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Hair, we all have a way of wearing ours and it's as much as part of our identity as our clothes. At least that's what rag & bone's latest film project (aptly titled Hair) explores anyway. The latest demonstration of the brand's ability to create content that defies campaign conventions, this unscripted short set in a classic Brooklyn barber shop is an off-beat insight into "a man's particularness about his own hair," which also happened to debut at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
"Projects like these are about creating a paradigm shift in the way people view fashion," says rag & bone CEO, founder and creative director, Marcus Wainwright. An extension of their desire to capture the authentic personalities of these actors and artists, Hair, for Wainwright, is a natural development of rag & bone as a multimedia fashion label. "Film and photography are ingrained in our brand DNA and we love exploring both mediums in different ways every season," he continues, adding what a "real honour" it was to work with Tuturro and Cannavale on this particular season's offering.
For Turturro too, who helped direct as well as acting in Hair, this was a chance to be "very collaborative and creative," in his mission to "convey the spirit of (rag & bone) – which is fun, lively and urban, with a focus on quality and craftsmanship." With that in mind, Turturro and Elmes "felt that this specific classic barber shop was the perfect location," with the skill of a good cut and the ritual of putting on these markers of your personality mirroring each other. "I need my hair done a certain way so I can get into character," Cannavale despairs at the beginning, getting to the heart of the short even after Turturro gently reminds him, "You're not playing a character, you're yourself." "I'm still playing a version of myself!" Cannavale exclaims in protest, in a meta acknowledgment of the piece's core message according to Turturro: "clothes and hair go together; they're a part of your social identity," whichever way you cut it. Even when you're not consciously performing.


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19th century Niagara revisited through new online exhibits
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 | By gminaker
Originally posted in The Brock News | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021 | by Gillian Minaker
Image caption: "Admiring tourists viewing the falls, from Prospect Point, Niagara, USA.," Niagara Falls Stereo Cards Collection, RG 599, Brock University Archives and Special Collections.
Brock University students have journeyed to the past collecting images of Niagara in the 1800s and are showcasing their findings in digital exhibits now on view for the community to enjoy.
Throughout the Fall Term, students enrolled in VISA 2P90 Art in Revolution: Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture took a deep dive into the visual culture of 19th century Niagara while learning how to use CollectionBuilder, Open Source software used by museums, galleries and libraries around the world to build digital collections.
Led by Keri Cronin, Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture at Brock's Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, the idea to build online exhibitions with students was sparked by the Digital Scholarship Institute workshop in May offered by Brock's Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL).
Cronin attended the Digital Scholarship Institute and learned to use the software herself to build online exhibits using basic coding and metadata. She knew the skills would be extremely useful to students.
"In this contemporary climate, knowing how to build an online presence for an exhibit is a vital, professional skill for students on their career path," Cronin said. "This is important experiential education — future employers will be impressed."
Cronin said bringing the project to fruition was a team effort. The class worked in close collaboration with Digital Scholarship Librarian Tim Ribaric, who supported their technical training on CollectionBuilder. The DSL is the centre of digital scholarship at the University.
Students also worked with David Sharron, Head of Archives and Special Collections in the Brock University Library, who provided access to the archives for students to research and collect materials from Brock's digitized collection.
Sharron said the Library has been digitizing parts of the collections for more than 15 years and when Cronin wanted to develop a major assignment based on these records, it was a quick 'yes.'
"There are millions of records that represent Niagara and its history in Archives and Special Collections. It is always a thrill to see what subjects and materials appeal to the modern student and what they can do with them," said Sharron. "Projects like this bring these historical materials into the digital world in new and exciting ways."
Cronin agreed, saying that "traditionally we look at Europe, not Niagara. Students loved engaging with the local history. It gave them an opportunity to learn about key themes relating to 19th century life, art and visual culture."
Student Madeline Collins created an online exhibition entitled Modernizing the Landscape – Industrialization at Niagara Falls and called the project unique and illuminating.
"I've never done anything like it," she said. "Metadata and archival research are kind of like the behind-the-scenes of art history, so it was amazing to get a detailed, hands-on opportunity to try it out."
Other examples of student exhibits include Hydroelectric Power Niagara Falls by Ella Sexton examining the relationship between hydroelectricity and Niagara Falls; The Tipped Inkwell by Rachel Stangl looking at 19th century penmanship; A Fond Sigh of Friendship by Abigail Leeder displaying imagery and literature found in a 'Friendship Journal'; and Don't Slip and Niagara Fall by Riley Cuddy-Colbon, a collection of images of past extreme winters in Niagara Falls.
Cronin commended the students for sticking with the project, admitting that CollectionBuilder is a tough platform to use and has its challenges.
"The students worked through the learning curves, trusted the process, and have created something very special that they will use in their portfolios moving forward."
To view all of the student digital exhibits, please visit Cronin's website.
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Visual Arts prof and photographer exhibits new work on international stage
Thursday, August 12, 2021 | By gminaker
Sea, Salt, Moon, Air by Amy Friend, Associate Professor and department Chair of Visual Arts, is part of a new photography exhibition in Zurich, Switzerland.
Originally published in The Brock News WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 | by Gillian Minaker
An exhibit showcasing the work of artist and Brock University Associate Professor and Chair of Visual Arts Amy Friend has gained international attention.
Friend was one of eight artists from around the world invited to exhibit their photography at a summer show entitled Ocean at Bildhalle gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. Bildhalle, founded in 2013 by Mirjam Cavegn, is a highly respected art gallery presenting world class photography.
The exhibition, which explores the motif of water through different aesthetics, was recently featured in the International Edition of The Guardian in their Art and Design section. The article displayed a selection of images from the exhibition and provided details on each artist and their work.
Becoming 0.4% by Amy Friend from the international exhibition Ocean.
In her artistic practice, the theme of water and ever-shifting seascapes is of great interest to Friend and is woven through much of her creative work. Due to the travel restrictions of the global pandemic, Friend found herself reflecting on past times at the seaside during which she collected samples of water from across the world.
Friend's photographs featured in the Ocean exhibition came to fruition when she revisited 20 years worth of her photographs involving water and seascapes. Drawing on the notion that photography acts a as vault containing moments from the past, she fused her ideas together.
"Looking at the abundant images of water in my personal collection, I began to consider my connection to these places and what it meant to take so many images like this," said Friend. "I questioned what was possible to accomplish with this collection, given my stationary position due to COVID."
After selecting a series of the photographs, Friend printed them and then soaked them in the salt water she had collected during previous travels.
"Over time, the sea water evaporated, leaving a residue of salt on the print," Friend said.
She said her pieces Tiny Tears Fill the Ocean (2020) and Endothelium Waves (2020) examine the connection between the body and the ocean.
"The interplay between the salt content of water and the salt content of our bodies, including our tears, is of particular interest," she said. "Our bodily connection to place is something that continues to resurface in my practice."
Through the exploration of themes of tears and loss, there is an environmental aspect to the work. Although the photographs are not specifically about the effects of climate change, Friend said "it is important to reflect on loss from an environmental standpoint when viewing these works."
With the exhibition running into the fall, Friend is looking forward to sharing the details of her experience with her students.
"It is important that they see others actively engaging within a creative community. By sharing my experience with them, I hope to provide a bit of real-world insight related to the planning and trouble-shooting involved when preparing for exhibitions," she said.
To view the exhibition Ocean, visit the Bildhalle website.
Tags: Amy Friend, Bildhalle, Department of Visual Arts, faculty exhibition, humanities, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, miwspfa, Ocean, photography, VISA, visual arts
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Salam all out there, many friends have been waiting to c my cruiser on road. Car is untuned and having few problems and above all shaft starts viberating at 140km/hr, getting it fixed now. Engine is at 80% performance at 100% u can imagine the results. PLS ENJOY.
YouTube - ~~Nissan Patrol's Streak~~Who's next??!
Edited : We're all sorry for the sad demise of Topracer. And since this thread has so much linked with his unfortunate death, I am closing it to avoid any possible comments which may cause disrespect to our late beloved member. May his soul rest in peace.
1ST 2JZGTE WAS swaped but due to some wiring issue 1jzgte is swaped. I am driving the the cl9 accord while abdul jabbar my friend is on cruiser.
Have you checked a 0-100 time on that?
aalaa bro ur ride roxx!
Plxr of both worlds! Fury of a Jeep combined with Need for Speed. In terms of taste, best modification I hv seen!
omg!omg this thing is damn fast..........(A)(A)(A) i have the same prado but with not tht much power.
Firstly congrats on getting such an ambitious project on the road. Inspired me to pull out and update my engine comp worksheet and compare specs with the standard Toyota 4x4 engines (see below). Probably some inconsistencies as I have hurriedly used various sources and there are obviously variations on each model, do point out any major discrepencies anyone finds.
It appears that the engine/trans is working well with the diff ratios and the twin turbo engine is getting you something like 6-7 secs 0-100kms. I do suspect that you have the 4x4 disengaged and the rear shaft bolted onto the transmission without a transfer case, but us 4x4 ppl we would be pleasantly surprised if thats not the case.
In any case, I would recommend making a detailed post with details of conversion on PWs and also on international 4x4/Auto forums. Congrats to the owners and hats off to the mechanics who made this possible.
now that's what I call a unique swap, supra engine in prado zabardast!
1JZGTE ! Gr8 idea for Prado.
Bro 1st 2jzgte was in it and at that time 4x4was functional, but due to wiring issue it was replaced with 1jzgte. When raced with 1jzgte 4x4 transfer case was also removed, but guess what with that shafts alighnment went out and at 140 shaft viberates badly thats why u can c near 140 prado applied breaks and drag was called off, due to that 4x4 transfer case is being placed back and 4x4 is going to be functional in a day or 2.
I will start a topic indetail pls just let me get the project complited, people start project and start thread but i have bitter experiences in past, and i was right on that this project started on 10oct2009 and till end of january car was not on road with full power it has taken 5 months to bring the car on road.1jzgte swap completed in 1week but 2jzgte was completed in 15days but wiring and sencors made me and the mechanic mad. and after 4 months it was decided to put a simple thing that is not vvti. vvti has mass air flow and map sencors making u crazy.
i still remeber ur comment in ur old thread that my prado would b the fastest in its category!
btw whats the cost of a clean 2jz-gte!?
n can it b swapped in a `80 celica?
WOW. I am an official fan of your jeep.
No doubt it would be a fun jeep to drive, better than a V8.


