#michel weill

[contemporaryclassicalfan]

DNO schiet met wervelende Mahagonny in de roos

Dreigend marcheren koor, solisten en figuranten op ons af en spugen ons in het gezicht: ‘Kunnen onszelf en jullie en niemand helpen!’ De goed gevulde Stopera barst los in een ovationeel applaus, met luid gejoel en gejuich. Niet één boeroeper verstoort de algehele euforie na de première van Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny van componist Kurt Weill en librettist Bertolt Brecht bij De Nationale…

[older-is-better]

Michel David-Weill.

[metmuseum]

Six Putti Dancing Around a Globe and a Palm from a set of the Giochi di Putti. ca. 1635. Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace and Michel David-Weill Gifts, and Gift of Mrs. Robert Armstrong, by exchange, 1995 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208528

[lunaprincipessa]

ENTRY 115

The "Power 9" Rule for Longevity

1.) Move naturally.

"Exercise snacks'" or small bouts of movement incorporated throughout the day, are proven to be just as effective as larger planned-out workouts, and are way more accessible to a wider range of people too.

2.) Say "Yes!" to Happy Hour.

Enjoying alcohol in moderation or going alcohol-free, doesn't matter either way. The focus here is socializing. Socialization has been known to directly contribute to a person's mental and emotional well-being.

3.) Take time to down shift.

Dr. Michelle Loy, an integrative medicine specialist at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests breathing exercises for when the stress is unavoidable. Specifically, she recommends taking a deep breath, holding it for a few seconds, and then slowly breathing it all out through your nose.

4.) Give your diet a plant slant.

Try to enjoy plant-based sources of protein as much as meat-based sources.

5.) Find your crew.

Being around loved ones and having positive interactions with them has been shown to release oxytocin in the brain. This is known as the "love hormone" which plays a role in bonding with others and reducing stress. This is different from #2's Happy Hour suggestion. The connection here is the focal point as it leads to improvements in emotional and physical health.

6.) Abide by the "80% Rule."

Stop eating when your stomach is 80% full. You'll eventually notice those initial feelings when you start to get full. Wrap it all up then.

7.) Put yourself and your loved ones first.

Self-care can extend your life, as can the healthy relationships we share with those we love. It's a win-win all the way around.

8.) Find out where you feel you belong.

A sense of community helps to maintain emotional and mental confidence and strength, ultimately paving the way for better quality living.

9.) Get to know your own kind of "Why."

The Japanese concept of Ikigai encourages individuals to find their personal calling or purpose, supported by Dr. Loy previously mentioned in the breathing suggestion (#3). Loy also recommends asking yourself four questions and examining where your answers intersect for they will bring clarity to how you live your life.

1.) Passion: What do I love?

2.) Profession: What am I good at?

3.) Mission: What does the world need?

4.) Vocation: What can I be compensated for?

More thoughts later.

[alexandrebleus]

« D’un lieu à l’autre. Éclairs psychanalytiques » par Alexandre Bleus

Cet humble travail que je me permets de présenter à ceux qui veulent bien le lire est le fruit d’une profonde passion et d’un intérêt durable pour la psychanalyse, ce champ déterminant de la connaissance humaine. C’est une discipline qui, depuis ses origines controversées, a continuellement remis en question notre compréhension de l’esprit humain et de ses innombrables mystères. Parmi les figures qui ont émergé dans ce domaine, Jacques Lacan se distingue comme une étoile brillante, dont l’influence a profondément marqué la trajectoire de la pensée psychanalytique. Je me définis d’ ailleurs comme étant lacanien soit authentiquement freudien.

La psychanalyse, telle que conceptualisée par Sigmund Freud et réinterprétée par Lacan, offre une exploration sans pareil de l’inconscient. Avec son style unique et son approche théorique, Jacques Lacan a redéfini la manière dont nous comprenons le langage, le désir, et l’identité elle-même. Son oeuvre ne se contente pas de prolonger la tradition freudienne ; elle la réinvente en la confrontant aux questions philosophiques, culturelles et sociales les plus pressantes de notre époque et manifeste avec clarté le fait irréfragable selon lequel nous sommes parlés. En effet, çà parle en nous bien que nous croyions prendre la parole.

Dans ce livre, j’ explore quelques éléments de la pensée lacanienne tout en essayant d’ établir des ponts avec d’autres domaines du savoir tels que la philosophie, l’anthropologie et même la théologie. Nous nous intéressons particulièrement à l’impact de la pensée lacanienne sur notre compréhension de la perversion, de la religion, et du lien complexe entre la psychanalyse et les grands courants philosophiques.

