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Louis Armstrong Reads ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

2024-12-26 01:27:11

While poking around for Christmas music, I found this little-known recording of Louis Armstrong reading ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, recorded shortly before he died.

The poem, first published in 1823, would be Armstrong’s final commercial recording. Armstrong taped it on February 26, 1971, on a reel-to-reel recorder at his home in Queens, New York, during his last spell of good health.

Truly one of the great voices of all time.

Tags: Louis Armstrong · video

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You can watch the first 8 minutes of Severance season two right...

2024-12-25 02:45:33

You can watch the first 8 minutes of Severance season two right now on Apple TV+. The season starts on Jan 17. To prep, you might want to watch a recap and/or the excellent season one finale.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

2024-12-25 00:32:56

Blockbuster auteur Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Here’s what we know and don’t about it so far:

  • The film will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology” distributed by Universal Pictures.
  • The Odyssey will open in theaters on July 17, 2026.
  • The cast is said to include Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Robert Pattinson.
  • Given the recent interest in retelling these tales in a more contemporary way from the perspective of women (Emily Wilson’s The Odyssey, Madeline Miller’s Circe, A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes), it’ll be interesting to see if Nolan is sourcing from any of these texts and where he lands on who is the focus of the story. (Nolan has historically not been great with female characters.)
  • How on earth is this movie going to be under 4-5 hours long? Will this be a Part I?
  • It would be cool for TSG Entertainment to have a hand in producing this…their logo features Odysseus shooting an arrow through several axe heads.

Tags: Christopher Nolan · movies · The Odyssey

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This hotel in Monterey Bay, CA has a stick library available for...

2024-12-24 04:44:23

This hotel in Monterey Bay, CA has a stick library available for dogs. “Every morning my dog would carefully pick one out to take to the beach.”

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You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph — and your car shouldn’t...

2024-12-24 03:49:30

You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph — and your car shouldn’t let you. “The NTSB recommended that automakers be required to install technology to prevent reckless speeding.”

A roundup of the words of the year for 2024, including brat,...

2024-12-24 02:39:25

A roundup of the words of the year for 2024, including brat, manifest, kakistocracy, polarization, brain rot, enshittification, sanewashing, girl mossing, vibe, and broligarchy.

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