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Navigating Iowa's sticky gumbo mud, 1928
After staying overnight in Belle Plaine at the Herring Hotel, Dallas and Daphne Sharp headed westward on the Lincoln Highway. In his 1928 travelogue, The Better Country, he said the day was going so well, and they were making such extraordinary speed, that they took little notice of the changing weather. "We knew that we were on the wet side of a sagging western sky, but there was nothing in our previous experience … to lead us into speculation."
Then out of a dark cloud, a lone, wet snowflake wafted down. "Then everything began to spit. And simultaneously everything began to slide…. Here was something new—a new form of motion."
There was nothing for the car to get hold of, "nothing even gritty geological, the very order of the universe without firmness or fiber! The car seemed about to dissolve, its reins no longer a frame of fabricated steel, but spilled and quaking jelly. And when it stopped going round, it lay sprawling in the elemental ooze of that Iowa road."
Ditches ran along each side of the road: "We saw seven cars in the course of that afternoon, standing on their radiators or sitting on their tail-lights, or stretched this length within the ditches, and wholly unguarded, as if their occupants had been swallowed by the mud."
Dallas was lucky that his car came to rest across the crown of the road and not off it like the others, but neither could they stay there: "Listen Daphne. The only gears in this car that I know about go forward or reverse. In either of those directions lies a ditch." Still, they needed to move, so by a combination of chains, spread-out newspapers, flying mud and snow, and a grinding, bucking car, they managed to turn westward and continue their search for a better country….
Tags:Belle Plaine IA, books, gumbo, history, Iowa, mud, travel
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The Herring, "swellest little hotel in Iowa," 1928
In The Better Country, published 1928, Dallas Lore Sharp and his wife Daphne crossed the country hoping to find if there was "a better country" out there somewhere. Both in their 50s with 4 boys in college, they traveled slowly, musing on the topic daily. One of his favorite overnight stops was a small town in Iowa:
We had covered two hundred and seventy miles since morning, and they were bringing us, weary enough, into the city of Belle Plaine, halfway between Chicago and Omaha — and to The Herring, "the swellest little hotel in Iowa."
Their hotel man was most welcoming: "'You're in the home of the literati,' said mine host…. I've entertained other great men, you see."
I braced up visibly, and asked about something to eat.
"We don't serve meals," he replied with fervor, "but I have the best radio set in this town, if not in the entire State. Be my guests at the concert to-night, I beg you."
After dinner at a café, they returned to the parlor "to attend the concert of the air." Unfortunately the hotel was "too full of 'bones'" that caused static, spoiling everything over Belle Plaine that night except The Bedtime Story, which was about two baby woodchucks who got lost in the woods. That gentle tale, combined with drone of static, put Sharp to dozing instantly.
The Herring was built in 1900 with additions in 1912 and 1922. It was listed in the National Register in 2008—read the application at npgallery.nps.gov. However, the building is deteriorating and in danger. Recent plans for restoration and revival can be found at herringhotelpope, which is also the source for this old postcard, but with no action to address its issues, the hotel was recently taken over bu the city, per jimmagdefrau.com
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The Lincoln Highway along the Juniata, 1915
From May through August, 1915, LHA vice-president and field secretary Henry Ostermann led a film crew across the Lincoln Highway. The resulting promotion film, the "Three-Mile Picture Show," was shown for years but no copies are known to have survived.
Luckily for us, and history, Edward Holden was along for the ride — he was Ostermann's secretary, in charge of the filming but also documenting the trip in photos too.
The crew stopped east of Bedford, Pa., to snap this picture next to the Juniata River. The caption reads "'Orphy' Canaday and 'Maud' posing for the pictures. Maud is the one on wheels. Both came from Indiana."
A collection of photos from the trip is available from the Lincoln Highway Trading Post at
http://lhtp.com/the-1915-lh-transcontinental-filming-expedition-cd
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In Search of the Golden Arrow Diner
The Golden Arrow Diner postcard has long been a favorite of Lincoln Highway and diner fans. The back lists it as "Lincoln Highway, US No 1, Langhorne." After having written books on the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, and Diners of Pennsylvania, I still had no idea exactly where it was located.
The original books were written pre-Internet, so we now have the world of online resources. But it's not THAT easy: one site, for example, listed it in 1953 at "City Line ON Roosevelt Blvd, Trevose," another said "City Line ABOVE Roosevelt," and yet another, "Roosevelt Blvd NORTH OF City Line" One post said across from a cemetery, another said the cemetery was behind it.
Best I can tell, it was just southwest of Street Road (which is now Old Street Road, dead-ending at newer, wider Route 1). The diner's name was registered by Emilio Ciotti in 1951. As the postcard back notes, the Golden Arrow was build by Comac in Irvington, N.J., a relatively rare make.
Golden Arrow Diner, 1954. © Getty Images.
The diner moved in 1967, though not far, and became the kitchen for a new, bigger venture of Emidio or "George" and Lena Ciotti: the Golden Arrow Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge Of Trevose, 3631 Street Road, Cornwells Heights, Pa. Check the map above for both old and new locations.
The Bucks County Courier Times of Nov. 17, 1967, said this new location had a plush dining room, cocktail lounge, wall-to-wall carpeting, bay window, and large aquarium. An in-house jazz trio of piano, drums, and upright bass provided "the Philadelphia sound, if you know what that is."
In recent years, it was sold and remodeled into the Stadium Bar & Grill. This Google Street View shows what may be the diner sticking out of the larger building:
Unfortunately we can no longer check — the Stadium was demolished in 2015, replaced by a park. Now, barely a block away, the Metro Diner serves customers from a modern shopping plaza.
Final odd note — in 1994 there was an ad looking for workers for a Golden Arrow Diner on Rts 11 & 15, Shamokin Dam, Pa., and then a flurry of these ads in 1997. Then that trail goes cold too, more roadside history lost to time….
Tags:Diner, food, history, Langhorne, maps, Pennsylvania, travel, Trevose
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Why dedicate the Lincoln Highway on Halloween?
The Lincoln Highway was officially dedicated on October 31, 1913, with bonfires, parades, concerts, and speeches along the coast-to-coast route. Lots of news articles can be found that describe the festivities — from masquerade balls to farmers placing jack-o-lanterns on fence posts — but was there a reason behind celebrating this momentous occasion on, of all days, Halloween?
It's logical that the LHA would have documented its reasons but Kathleen Dow (Archivist and Curator of the Transportation History Collection at the University of Michigan Special Collections Library) says neither the minutes from the LHA's formation on July 1 nor those from October 27 mention the dedication on October 31.
The 31st would have been the 49th anniversary of Nevada's statehood, and though that was important to President Lincoln's re-election in 1864, it was not a close enough connection to the new road.
The Washington Herald (October 6, 1913) noted that LHA directors had just met in Detroit, coinciding with the Third American Good Roads Congress, and "discussed the arrangements for the dedication celebrations on the night of October 31 at every point along the proposed highway, and the discourses to be delivered by the clergy on Sunday [Nov. 2]." Still, no reason was given.
However, we can guess with great certainty that the celebratory nature of Halloween itself, especially being on a Friday that year, was the reason for choosing October 31.
Pittsburgh Daily Post, October 26, 1913.
The U.S. was just beginning to celebrate "Hallowe'en" in 1913. Trick-or-treating did not become mainstream until the 1950s but there was a centuries-old tradition of fires, parades, and dressing up on All Hallows' Eve that recent immigrants had brought to America. LHA leaders were masters at harnessing public relations, and what better date to choose for fanciful nighttime celebrations than the one day a year that such activities already took place?