Chaque chapitre de ce livre s’efforce de dénouer les fils complexes de quelques petits pans de la pensée de Lacan, en les replaçant dans un contexte large. Nous examinons ses rapports avec la philosophie, en soulignant comment Lacan a dialogué avec, et souvent contesté, les idées de figures philosophiques majeures. Nous tentons également de clarifier sa conception souvent énigmatique de sujets tels que le langage, le désir et l’Autre, en les examinant à travers le prisme de sa topologie unique et de sa conception du temps. Nous prenons le temps de critiquer et d’analyser les interventions de contemporains de Lacan, comme l’ immense Alain Didier-Weill, pour mieux comprendre les débats et les divergences au sein de la communauté psychanalytique. Cela nous permet de situer Lacan non seulement comme un théoricien isolé mais encore comme un participant actif dans un dialogue plus large, plein de tensions et de controverses.

Nous abordons également la relation complexe entre la psychanalyse, la religion et la spiritualité, en explorant comment Freud et Lacan ont chacun traité ces thèmes. Ce voyage nous amène à des questions fondamentales sur l’illusion, la foi et la nature de la croyance, tout en interrogeant le rôle de la psychanalyse dans notre compréhension de ces phénomènes.

Enfin, nous élargissons notre perspective pour inclure des critiques de la psychanalyse, notamment celles de Jacques Van Rillaer, Michel Onfray et d’autres. En examinant ces critiques, nous ne cherchons pas à discréditer la psychanalyse mais plutôt à en comprendre les limites et les potentielles zones d’ombre, en reconnaissant que toute discipline doit être constamment réévaluée et questionnée.

Ce livre est donc un hommage à la richesse et à la complexité de la pensée lacanienne, ainsi qu’une invitation à explorer les profondeurs insondables de l’esprit humain à travers le prisme de la psychanalyse. Il s’adresse à tous ceux qui partagent une passion pour la compréhension de l’inconscient, la quête de la vérité dans le labyrinthe de l’esprit humain et l’exploration des mystères les plus profonds de notre existence.

Alexandre Bleus

[bookclub4m]

Episode 165 - Favourite Reads of 2022

This episode we’re talking about our Favourite Reads of 2022! (Some of them were even published in 2022!) We discuss our favourite things we read for the podcast and our favourite things we read not for the podcast. Plus: Many more things we enjoyed this year, including video games, manga, graphic novels, food, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Favourite Fiction

For the podcast

Anna

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell, narrated by Tanya Eby

Episode 158 - Audiobook Fiction

Jam

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

Episode 160: Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies

Matthew

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, narrated by Nancy Wu

Episode 158 - Audiobook Fiction

Meghan

Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler

Episode 164 - Military Fiction

Not for the podcast

Jam

Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh

Episode 147 - Contemporary Fantasy

Matthew

Semiosis by Sue Burke

Meghan

Black Helicopters by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Anna

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel

Favourite Non-Fiction

For the podcast

Matthew

Soviet Metro Stations by Christopher Herwig and Owen Hatherley

Episode 141 - Architecture Non-Fiction

Meghan

The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers by Emily Levesque

Episode 149 - Astronomy & Space

Anna

Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind by Sarah Posner

Episode 162 - Investigative Journalism

Jam

Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century by Charles King

Episode 145 - Anthropology Non-Fiction

Not for the podcast

Meghan

Fashion Is Spinach: How to Beat the Fashion Racket by Elizabeth Hawes

Anna

Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us by Rachel Aviv

Jam

Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children From Birth to Age Five by Lisa Guernsey

Matthew

X-Gender, vol. 1 by Asuka Miyazaki, translated by Kathryn Henzler, adapted by Cae Hawksmoor

Other Favourite Things of 2022

Anna

Tasting History with Max Miller

Debunking the Myths of Leonardo da Vinci

Jam

Dirty Laundry/“Garbage Tuesday”

French tacos (Wikipedia)

Matthew

Unpacking

Meghan

Favourite manga: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, vol. 1 by Sumito Oowara, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian

Runner-Ups

Anna

Video Games

Crashlands

Wobbledogs

YouTube:

Ryan Hollinger (horror movie reviews)

Podcasts

American Hysteria

Maintenance Phase

You Are Good

Other (Audio)Books:

