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Remembering Michelangelo Antonioni on his birthday š
š· Raymond Depardon, 1970
"The enigmas in Antonioniās work are as subject to time as monuments are to erosion, & the achievements of some films can offset or explain the apparent, or early, limits of others."
- David Thomson
š· Raymond Depardon, 1970
"The enigmas in Antonioniās work are as subject to time as monuments are to erosion, & the achievements of some films can offset or explain the apparent, or early, limits of others."
- David Thomson
Michelangelo Antonioni by Santi Visalli, 1975
"I need to follow my characters beyond the moments conventionally considered important, to show them even when everything appears to have been said."
"I need to follow my characters beyond the moments conventionally considered important, to show them even when everything appears to have been said."
Coffee with the Masters on #NationalCoffeeDay āļø
John Boorman, Billy Wilder, Michelangelo Antonioni (whose birthday is today) & Satyajit Ray get together to talk during the 35th International Cannes Film festival
š· Ralph Gatti, May 14, 1982
John Boorman, Billy Wilder, Michelangelo Antonioni (whose birthday is today) & Satyajit Ray get together to talk during the 35th International Cannes Film festival
š· Ralph Gatti, May 14, 1982
Good morning, and Happy #NationalCoffeeDay! If youāre a regular coffee (read: someone who relies on a cup of joe for their very survival) do yourself a favor and make sure youāre actually getting the best cup. Hereās how: wired.com/story/how-to-mā¦ 1/8
If you havenāt already joined the #freshbeanz masses, pick yourself up a coffee grinder. Itās not much extra work, but the difference could turn that morning frown upside down: wired.com/gallery/best-cā¦ 2/8
Everyone knows someone who is team #coldbrewonly, and if youāre running with that you might as well learn how to make a cup of ice cold jet fuel at home. Our reviewer tested 25 cold brewers to find the very best ones: wired.com/story/best-colā¦ 3/8
For a historian, when present-day news events touch on something you've researched, the reaction is usually "Hey! Cool! I know some stuff about this!" followed immediately by "Holy crap, I can't believe this is still a thing. AAAARRRGGG." Anyhoo....impeachment.
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1. Lots of people, based on this week's shitshow, have asked "can a Supreme Court Justice be impeached?" And the answer is YES; the Constitution says any officer of the federal government who commits "high crimes and misdemeanors" can be impeached (indicted) & tried by the Senate
2. Not only CAN a SC Justice be impeached, but one has, actually. Samuel Chase, a Maryland Federalist (and by all accounts, a supreme jerkface), was impeached and tried in 1804-early 1805. He was acquitted, but there's more to the story. I WROTE ABOUT THIS THING ONCE WOO HOO š