The San Francisco Chronicle (October 26) hinted at just that: "It is the idea of the boosters of the transcontinental motorway that the dedication be a sort of spontaneous expression of gratification and it has been left to each city and town along the route of the proposed highway to devise and carry out its own plan of celebration."
On the 31st, the Chronicle added, "The exercises will be a fitting Halloween celebration, but overshadowing all the goblins and ghosts of the evening there will be the spirit of the great national boulevard that is to be constructed during the next three years."
In the dedication proclamation from Wyoming, Governor Joseph Carey stated "It is thought especially fitting that on the evening of October 31st there should be an old-time jollification to include bonfires and general rejoicing; this for the purpose of impressing upon the people and especially the younger generation-the services and unselfish life of Lincoln, and for the further purpose of painting a big picture so far as amusements are concerned of the highway which is to cross our state."
Some of that wording likely came from an LHA press release, as an article in the November 1 Salt Lake Tribune similarly noted it had been "the request of the directors of the Lincoln Highway to make October 31 an evening of general rejoicing." In the next day's Deseret Evening News, the dedication recap included that the LHA had adopted the now-familiar oval emblem with U.S. map in the middle, and that drawings of it were being sent to contributors.
Nebraska's governor also declared October 31 a holiday, and Omaha had perhaps the largest event in the country. Celebrations started across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at 12:01 a.m. with fire bells, factory whistles, and a torchlight parade. The Union Pacific Railroad donated carloads of railroad ties and an oil company helped fuel a massive bonfire later that night attended by 10,000 people, plus supplied smaller bonfires lining the route for 300 miles to North Platte.
"Lincoln Highway Day" in Wooster, Ohio, included everything from motorcycle races to an onion eating contest. ~Courtesy Francis Woodruff, Dalton Gazette, via Mike Hocker.
As for Nevada, Governor Tasker Oddie's proclamation made the statehood connection only a pleasant coincidence: "Friday the 31st day of October, by statute a legal holiday, is the 49th anniversary of the admission of Nevada into the Union — the only state admitted during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. It happens that on the evening of this day, in all the cities and towns of all the states through which the proposed Lincoln Highway will pass, public services will be held, celebrating the naming of the route."
Motor Age magazine (November 6) reported afterwards on some of the national merriment, most of which included parades and especially bonfires. Some towns, like Wooster, Ohio, renamed the road through the county as "Lincoln Highway" and a restaurant in town rechristened itself the Lincoln Highway Cafeteria. In fact, shops there began the 31st with "Lincoln Highway Day bargains" before closing at noon to start the revelry.
In Wyoming, the dedication did nothing to stem a long-running controversy about the routing between Laramie and Rawlins. The route was popularly believed to follow the more direct route via Elk Mountain, but directors favored arcing north through Medicine Bow, 18 miles longer but with calmer winds and fewer gates. The Elk Mountain Republican (November 6) reported on that town's speeches, dancing, and bonfire but Motor Age noted that citizens there and in Medicine Bow "cast defiance at the other, both issuing statements to show that they had been placed on the official route." The LHA's 1916 road guide was still trying to mend fences by mentioning that "an alternate route to Rawlins is offered via Elk Mountain."
Decades later, the Lincoln had been superseded by federal highways and the Interstates, yet the road's name and mystique endured. On the 49th anniversary in 1962, the Chicago Daily Tribune noted that farmers still celebrated the highway's anniversary on Halloween—and that "Jack-O-Lanterns still mark the way."
Brian Butko is author of Greetings from the Lincoln Highway, revised edition coming in 2019, and the LHA's official centennial publication The Lincoln Highway: Photos Through Time.
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Monument to a Forgotten Lincoln Highway Booster
The Coan monument following its dedication in September 1925. [University of Michigan–Special Collections Library.]
On a busy corner west of Clinton, Iowa, you'll find a Lincoln Highway monument, restored and well-kept after almost a century but mostly ignored by the passing traffic. The granite pillar honors Iowa State Consul and good roads pioneer William Folwell Coan, forgotten in LH lore but an important booster of the LH. It features original enameled LH emblems and had been wired for electricity so that "an electric dome will be placed at the apex of the shaft, illuminating the memorial for passing motorists at night."
The Coan monument is joined nearby by decorative Lincoln Highway lamppost bases dedicated by the city of Clinton, Iowa, in the 2000s.
The marker, dedicated with a small ceremony on August 5, 1925, was erected by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce at the southeast corner of Lincoln Way (also now US 30) and Mississippi River Scenic Highway (now US 67). Clinton County was rather progressive for its time; while half the U.S. states spent no finds at all on road improvement, Clinton was paving its roads with gravel.
Coan was inspired by an earlier local resident who had experimented with making concrete. In September 1913, Coan became one of the original 10 LHA consuls — perhaps the only name familiar from that initial group is Gael Hoag for Nevada, later LHA Field Secretary and Managing Secretary. In 1914, Coan was elected honorary vice-president of the LHA. Four years later, he passed away at age 57.
Dedicating the Coan monument, 1925. [University of Michigan–Special Collections Library.]
At the afternoon dedication ceremony, the flags covering the memorial were drawn back by six-year old William Rendall, Coan's grandson. Gael Hoag was among the speakers, remarking how Coan's name was held in such high regard at the headquarters of the Lincoln Highway Association.
The main oration was presented by local attorney and city solicitor Frank W. Ellis; it was reported the next day that he "paid high tribute to the man who probably more than any one other man in this vicinity, pursued an ideal of a great national highway." The monument, Ellis said, was a fitting reminder of the good which Coan had accomplished: "This monument teaches us a great lesson; that working for others is one of the highest attributes of humanity."
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Coast-to-coast rock highway proposed in 1912
The Athenænum in Indianapolis, site of the meeting in September 1912 that launched what would become the Lincoln Highway.
When automobile pioneer Carl Graham Fisher proposed a coast-to-coast highway in 1912, the idea had been around for more than a decade. But Fisher knew how to get things done: he knew the people who could supply materials and funds and promotion on a nationwide scale. Men like Henry Joy, president of Packard, or Frank Seiberling, president of Goodyear, and just about every other manufacturer of cars and parts and highway materials—save Henry Ford.
AAA had advocated for a cross-country highway from its founding in 1902. A few paths were named, and for a time in 1911, there was even talk of a cross-country "Lincoln Way." The New York Times said it would be "a great transcontinental highway to be built by the States through which it will pass"—but it was not to be.
A year later, the Old Trails Road (also called the Ocean to Ocean Highway, and later used in parts to lay out Route 66) became the first cross-country route to have an organization behind it, from New York City to Los Angeles. That same spring of 1912, AAA sent renowned pathfinder A.L. Westgard to explore three more possibilities: the Northwest, Overland, and Midland trails.
And in August 1912, still a month before Fisher's meeting, Frances McEwen Belford had a bill introduced in Congress "establishing the Lincoln memorial highway from Boston, Mass., to San Francisco, Cal., " though the bill died.
Finally, on September 10, 1912, Fisher and his business partner and best pal James Allison held a dinner at the Deutsche Haus (or German House, now the Athenæum) in Indianapolis for fellow industrialists to hear their dream of a "Coast-to-Coast Rock Highway." On July 1, 1913, that road that would officially become the Lincoln Highway. It wasn't first coast-to-coast road, but the other named routes paled in terms of marking, mapping, funding, improvements, and promotion. It might more accurately be called the first improved coast-to-coast highway.