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz

Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia)

Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzl

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

The Invisible Kingdom by Patrick Radden Keefe

Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything by Kelly Weill

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

Jam

Favourite classic:

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Episode 151 - Classics

Favourite manga:

Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama, translated by Stephen Kohler (Wikipedia)

Favourite Album:

Laurel Hell by Mitski (Wikipedia)

Working for the Knife (YouTube)

Favourite AAA video game:

Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Wikipedia)

Favourite indie video game:

Wytchwood

Favourite Wordle spin-off:

Worldle

Matthew

Video game

Hyper Light Drifter

Manga

Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, translated by Daniel Komen

My Dress Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda, translated by  Taylor Enge

lMonthly Girls' Nozaki-kun by Izumi Tsubaki, translated by Leighann Harvey

Descending Stories by Haruko Kumota, translated by Matt Treyvaud

Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma, translated by Amy Forsyth

Biomega, vol. 1 (just the first volume really, it does not stick the landing) by Tsutomu Nihei, translated by John Werry

Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service by Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki, translated by Toshifumi Yoshida

Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian and Elizabeth Tiernan

Graphic novels

Beetle and Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

A Gift for a Ghost by Borja González, translated by Lee Douglas

Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud

Books

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Meghan

Favourite new-to-me author:

Zviane

Favourite work of translation:

The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, translated by David Bowles

Podcast non-fiction runner up: 

Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism by Barnabas Calder

Podcast fiction runner up:

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Non-fiction

The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette

Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective by Pat Summitt and Sally Jenkins

Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker

Runner up graphic novels:

Himawari House by Harmony Becker

Taproot by Keezy Young

Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu

Sunny Sunny Ann! by Miki Yamamoto, translated by Aurélien Estager (French)

L'homme qui marche by Jirō Taniguchi, translated by Martine Segard (French, available in English as The Walking Man)

Something Is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera 

Le petit astronaute by Jean-Paul Eid (French)

Tony Chu détective cannibale by John Layman with Rob Guillory (French, available in English as Chew)

Radium Girls by Cy. (French)

Queen en BD by Emmanuel Marie and Sophie Blitman (French)

Memento mori by Tiitu Takalo (French)

Enferme-moi si tu peux by Anne-Caroline Pandolfo and Terkel Risbjerg (French)

Links, Articles, Media, and Things

Episode 140 - Favourite Reads of 2021

Episode 142 - Sequels and 2022: The Year of Book Two

ChatGPT (Wikipedia)

There no longer appears to be an easy way to find images sent through Google Chat anymore, so no screenshots of fake podcast co-hosts discussing reptile fiction. Sorry!

I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki (Wikipedia)

Brian David Gilbert - The Perfect PokéRap

24 Travel Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

America in an Arab Mirror: Images of America in Arabic Travel Literature by Kamal Abdel-Malek

Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun by Faith Adiele

Due North: A Collection of Travel Observations, Reflections, And Snapshots Across Colors, Cultures and Continents by Lola Akinmade Åkerström

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō, translated by Nobuyuki Yuasa

The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Ibn Battuta

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African-American Travel Writing edited by Farah Jasmine Griffin & Cheryl J. Fish

I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey by Langston Hughes

Red Dust: A Path Through China by Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew

A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie

Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee

The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors by James Edward Mills

The Middle Passage by V.S. Naipaul

Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move by Nanjala Nyabola

Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X. Pham

An Indian Among los Indígenas: A Native Travel Memoir by Ursula Pike

Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa

From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud by Sun Shuyun

Richard Wright's Travel Writings: New Reflections by Virginia Whatley Smith

Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain by Lori L. Tharps

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Join us again on Tuesday, January 3rd we’ll be talking about Sports non-fiction!

Then on Tuesday, January 17rd we’ll be discussing our 2023 Reading Resolutions!

