi Andersson, Bob Dylan, Bong Joon-Ho, Canada, Charlotte Rampling, comedy, Dennis Hopper, documentary, Doris Day, drama, Dubliners, Elvis Presley, Emily Dickinson, Frank O'Hara, friends, Gaspar Noe, George Stevens, Gold Diggers of 1933, horror, Ireland, Jean Arthur, Joanna Hogg, Joe Berlinger, Joel McCrea, John Ford, Kristen Stewart, Leonardo DiCaprio, Linda Manz, Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Mary Oliver, Matthias Schoenaerts, Myrna Loy, Nick Nolte, Nick Tosches, Nicolas Roeg, Out of the Blue, Paraguay, Paul Thomas Anderson, poetry, Poland, Present Tense, Robert Evans, Sandrine Bonnaire, sci-fi, Sophia Takal, Sucker Punch, Supernatural, Sylvia Plath, Terrence Malick, What Happened Was, William Powell, Willie Nelson, women directors, year in writing, Zac Efron
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James Joyce’s “A Painful Case” is very painful
I am reading Dubliners, one story a morning. In order. This is maybe my 10th time reading it all the way through – although I pull out different individual stories to read sometimes. It’s a daunting experience. Especially when you … Continue reading
Today in history: February 2 (1882, and 1922)
Two things happened on today in history: February 2, 1882: James Joyce was born in Rathgar. February 2, 1922: Joyce’s Ulysses was published by Shakespeare & Co. James Joyce had already written a collection of short stories (Dubliners – excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in James Joyce, On This Day
Tagged Dubliners, Finnegans Wake, Ireland, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sylvia Beach, Ulysses
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John Banville’s Alter Ego
Amazing interview with John Banville in The Washington Post. Banville fans know him well (he has passionate fans), and know that he also has been having a sort of catharsis – writing crime-noir books under the name Benjamin Black. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Will Ferrell: “James Joyce spent a lot of his life living outside of Ireland. I too have spent a lot of time living outside of Ireland.”
Congrats to Will Ferrell – latest recipient of the James Joyce award. Now, honestly, you have to read the article – check out the OUTFIT he wore to accept the award. I’m howling!! And his comments on Joyce (“As I … Continue reading
Posted in James Joyce
Tagged Dubliners, Finnegans Wake, Ireland, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, Will Ferrell
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2007 Books Read
(in the order in which I finished them, understanding that very often I read many books at the same time). I count re-read books, by the way. I’ll include links to any posts or book excerpts I might have done … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged A Tale of Two Cities, A.S. Byatt, Anne Fadiman, Billy Budd, Bleak House, Bob Balaban, books read, Born Standing Up, By the Lake, David McCullough, Dean Stockwell, Dubliners, Elinor Lipman, George Washington, Graham Greene, Gulliver's Travels, Harry Potter, John Adams, John McGahern, Leopold and Loeb, Mary Gaitskill, Master & Commander, Michael Chabon, Never Let Me Go, Orson Welles, Robert Kaplan, Scoop, Self-Help, The Gathering, The Road, Travels With Herodotus, Veronica, We Need To Talk About Kevin
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The Books: “Dubliners” – ‘The Dead’ (James Joyce)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Dubliners – by James Joyce – excerpt from the final story in the collection: “The Dead”. The story never loses its power. To describe the plot of it doesn’t do it justice, and I also … Continue reading