As Fisher told them that night, "Let's build it before we're too old to enjoy it." And a year later to the day, a Proclamation was issued by the Lincoln Highway Association describing the route in general terms. Now the real work would begin….
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A Bit of Sweden Along the Lincoln Highway
This story started simply: I had an old postcard of a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois, in my LH collection. The back lists the location as "US business Route 30" so I wanted to check if it was truly on the Lincoln Highway (which is not always the same as Route 30). As is often the case, there's not a lot of info out there on a restaurant from long ago, but what remains paints a story of an interesting family business.
Bit of Sweden Smorgasbord opened in 1955 on the east side of Aurora at 110 Hill Ave, on the southeast corner of Benton/Summit. It was across from today's Hansens Motel, itself a vintage business still operating. Hill and Benton indeed served as the 2nd generation LH and later US 30.
There was already a Bit of Sweden, closer to Chicago on Rush Road, that had opened about 1930. The Aurora restaurant — which would make sense to be related, though I could find no connection — was run by siblings Arvid (b. 1907) and Edith Nelson. For its next 15 or so years, it received a yearly profile in the local newspaper's dining section.
A 1965 profile said its neon sign showed a dancing Poyk and Flicka (Swedish for little boy and girl), while inside there were more than 50 foods, a stone fireplace, and themed decor: "The smorgasbord tables are set against a background of a pastoral mural and under special Swedish styled modern lighting." It also included this ad:
The largest profile, in 1960, described some of the food customers got for $2 buffet, including fish, roast spring chicken, Swedish meatballs, scalloped potatoes, baked ham, prime rib, Swiss steak, soup, and pickled herring. Homemade rolls and bread, dessert, and drinks were included, though no alcohol was permitted.
The last profile ran in 1972; by 1975, the equipment was being auctioned … after the place had been converted to BoJangle's Discoteque. There ends the trail, and story, of Aurora's Bit of Sweden.
I could find nothing online about Edith, but Arvid (who passed away in 1986) has a fund named in his honor. The Arvid Nelson Memorial Fund was established in 2013 by his son Alan (b. 1937) to support The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, a tax-exempt public charity of funds and resources given by local citizens to enhance and support the quality of life in the Fox River Valley. Visit
https://www.communityfoundationfrv.org/profile/nelson-arvid-fund to learn more.
Tags:Aurora IL, history, Illinois, Lincoln Highway, pickled herring, postcards, roadside America, Route 30, Smorgasbord, Swedish, travel
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Autocar comes to the Lincoln Hwy in Pittsburgh
The old Guffey residence, looking stately in this 1920 photo, would make way a few years later for a new Autocar branch. This corner of Baum Boulevard, at Liberty Avenue, was in the middle of the city's burgeoning Automobile Row. [University of Pittsburgh, Archives Service Center, Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 715.2032.CP.]
The Lincoln Highway entered Pittsburgh from the east via Baum Boulevard, the city's Automobile Row. This neighborhood of large estates near Bloomfield and East Liberty spawned businesses to serve the horse-and-carriage trade between the city and the even-more-upscale suburb to the east. By the early 1900s, these businesses developed into auto repair shops and dealerships. In the above photo, you can see that the Autocar Company was about to demolish one more of the area's stately homes for its local branch.
1923 map showing that Autocar owned land at Baum and Liberty but had yet to build its dealership. [Historic Pittsburgh Maps.]
Autocar, at first a maker of autos, was founded in Pittsburgh in 1897 as the Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Company. It got its new (and still current!) name in 1899 when it moved to Ardmore, Pa, on the Main Line west of Philadelphia, later to be along the Lincoln Highway. One of its offerings was the Pittsburgher car, but in 1912 the company switched to making only heavy-duty trucks.
Ads for Pittsburgh's new Autocar Factory Branch ran in all local papers on January 18, 1925.
Pittsburgh had its own Autocar factory branch near downtown. It would take till 1925 for the new dealership to be built; till then, Autocar Sales & Service filled the 1800 block of Forbes, a few blocks past Mercy Hospital. The new sales and service branch, seen below in 1932, filled an entire triangular corner at Baum Blvd. and Liberty Avenue.
The same intersection in 1932 with the new Autocar dealership filling a corner of Baum Boulevard and Liberty Avenue. This view, looking northwest, also shows the Garden Tea Room. [University of Pittsburgh, Archives Service Center, Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 715.3217002.CP.]
Autocar was later absorbed by the White Motor Company, which was later taken over by Volvo Trucks, then acquired by GVW Group, which revived Autocar as an independent company. Autocar, now based in Indiana, continues to produce three models of custom-engineered trucks and holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving vehicle manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere.
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Mission XI Million unites people in Jammu and Kashmir
DwarkaParichay.com July 18, 2017 Update
Mission XI Million reached Jammu and Kashmir and successfully conducted its largest seminar till date earlier today. With a record participation of more than 1300 schools from all over the state, football again lived up to its reputation of being the most popular sport in the valley. The thunderous response to the seminar held in Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Stadium reaffirmed the fact that beautiful game can unite the people of the Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking about the response at the Srinagar seminar, Tournament Director of the Local Organising Committee for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, Javier Ceppi said, "This is a very important milestone, as we have reached Jammu and Kashmir and we had more than 1300 schools in the seminar. This means a great number of kids will be playing football on a regular basis in this area. The state government has been very supportive and has promised to take MXIM all around the state, which will be something fantastic for football and India".
Hon'ble Minister of State for Department of Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma; Director of Department of Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Shiekh Fayaz Ahmed; Secretary, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Hilal Ahmad Parray and Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone were also present at the event.
The popularity of football has seen a surge in recent times with the rise in prominence of LoneStar Kashmir Football Club, which has given the people of Kashmir another reason to come together.
Having already touched the southern tip of the country, Kanyakumari, where more than 150 schools participated, the Government of India and All India Football Federation programme spread its wings to the north with this seminar.
Bhoomi Poojan of Crown of NOIDA Premia corporate City2 on 8th Dec.
Heartiest Congratulations and kudos to all the Class X students – The Indian Heights School
Thanks to thousands of contributors, supporters & well wishers of Dwarka Parichay.
शो बंद होन की नौबत
workshop on Manuscriptology
Ramayana/ Mahabharat performance by Balinese performers
Dr. Pawan Agrawal-Founder & President, Kamalabai Educational & Charitable Trust, Mumbai
A Hydroponic Farm Plant Set up at The Indian Heights School
महिला प्रधान किरदार है,एयर लाइन्स में: टयूलिप जोशी
A SOLUTION TO ALCOHOLISM
Music programme in Dwarka on 19th Jan
LAUNCH OF GREEN ENERGY PROGRAMME 2015 on 10th August
Harmful effects of exposure to Toxic chemicals and pesticides.
Inter-House Patriotic Group Song Competition held in Shiksha Bharati Public School
Zee TV stars relive their Independence Day memories …
Workshop on Meditation
5 days 3 rd Hum Kishore festival spread vigour among Gen Next
Prime Minister Nerender Modi should ask Britain to return 'Kohinoor': Britain must have status at par with other commonwealth nations