[loeilareaction]

Guy Lagneau, Jean Dimitrijevic et Michel Weill, musée - maison de la culture, Le Havre, France, 1961

[met-european-paintings]

Virgin and Child Enthroned, Bohemian Painter, ca. 1345–50, European Paintings

Purchase, George T. Delacorte Jr. Gift, by exchange; Michel David-Weill Gift; The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcom P. Ripley, by exchange; The Rendl Fund; Lila Acheson Wallace Gift; and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2020 Size: 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (22 × 20 cm) Medium: Tempera and gold on fruitwood

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/838076

[artist-rubens]

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, European Paintings

Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, Michel David-Weill, The Dillon Fund, Henry J. and Drue Heinz Foundation, Lola Kramarsky, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, The Vincent Astor Foundation, and Peter J. Sharp Gifts; special funds, gifts, and other gifts and bequests, by exchange, 1990 Size: 24 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (61.5 x 90.2 cm) Medium: Oil on wood

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437526

[art-now-germany]

Quiff,, Wolfgang Schmidt

Sincerely to: Andy Hall, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Paul Allen, Edythe L. and Eli Broad, Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz, Patricia and Gustavo Phelps de Cisneros (Venezuela and Dominican Republic), Donald and Mera Rubell, Steven A. Cohen, Theo Danjuma, Maria Baibakova, Adrian Cheng, Ingvild Goetz (München), Victoria and David Beckham, Leonardo Dicaprio, Alan Lau, Camilla Barella, Ralph DeLuca, Arthur de Ganay, Ramin Salsali, Moises Cosio, Pedro Barbosa, Monique and Max Burger, Joaquin Diez-Cascon, Luciano Benetton, Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova (Russia), Robbie Antonio (Philippines), Hélène and Bernard Arnault (France), Maria and Bill Bell (United States), Peter Benedek (United States), Debra and Leon Black (United States), Christian and Karen Boros (Germany), Irma and Norman Braman (United States), Peter Brant (United States), Basma Al Sulaiman, Marc Andreessen, Laura and John Arnold, Camilla Barella, Swizz Beatz, Claudia Beck, Andrew Gruft, Robert and Renée Belfer, Lawrence Benenson, Frieder Burda (Germany), Richard Chang (United States), Kim Chang-il (Korea), David Chau and Kelly Ying (China), Pierre T.M. Chen (Taiwan), Adrian Cheng (China), Kemal Has Cingillioglu (United Kingdom), Nicolas Berggruen, Jill and Jay Bernstein, Ernesto Bertarelli, James Brett, Jim Breyer, Christian Bührle, Valentino D. Carlotti, Edouard Carmignac, Trudy and Paul Cejas, Dimitris Daskalopoulos (Greece), Zöe and Joel Dictrow (United States), George Economou (Greece), Alan Faena (Argentina), Mark Falcone and Ellen Bruss (United States), Amy and Vernon Faulconer (United States), Howard and Patricia Farber (United States), Larry and Marilyn Fields (United States), Marie Chaix, Michael and Eva Chow, Frank Cohen, Michael and Eileen Cohen, Isabel and Agustín Coppel, Anthony D'Offay, Hélène and Michel David-Weill, Antoine de Galbert, Ralph DeLuca, Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman (United States), Danielle and David Ganek (United States), Ken Griffin (United States), Agnes Gund (United States), Steven and Kathy Guttman (United States), Andrew and Christine Hall (United States), Lin Han (China), Henk and Victoria de Heus-Zomer (Holland), Grant Hill (United States), Maja Hoffmann (Switzerland), Erika Hoffmann-Koenige (Germany), Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Eric Diefenbach and JK Brown, David C. Driskell, Mandy and Cliff Einstein, Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg, Ginevra Elkann, Tim and Gina Fairfax, Dana Farouki, Michael and Susan Hort (United States), Guillaume Houzé (France), Wang Jianlin (China), Dakis Joannou (Greece), Alan Lau (China), Joseph Lau (China), Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy (United States), Agnes and Edward Lee (United Kingdom), Aaron and Barbara Levine (United States), Adam Lindemann (United States), Eugenio