#david lehman

[crystalclaire]

fragment from David Lehman’s Forward to the 2024 edition of the Best American Poetry series

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Ode by David Lehman

People in the middle ages didn't think they were living Between two more important and enlightened eras; Nor did they see themselves as the players In act three of a tragedy in five acts. It was not always late winter in the middle ages. People in the middle ages were not all middle-aged Though it is enjoyable on occasion to assume that they were. The sun was as bright in the dark ages As it is now—maybe a fraction brighter, in fact. Think of the middle ages and what do you see: Gloomy cathedrals, students dressed like monks in the rain, Or a band of drunken pilgrims telling obscene jokes, Or heroes embarking for the nearest wilderness come April? Your answer will reveal yourself to yourself But you may not know it—may choose to hide In hazy visions of a serene and indescribable paradise. And paradise, as we all know, may be paradise when we’re dead, But is boredom on earth, alas. We never think of ennui in relation to the middle ages. Should we? Did Thomas Aquinas never get bored Cooking up elaborate refutations of diminutive heresies? No, and you shouldn’t either. Nor did the clerks of Oxford tire of the sin against the Holy Ghost, Trying to figure out what it was. On chill September mornings when I smoked too much the night before And I drank too much the night before And a sinister cough rises up From the depths of the belly of my being, I like to imagine living in Provence Or even in Rheims during the middle ages.

[johnesimpson]

The Practice of Counter-Inevitability

Lia Purpura, Jennifer Moxley, et al.: 'The Practice of Counter-Inevitability'

[Image: “Something Like (But Not the Same As) Inevitability,” by John E. Simpson. (Photo shared here under a Creative Commons License; for more information, see this page at RAMH.)] From whiskey river: Probability Most coincidents are not miraculous, but way more common than we think —it’s the shiver of noticing being central in a sequence of events that makes so much seem wild and rare — because what…

[x-files-polls]

The Petries: Named after the Dick Van Dyke show. Cute couple. Wonder why they never appeared again

Invisigoth/Esther Nairn: she has a doctorate and a truckload of eyeliner. what more do you need?

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To jog your memory, here are the episodes they're from:

Arcadia: Several disappearances at an idyllic planned community lead Mulder and Scully to go undercover as a married couple. However, they soon discover that the president of the homeowners' association takes the community covenants and regulations more seriously than they could have imagined.

Kill Switch: While investigating the strange circumstances of the death of a reclusive computer genius rumored to have been researching artificial intelligence, Mulder and Scully become targets of an unlikely killer capable of the worst kind of torture.

[dirt-cinema]

x files | 5x11 | kill switch

“Imagine being mingled so completely with another you no longer need your physical self. You’re one.”

[politicaldilfs]

New York Governor DILFs

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Nelson Rockefeller, W. Averell Harriman, Charles Poletti, David Paterson, Mario Cuomo, George Pataki, Herbert H. Lehman, Eliot Spitzer, Malcolm Wilson, Hugh Carey

[milliondollarbaby87]

Sabrina (1954) Review

Sabrina Fairchild is the daughter of a rich families chauffeur and she has always been head over heels in love with David Larrabee. After a trip away she returns and it is actually his older brother Linus who begins to be a more suited match for her. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Untitled

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Mary Rockefeller, the (first) wife of Governor Nelson Rockefeller, sews the first of the new union labels onto a garment, January 15, 1959. Senator Herbert Lehman looks over her right shoulder, while Governor Rockefeller stands over her left shoulder. David Dubinsky, the president of the ILGWU, stands to his left, holding a pair of scissors.

Photo: Cornell Univ. Library/the NY Historical Society

[crystalclaire]

excerpt from David Lehman’s Forward to the 2024 edition of the Best American Poetry series

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Cat Anderson, Francine Winham

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…All of the books in my head have made me cynical and distant, but there’s a choir in him that calls me forward my disbelief built as it is from the bricks of his belief not in any America you might see on network news or hear heralded before a football game but in the quiet power of Sam Cooke singing that he was born by a river that remains unnamed that he runs alongside to this day, some vast and future country some nation within a nation, black as candor…

from “America Will Be” by Joshua Bennett, found in The Best American Poetry 2019, edited by Major Jackson and David Lehman, p. 10 (via revmeg)

[brokehorrorfan]

Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection will be released on November 26 via Universal. The 4K Ultra HD + Digital set collects six of the Master of Suspense's classic thrillers: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.

Limited to 5,150, the six-disc collection is housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.

The uncut version of Psycho is included. Special features are detailed below.

1954's Rear Window is written by John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder." James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr star.

Rear Window special features:

Audio commentary by Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell

Rear Window Ethics - 2000 documentary

Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Masters of Cinema

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Rear Window

Production photo gallery

Theatrical trailer

Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

1955's To Catch a Thief is written by John Michael Hayes (Rear Window), based on David Dodge’s 1952 novel of the same name. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, and John Williams star.

To Catch a Thief special features:

Audio commentary by Hitchcock historian Dr. Drew Casper

Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief

Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.

1958's Vertigo is written by Alec Coppel (No Highway in the Sky) and Samuel A. Taylor (Sabrina), based on Boileau-Narcejac’s 1954 novel The Living and the Dead. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones star.

Vertigo special features:

Audio commentary by filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist)

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece

Partners In Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators

Saul Bass: Title Champ

Edith Head: Dressing the Master’s Movies

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock’s Maestro

Alma: The Master’s Muse

Foreign censorship ending

100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo

Theatrical trailer

Restoration theatrical trailer

A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.

1959's North by Northwest is written by Ernest Lehman (The Sound of Music, West Side Story). Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Jessie Royce Landis star.

North by Northwest special features:

Audio commentary by writer Ernest Lehman

North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest

The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

1960's Psycho is written by Joseph Stefano (The Outer Limits), based on Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel of the same name. Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, and Janet Leigh star.

Psycho special features:

Original uncut and standard re-releases version of the film

The Making of Psycho

The Making of Psycho audio commentary with Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho author Stephen Rebello

Psycho Sound

In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy

Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho

The Shower Scene: With and Without Music

The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass

The Psycho Archives

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Psycho

Posters and ad gallery

Lobby card gallery

Behind-the-scenes photo gallery

Production photo gallery

Psycho theatrical trailers

Psycho re-release trailer

A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.

1963's The Birds is written by Evan Hunter (High and Low), based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story of the same name. Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright star.

The Birds special features:

The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie

All About The Birds

Original ending

Deleted scene

Tippi Hedren’s screen test

The Birds is coming (Universal International Newsreel)

Suspense Story: National Press Club hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)

100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics

100 Years of Universal: The Lot

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo

Theatrical trailer

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Pre-order Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection.

[89rooms]

When I had no money, and a great book came out, I couldn’t get it. I had to wait. I love the idea that I have hardcover books here and at home that I haven’t read yet. That’s how I view that I’m rich. I have hardcover books I may never read.

David Lehman - 'The Best American Poetry 2015'

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[theaskew]

Kwame Dawes, The Remnant, 2204. From the poetry collection, “The Best American Poetry 2024”, David Lehman and Mary Jo Salter [Scribner (September 3, 2024)].