Here's a five-minute look at the DSM-330 from D-Link. It's a DivX Connected player, which basically uses your home PC for most of the menu rendering and downloading horsepower. We'll have a full review up in the not-too-distant future.
So far, I see promise in the plug-ins feature, which allows developers to create their own stuff – I installed a Digg.com thing, an HD movie preview function, and a Google Maps application. Streaming HD content over my 802.11G wireless connection has been so-so. If the files are already on my PC, everything works great. Files that need to be downloaded and streamed on the fly tend to stutter from time to time.
All in all the device looks pretty good, though. I'll run it through some more tests over the next week or so and report back.


Eric Merchant was discovered by park rangers inside a tent on Orchard Beach Road.
The recent death of a man in Pelham Bay Park, previously reported missing, has left many in Throggs Neck shocked.
Bronx resident Eric Merchant, 32, a talented illustrator, who had been missing from his mother's home for over a month, was pronounced dead after being found inside a tent on Orchard Beach Road on Thursday, March 26.
According to reports, Merchant was last seen by his mother when he left his house on his bike on Tuesday, February 17 at 9:30 p.m.
However, when Merchant's mother checked in with the friend to inquire about their skiing plans, his friend denied any knowledge of the plans and that he didn't know of her son's whereabouts.
Eric's sudden disappearance left his family and friends concerned.
Merchant was found by park rangers unconscious and unresponsive at around 11:45 a.m.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of his discovery, Merchant's cause of death was not officially confirmed and the investigation regarding the cause of death was ongoing.
The city's medical examiner later confirmed that Merchant passed away after suffering from asphyxiation as a result of carbon monoxide poisioning. Merchant, who had chosen to camp out for the evening, had set up a charcoal grill heater inside the tent but miscalculated the tent's ventilation.
"He was an amazing guy with the sweetest heart," said Nicole Cannella after donating money on gofundme.com, a website that raised over $13,000 in four days from 81 people in honor of Merchant's life.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Frances de Chantal Church, 190 Hollywood Avenue, on Wednesday, April 1.