López (Mexico), Jho Low (China), Susan and Leonard Feinstein, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Josée and Marc Gensollen, Alan and Jenny Gibbs, Noam Gottesman, Florence and Daniel Guerlain, Paul Harris, Barbara and Axel Haubrok, Alan Howard, Fatima and Eskandar Maleki (United Kingdom), Martin Margulies (United States), Peter Marino (United States), Donald Marron (United States), David MartÍnez (United Kingdom and Mexico), Raymond J. McGuire (United States), Rodney M. Miller Sr. (United States), Simon and Catriona Mordant (Australia), Arif Naqvi (United Kingdom), Peter Norton (United States), Shi Jian, Elton John, Tomislav Kličko, Mo Koyfman, Jan Kulczyk, Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya, Pierre Lagrange, Eric and Liz Lefkofsky, Robert Lehrman, François Odermatt (Canada), Bernardo de Mello Paz (Brazil), José Olympio & Andréa Pereira (Brazil), Catherine Petitgas (United Kingdom), Victor Pinchuk (Ukraine), Alden and Janelle Pinnell (United States),Ron and Ann Pizzuti (United States), Michael Platt (Switzerland), Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli (Italy), Howard and Cindy Rachofsky (United States), Mitchell and Emily Rales (United States), Dan Loeb, George Lucas, Ninah and Michael Lynne, Lewis Manilow, Marissa Mayer, David Mirvish, Lakshmi Mittal, Valeria Napoleone, John Paulson, Amy and John Phelan, Ellen and Michael Ringier (Switzerland), David Roberts (United Kingdom), Hilary and Wilbur L. Ross Jr. (United States), Dmitry Rybolovlev (Russia), Lily Safra (Brazil),Tony Salamé (Lebanon), Patrizia Sandretto (Italy), Eric Schmidt (United States), Alison Pincus, Heather Podesta, Colette and Michel Poitevin, Thomas J. and Margot Pritzker, Bob Rennie, Craig Robins, Deedie and Rusty Rose, Stephen Ross, Alex Sainsbury, Alain Servais (Belgium), Carlos Slim (Mexico), Julia Stoschek (Germany), Budi Tek (Indonesia), Janine and J. Tomilson Hill III (United States), Trevor Traina (United States), Alice Walton (United States), Robert & Nicky Wilson (United Kingdom), Elaine Wynn (United States), Lu Xun (China), Muriel and Freddy Salem, Denise and Andrew Saul, Steven A. Schwarzman, Carole Server and Oliver Frankel, Ramin Salsali, David Shuman, Stefan Simchowitz, Elizabeth and Frederick Singer, Jay Smith and Laura Rapp, Jeffrey and Catherine Soros, Jerry Yang and Akiko Young (United States), Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei (China), Anita and Poju Zabludowicz (United Kingdom), Jochen Zeitz (South Africa), Qiao Zhibing (China), Jerry Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Susana and Ricardo Steinbruch, Kai van Hasselt, Francesca von Habsburg, David Walsh, Artur Walther, Derek and Christen Wilson, Michael Wilson, Owen Wilson, Zhou Chong, Doris and Donald Fisher, Ronnie and Samuel Heyman, Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Laude, Francois Pinault (France), Udo Brandhost (Köln), Harald Falckenberg (Hamburg), Anna and Joseph Froehlich (Stuttgart), Hans Grothe (Bremen), UN Knecht (Stuttgart), Arendt Oetker (Köln), Inge Rodenstock (Grünwald), Ute and Rudolf Scharpff (Stuttgart), Reiner Speck (Köln), Eleonore and Michael Stoffel (Köln), Reinhold Würth (Niedernhall), Wilhelm and Gaby Schürmann, Ivo Wessel, Heiner and Celine Bastian, Friedrich Karl Flick, Monique and Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller (Genf), Christa and Thomas Bechtler (Zürich), David Bowie (Lausanne), Ulla and Richard Dreyfus (Binningen und Gstaad), Georges Embiricos (Jouxtens and Gstaad), Friedrich Christian "Mick" Flick (Hergiswil and Gstaad), Esther Grether (Bottmingen), Donald Hess (Bolligen), Elsa and Theo Hotz (Meilen), Baroness Marion and Baron Philippe Lambert (Genf), Gabi and Werner Merzbacher (Zürich), Robert Miller (Gstaad), Philip Niarchos (St. Moritz), Jacqueline and Philippe Nordmann (Genf), Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann (Basel), George Ortiz (Vandoeuvres), Graf and Gräfin Giuseppe Panza di Biumo (Massagno), Ellen and Michael Ringier (Zürich), Andrew Loyd Webber, Steve Martin, Gerhard Lenz, Elisabeth and Rudolf Leopold.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Quiff/694205/3616535/view

[lapalmarosa-blog]

La Palma Rosa is Sitges first ever festival dedicated to international LGBTI film and culture. The festival launches on 1st September 2017 and runs for 7 days.

Direct from New York, the inimitable Charles Busch; Tony nominee, Drama Desk Lifetime Achievement Honoree and two-time MAC Award winner, brings to La Cava Jazz Club, an eclectic programme of songs, both contemporary and from the past. Accompanied by his dashing, longtime musical director, Tom Judson, Charles combines hilarious, personal reminiscences, character sketches and superb storytelling through song, into one glittering and glamorous evening of cabaret. The repertoire includes some of the best of Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, Burt Bacharach and Michel Legrand.

-For More information:

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[older-is-better]

Michel David-Weill.

[nicolekidmanwigfactory]

The Saga of RuPaul

RuPaul made her mind up on All Stars 2 With Michelle on the format the duo would poo A change of rules and just like that- Mama Ru set the stage For the queens to build drama from Phi Phi’s outrage

Poor Roxxxy! Lost all her moxie! Her talent would be hard to find Lost one maxi, then another Got saved, lost another? Ru’s new rules are so unkind.

Coco made her mind up to show off range That it was old-time dance routines she’d arrange But of all the times for Roxxxy to do so well, Coco had to call home thanks to Alexander Graham Bell

Detox made her mind up in the workroom That Rolaskatox would have to be back in bloom She got her ass all plumped up in her latex and pumps Then she sent home Alyssa and played us all for chumps.

Tati made her mind up to be at peace She would greet us all with a masterpiece She commanded the stage and demonstrated she’s smart Tati was the queen who showed slam poetry could be art

Poor Phi Phi! Pretty as a tea tree! Her equal would hardly be kind. For her hatred we did wait out When she left we had a cookout. But the drama she left behind....

Alaska made her mind up in her tantrum She would bribe the Top 2 before she was done 10,000 dollars before taxes via PayPal To remain in competition was her rationale

Alyssa! Death drops to abscissa! Back rolls to soften the blow! Her secret could kill ladies And send them all to Hades, Which would make her dance tango.

Katya made her mind up while snorting lines She would be one to slay us all with her rhymes. Xanax, Zoloft, and anxiety have us agree They helped our girl Katya make it to the Top 3

Adore left a shamble The Minj’s not worth a gamble Time to wrap up this story!

RuPaul and her saga Prove that you are gaga If you let Ru change all the rules

RuPaul and her story Points the way from glory For drag queens of all kinds!

Any queen with vision Comes to see with derision: This is not-It shouldn’t become It musn’t become-It’ll never become Anyone with vision Learns that this show is not: RuPaul’s Best Friend Race!

[jbgravereaux]