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Mirror Mirror is the eleventh and final album by British rock band 10cc released in 1995, re-titled I'm Not in Love for the 1996 re-release. The album was their first not to be released on a major UK label, this time working with Japanese label Avex following the poor performance of their previous album ...Meanwhile in UK and its relative success in Japan.

Background and recording
Mirror Mirror again was recorded with just two of 10cc's core band members, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart, however the album was more a combination of two solo albums than a conventional 10cc production. Gouldman and Stewart played and produced together only one new track – an acoustic reworking of their 1975 hit, "I'm Not in Love", one of only three songs on the album that bore a Stewart-Gouldman joint songwriting credit. The other two Stewart-Gouldman songs were both taken from the sessions of the previous 10cc album ...Meanwhile. Songs written by Stewart, were recorded in France, while Gouldman's songs were recorded in London. Both Stewart and Gouldman co-produced their songs with Adrian Lee who also performed on most of the album's tracks.

Gouldman admitted the album was "almost like two-halves of an album", largely a result of the fact that he and Stewart began recording in separate countries:

Mirror Mirror included appearances by 10cc's longtime collaborators Rick Fenn on one track and Andrew Gold on two tracks, touring members Steve Pigott and Gary Wallis on one track, and notable guest performances by Paul McCartney on two tracks: "Yvonne's the One" co-written by McCartney and Stewart in February 1985 during the sessions for Paul's Press to Play album, but remade and completed on this album, and "Code of Silence" which also started as a collaboration between McCartney and Stewart. The album also included the new reworked mix of the original recording of "I'm Not in Love" from 1975.

One of Gouldman's songs, "Ready to Go Home", was written after the death of his father, Hyme Gouldman, in 1991. Gouldman later re-recorded the song for his 2000 album, And Another Thing..., when he observed in the liner notes:

Following the tour to support Mirror Mirror, Stewart announced his departure from 10cc. Gouldman, however, has later continued with his own lineup for 10cc as a touring band.

Release
The album was released in several different variations. The original UK (Avex) and European (ZYX, Germany) release featured 14 tracks. For the US edition five tracks were excluded: "Yvonne's the One", "Margo Wants the Mustard", "Blue Bird", "Now You're Gone" and a 1995 acoustic rendition of "I'm Not in Love", but another song was added - "I'm Not in Love: Rework of Art Mix". The Japanese version of the album features 15 tracks, bringing together all of the songs from European and US editions.

Eric Stewart later included his songs from Mirror Mirror on his 2017 best of compilation Anthology.

Reception

Mirror Mirror charted only in Japan giving the band their highest chart position there, however the new acoustic version of "I'm Not in Love" released as a single charted at #29 giving the band the highest position since "Dreadlock Holiday" in 1978.

Allmusic panned the album, commenting that the claim of "I'm Not in Love" being reworked is dubious, since the track has no noticeable differences from the original recording. They summarized the rest of the album with "songs flashing the group's trademark lyrical wit generally tend toward musical vaporware, while those revealing an occasional glimmer of instrumental creativity go nowhere fast on the songwriting."

Track listing

US edition

Japanese edition

Personnel
10cc
 Eric Stewart — lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, percussion
 Graham Gouldman — lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, percussion, mandolin
 Rick Fenn — lead guitar on "Peace in Our Time"
 Steve Pigott — keyboard, drum programming on "Peace in Our Time"
 Gary Wallis — drums, percussion on "Peace in Our Time"
 Kevin Godley — bass drum, musical box, backing vocals on "I'm Not in Love (Rework of Art Mix)"
 Lol Creme — grand piano, backing vocals on "I'm Not in Love (Rework of Art Mix)"

with
 Adrian Lee — bass, programming, arrangements, keyboard, backing vocals, brass section, percussion, accordion, vibes, acoustic guitar (except "I'm Not in Love" and "Now You're Gone")
 Paul McCartney — rhythm guitar ("Yvonne's the One"), strings, electric piano, frogs, crickets, percussion ("Code of Silence")
 Andrew Gold — lead vocal ("Ready to Go Home"), backing vocals ("Grow Old with Me")
 Ian Thomas — drums on "Ready to Go Home"
 Gary Barnacle — saxophone on "Why Did I Break Your Heart?"
 Peter Thoms — trombone on "Take This Woman"
 Lise Aferiat and Nicola Burton – violin on "The Monkey and the Onion" and "Grow Old with Me"
 Chris Goldscheider – viola on "The Monkey and the Onion" and "Grow Old with Me"
 Patrick Jones – cello on "The Monkey and the Onion" and "Grow Old with Me"
 Andrew Hines – cello on "The Monkey and the Onion"

Weekly charts

References

10cc albums
1995 albums
Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Albums produced by Graham Gouldman
Albums produced by Eric Stewart

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The Girl in the Ice (Erika Foster series #1) (Paperback)
By Robert Bryndza
A young London socialite is brutally murdered by a notorious serial killer in this "compelling" page-turner of dark secrets and deadly investigations (NYT bestselling author Jeffrey Deaver).
Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice . . . she is not the only one.
When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park's pond, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation. The victim appeared to have the perfect life -- what dark secrets is the girl in the ice hiding?
When Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes. All were found strangled, hands bound and dumped in water around London. As she inches closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is closing in. With her failing career hanging by a thread, Erika must now battle her own personal demons as well as a killer more deadly than any she's faced before. But will she get to him before he strikes again?
Robert Bryndza is the author of the international #1 bestselling Detective Erika Foster series. Robert's books have sold over 2 million copies and have been translated into 27 languages. He is British and lives in Slovakia.
"Compelling at every turn! The Girl in the Ice grabs us from the first page and simply won't let go, as we follow the brilliantly drawn Detective Erika Foster in her relentless hunt for one of the most horrific villains in modern crime fiction."—Jeffery Deaver, #1 internationally bestselling author
"A riveting page-turner. An astonishingly good plot with perfectly drawn characters and sharp, detailed writing. The Girl in the Ice is a winner."—Robert Dugoni, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author
"Robert Bryndza's The Girl in the Ice has everything I look for in
a mystery: an evil antagonist, a clever detective, and a plot that kept
me guessing until the very end!"—T.R. Ragan, New York Times bestselling author
"I freakin' LOVED it! . . . Once in a while a book stops you in your tracks . . . this is THAT book!"—Crime Book Junkie
"I loved, loved, loved this book and Erika Foster is most definitely my kind of heroine. She is smart, tenacious, direct and passionate...I found the writing tight, evocative and enthralling. I CAN NOT wait for the next installment."—Angela Marsons, USA Today bestselling author
"A non-stop, edge-of-your-seat, rollercoaster of a thriller! The ending, oh the ending! My mind is still blown! This book does not disappoint!"—The Book Addicted Boy
"Oh my gosh!...gripping, grimy, hardcore, thrilling...I was hooked!!!...I loved this book...You Have GOT To Read This!"—A Page of Fictional Love
"An intriguing web of lies, secrets and suspense. I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Foster and am already looking forward to the next book."—Mel Sherratt, author of Taunting the Dead
"A compelling read--once you've started, it's hard to put down."—Rachel Abbott, author of Sleep Tight
"Hands-down, one of the most exciting, dramatic, tense and compelling thrillers that I think I have ever read."—Bookaholic Confessions
"Absolute perfection!...Boy are there some sharp turns! There were a few moments when I felt like I had it all figured out and I was so wrong! Fantastic book!"—The Eternal Optimist
"The Girl In The Ice is a brilliantly clever crime thriller...Had me hurtling at full speed, until WHAM!!!! with an ending that just totally blew me away! An absolute must read for all you crime fanatics out there."—By The Letter Book Reviews
"Engaging, thought provoking, full of suspense -- this is one murder mystery you won't want to miss."—Erisea Magazine
"With a great plot that really digs into the depths of human nature and some fascinating characters that really were excessive shades of light and dark...The book keeps you guessing and on edge, you will think you have it ALL worked out, but the twisty reveal was very impressive, loved it."—Book Lover Cat Lady
"I found myself racing through the chapters...it has plenty of twists and turns, with enough red herrings to keep the reader captivated to the very last page, it's addictive, compulsive and much more."—The Book Review Café
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Series: Erika Foster series
Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
Mass Market (February 26th, 2019): $7.99


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Khalid Amayreh (, b. 1957 Hebron) is a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron.