Léo Ferré lors de la séance photo de « Paname », en 1960. ANDRÉ GORNET      Chanson : l'envol de Léo Ferré rassemblé dans un coffret                                                                                                                                                              Chanson : l’envol de Léo Ferré rassemblé dans un coffret, par Sylvain Siclier,19 septembre 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Un coffret de 16 CD rassemble albums et enregistrements de concerts de la période 1960-1967, et notamment les chansons adaptées de poèmes d’Aragon ou Baudelaire.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Une dizaine d’albums originaux et divers 45-tours réédités, plusieurs enregistrements inédits de concerts, des documents radiophoniques (dont le feuilleton Complainte de Fantomas, texte de Robert Desnos et musiques de Kurt Weill), le tout rassemblé dans un coffret de 16 CD. Sous le titre L’Age d’or 1960-1967, ce deuxième volume de L’Intégrale consacrée à Léo Ferré poursuit le travail de mise en valeur de l’œuvre enregistrée de l’auteur-compositeur, chanteur et chef d’orchestre mort le 14 juillet 1993, à l’âge de 76 ans. Avec la même qualité éditoriale (reproductions des pochettes, sources sonores, textes explicatifs, inédits et raretés) que pour le premier coffret, commercialisé fin 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lire aussi  Léo Ferré, au temps des premiers chants, de 1944 à 1959                                                                                                                                                  « Cette envie d’une intégrale de Léo remontait à une quinzaine d’années. Mais cela a pris un peu plus de temps que prévu », explique Mathieu Ferré, l’aîné des trois enfants – un garçon, deux filles – nés de l’union de Léo Ferré et Marie-Christine Diaz, qui gère depuis le début des années 1990 La Mémoire et la mer, maison d’édition et de production phonographique consacrée à l’œuvre de Léo Ferré. « J’accorde beaucoup d’importance aux albums tels qu’ils ont été publiés à l’origine. Il a fallu retrouver les visuels, la présentation, organiser le contenu des coffrets en fonction des différentes maisons de disques et réfléchir à la manière d’y insérer les inédits. Nous sommes dans l’ère du streaming, du dématérialisé, qui valorise surtout les compilations, les playlists, et ne met pas vraiment en valeur la cohérence d’une œuvre complète. »                                                                                                                                                                    Les années Barclay                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Après les premiers temps de Ferré dans le premier coffret La Vie moderne 1944-1959, avec les enregistrements pour Le Chant du monde ou Odéon, L’Age d’or 1960-1967 nous mène dans la première moitié des années durant lesquelles Ferré a été sous contrat avec la compagnie phonographique Barclay. Fondée en 1954 par le producteur Eddie Barclay et sa femme, Nicole, la maison de disques est en plein essor lorsque Léo Ferré y réalise ses premiers enregistrements en novembre 1960. Dalida est déjà là, Charles Aznavour vient d’arriver, vont vite suivre Jean Ferrat, Claude Nougaro, Jacques Brel, Eddy Mitchell etc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            La présence de Léo Ferré au catalogue de Barclay n’a alors pas encore donné lieu à la polémique qui viendra plus tard, au moment des soubresauts de Mai 68 : Léo l’anar chez Barclay le producteur millionnaire à gros cigare et amateur de fêtes pailletées. « A un moment, quand on fait ce métier, on va vers celui qui vous donne les moyens, qui a envie de vous. Chez Barclay, il y avait un grand studio, des musiciens compétents à demeure, un fonctionnement professionnel. Et c’est aussi avec Barclay, dans cette première période, que Léo a pu réaliser ce qui lui tenait beaucoup à cœur, des albums autour des poètes. »                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  On trouve ainsi dans ce premier coffret Les Chansons d’Aragon, publié en 1961, avec L’Affiche rouge, Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent ?, Je chante pour passer le temps, dont les interprétations de Léo Ferré deviennent des classiques. Puis, sorti en 1964, le double album Verlaine et Rimbaud, que Mathieu Ferré considère comme « une merveilleuse réussite ». Enfin en 1967 est publié Chante Baudelaire, un autre double album, qui met en valeur certains des poèmes les plus célèbres dont Spleen, L’Albatros, A une passante…                                                                                                                                             « Évolution artistique »                                                                                                                                                                                                                            « J’ai coupé la période Barclay, qui va jusqu’à 1974, après cet hommage à Baudelaire. Il y a alors, en même temps que les débuts de la fin du couple avec sa première (: deuxième !) femme [Madeleine Rabereau, le divorce sera prononcé en 1973], une évolution artistique par rapport aux premiers albums, qui étaient encore dans un format chanson plus traditionnel. » La rencontre avec le groupe Zoo (Amour Anarchie, La Solitude, les grands développements d’Il n’y a plus rien ou Et… Basta !) seront au rendez-vous du prochain coffret.                                                                                                                                    Ces chansons, dont les orchestrations sont confiées à Jean-Michel Defaye – Paul Mauriat en signe une poignée dans le premier album pour Barclay –, ce sont notamment, pour les plus connues, Paname, Merde à Vauban, Jolie môme, Comme à Ostende, L’Age d’or, Les Rupins, Thank You Satan, Vingt ans, Les Temps difficiles, La Langue française, Les Bonnes manières, Les Tsiganes, T’es rock, Coco !, Franco la muerte, Ni dieu ni maître, Monsieur Barclay, La Poésie, Le Palladium, La Mort, La Grève, Ils ont voté, Quartier latin, Salut beatnik !… Léo Ferré y prend son envol, voix assurée, pleine, rieuse ici, tendre là, rageuse à l’occasion pour critiquer l’époque.                                                                                                                                                                                L’Age d’or 1960-1967 – Intégrale vol. 2, de Léo Ferré, 1 coffret de 16 CD Barclay-INA-Panthéon/Universal Music.

[met-european-paintings]

The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci, ca. 1645–55, European Paintings

Purchase, Diane Burke Gift, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, Friends of European Paintings Gifts, Gwynne Andrews Fund, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and Álvaro Saieh Bendeck Gifts, Gift and Bequest of George Blumenthal and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, and Michel David-Weill Gift, 2016 Size: 37 3/8 × 29 1/2 in. (95 × 75 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/670765

[artist-rubens]

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, European Paintings

Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, Michel David-Weill, The Dillon Fund, Henry J. and Drue Heinz Foundation, Lola Kramarsky, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, The Vincent Astor Foundation, and Peter J. Sharp Gifts; special funds, gifts, and other gifts and bequests, by exchange, 1990 Size: 24 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (61.5 x 90.2 cm) Medium: Oil on wood

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437526