Conflict with the Palestinian Authority
Amayreh is barred from leaving the West Bank. For many years Amayreh was confined to his home village of Dura near Hebron by the Israeli military occupation authorities. The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group issued reports and press releases relevant to the harassment of Amayreh by both Israel and Palestinian authorities.

On 22 January 2009, Amayreh was arrested by the police forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA).  He was questioned and imprisoned in a blacked-out room for two days. The PA stated the reason for his arrest was not his reporting about financial corruption in the PA but suspicion of affiliation with Hamas. Others state the reason for his arrest was his statements about the collaborationist nature of the PA during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.  He was released due to a mass outcry and protest at his arrest.

He was once again harassed on several occasions by the PA beginning in January 2012.  The purpose of the continuous harassment is not totally clear, but it might have something to do with the PA's declared hostility against Hamas and any of its sympathizers.

Views and opinions
In 2008, Amayreh stated that "It is well known that Israel, through the numerous Zionist lobbies and pressure groups, more or less controls America's politics, media and financial institutions…. But America doesn't lack the brain power to know the facts and find out the truth about the umbilical connection between the Israeli factor and the ravaging financial crisis now facing the US… I am afraid there will be more bad news in this regard if America doesn't reclaim its liberty from the Zionist Robber [sic] Barons who have come to tightly control the American financial establishment." This article was picked up by many other blogs, Web sites, and listserves.
In 2010, Amayreh described Helen Thomas and Fidel Castro as the "elderly targets" of "Zionist supremacists from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles", supporting calls for Jewish invaders to return to Poland and their "native homelands". In March 2011, he wrote that Israelis are "pathological liars and colonialist invaders  from Eastern Europe" and that Jerusalem has been "violated and raped by Zionist Jews for many years". He described Zionism as a "genocidal, racist, rapacious, covetous, and of course utterly mendacious… a malignant cancer" and claimed that Israel wishes to erect a "Hebrew empire" encompassing  "Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, northern Saudi Arabia, northern Egypt and the islands of Crete and Cyprus".
Amayreh has been accused of distorting the historical record regarding the nature of Arab nationalism.

Books
Journalism and Mass communication, Theory and Practice (Arabic, 1996)
Refutation of Western Myths and Misconceptions about Islam and the Palestinian question (Arabic, 1988)
Living Under the Israeli Occupation, (Arabic, 2007)
MY Story with the Shiites: Major Contradictions In The Shiite Imami Religion (Arabic 2016, English 2017)

References

External links
www.xpis.ps Amayreh's webpage
List of articles at EsinIslam
List of  articles in English

1957 births
Living people
Anti-Zionism
Palestinian journalists


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"A Late Quartet" is Adult Drama Done Right
reelchanger / November 5, 2012
Critics were busy last weekend heaping praise upon big-time director Robert Zemeckis for Flight, which they deemed the kind of sophisticated adult drama Hollywood does not make much of anymore. But that film, with its sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll opening and its after-school special of an ending, is more like something a teenager thinks an adult film is supposed to be. Critics and audiences alike should turn to A Late Quartet, also released last weekend, for a lesson on making a real, sophisticated film about adults. And while they are there, they will catch what might well be the best acting of the year.
A taut, rich chamber piece, A Late Quartet follows one pivotal winter in the life of a New York City string quartet. The hook is that each character's personality has developed in concert with his or her role in the group. Daniel (Mark Ivanir), the virtuoso first violin, is cocky, obsessive, and emotionally detached; Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the second violin, is steadily excellent but frustrated by the lack of recognition for his talent and the lack of excitement in his life; his wife Juliette (Catherine Keener) is the viola – her long withheld emotions bubble dangerously beneath a placid surface; and finally, there is Peter (Christopher Walken), the cellist and former teacher of the other three, whose wisdom and calm demeanor keep the group together.
The dynamic has worked for twenty-five years, but after Peter, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, decides to retire, a major shake-up ensues. Imagine a divorce, but one involving four unique and intertwined personalities instead of two: there is no way this will end cleanly.
When Peter shares his diagnosis and announces his decision to leave the quartet, it sends a ripple of change through the group. They struggle to balance their emotions with the practical task of finding a replacement for Peter. Meanwhile, Robert takes stock of his life, decides that he needs more, and requests that he and Daniel alternate the position of first violin in the upcoming season. Much more than Peter's illness, it is this action that upsets the quartet's delicate dynamic. Robert's talent is harshly evaluated; feelings are hurt, and loyalties are questioned. The human drama that follows is rich and often tragic, small in scale but deeply resonant.
The success of a film such as A Late Quartet rests entirely on the chemistry of the actors. Ivanir and Keener give compelling supporting performances. Hoffman's character undergoes the largest transformation; he nurtures his desire for vitality until, suddenly, it turns on him. Hoffman has been on top of his game for so long that it is easy to take his work for granted; that his performance here does not stand out is only a testament to his past brilliance.
It is Walken who gives the most impressive performance, acting as a reassuring presence amidst the painful human drama. He is, quite simply, the film's heart and soul. Along with the recent Seven Psychopaths, it is Walken's second stand-out performance of the season. While the two films could not be more disparate in tone, he plays similar roles in each: a wise, elderly man seeking peace and harmony in a complex, painful world. This is an unexpected coda to his career. In the last several decades, he has become a caricature of himself, a weirdo for hire, used to provide credibility in Tarantino rip-offs and off-beat comedies. His persona has been one with concepts of irony and detachment, so this recent string of deeply felt supporting performances could not be more surprising, nor more welcome.
A lesser director might have injected himself into the proceedings, but first-timer Yaron Zilberman wisely cedes most scenes to his actors. The story is about four accomplished artists working together, creating drama with their craft, and, of course, that is what the film is, as well. What a gift for these actors – to feel and create with these men and women who are the best in their profession. And what a gift for the audience, as well.
Although A Late Quartet is not a film that demands to be seen in the theater, you should pay your eleven dollars and see it there anyway. Hollywood needs to be encouraged to keep making more films like it.
My Rating: See it in the Theater
November 5, 2012 in Reviews. Tags: A Late Quartet, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Flight, Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Zemeckis, Yaron ZIlberman
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