BOSTON (CBS) – Looking to learn something new this weekend? How about archery or woodworking? If you like shopping you can also support local Black-owned businesses. They’re all on our To Do List this week. ARCHERY LESSONS On the Mark Archery is hosting an open range at Gore Place in Waltham every Sunday afternoon. No prior experience is necessary for the outdoor class and all equipment and coaching is provided throughout the one-and-a-half-hour sessions. onthemarkarchery.com When: Sunday’s 1:30-3pm Where: Gore Place, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA 02453 Cost: $50 POP-UP MARKET Check out the Spread Love Collective Pop Up Market, which is being held on Saturdays through March 6th at South Bay on District Avenue in Dorchester. The market features a rotating collective of local Black-owned businesses and you’ll find a wide range of gifts and goods, from clothing to sweet treats. blackownedbos.com/s/stories/spread-love-collective-pop-up When: February 20, 2021(12pm – 6pm), February 27, 2021(12pm – 6pm), and March 6, 2021 (12pm – 6pm) Where: South Bay, 28 District Avenue, Dorchester, MA Cost: Prices Vary WOODWORKING CLASSES Or, take a private class at the Artisan’s Asylum in Somerville. There’s something for everyone, like making a wooden tray or plant stand in their wood shop – all with the help of an instructor. You actually don’t even need to leave your house. There’s virtual classes as well, including a weekly drawing class. artisansasylum.com When: class schedule here . Where: Artisans Asylum, 10 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA 02143 Cost: prices vary ...
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Nolte: The Gloriously Inappropriate and Problematic ‘Animal House’
My favorite part of Animal House, by which I mean the part that makes me laugh myself nearly to death, is watching Bluto (John Belushi) — backed by the strains of the great Sam Cooke’s Wonderful World — stuff his face as he makes his way through a cafeteria food line.Don’t know much about historyDon’t know much biology… The scene famously ends with a chaotic food fight after Bluto impersonates a zit. Belushi, like Lou Costello, Harpo Marx, and Redd Foxx, was one of those once-in-a-generation talents where everything he did ranged from lovably amusing to laugh-out-loud hilarious. A change of expression, the lift of an eyebrow, a shrug of the shoulders, and you were on the floor. After nearly 50 years on the air, John Belushi is still the greatest talent to emerge from Saturday Night Live. In the best sense of the word, he was every inch a clown. My favorite moment in Animal House, the moment that confirms that what I’m watching is truly American, comes near the end… At this point, our heroes in the Delta Tau Chi (aka Animal House) have all been expelled by Dean Wormer (a wonderful John Vernon). They now have nothing to lose and desperately want revenge, especially against their mortal enemies: the stuffy, preppy, and conformist snitches in the Omega Theta Pi house. It just so happens that the next day is homecoming, so the Deltas come to the wise decision that this “situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” And so, they spend the evening building a parade float — a giant pink and white cake emblazoned with the words EAT ME. The Omegas, of course, have their own float, a stuffy, preppy and proper one with a giant papier-mâché head of President Kennedy (the movie is set in 1962) and two clutched hands — one black, one white — emblazoned with the word TOGETHERNESS. And then it happens… The giant EAT ME float ...
Countdown: The 165 Greatest American Movies Ever Made (116-140)
This is part-two of a seven part series which will publish daily. The Professionals (1966) Nothing’s harmless in this desert unless it’s dead. An aging oil tycoon (Ralph Bellamy) goads desperate mercenaries — Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode — deep into Mexico to rescue Claudia Cardinale from revolutionary leader Jack Palance. Richard Brooks directs. Columbia Need I say more? See also: Valdez is Coming, 100 Rifles, For a Few Dollars More, Bandolero!, The Scalphunters, Hannie Caulder, Chato’s Land, Jeremiah Johnson, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Grizzly Man (2005) I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder. Werner Herzog’s best documentary to date is a hypnotic look at the troubled and ultimately tragic life of environmentalist and animal rights activist Timothy Treadwell. Herzog is belligerently unconcerned with romanticizing his subject or the animal kingdom that tore Treadwell and his girlfriend to bits. Lionsgate Herzog never lets us forget that animals are called animals for a reason, and no amount of hippy-dippy sweet talk can ever save you from a bear — even if you name it Mr. Chocolate. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Scotty, I need warp speed in three minutes or we’re all dead! Three years after the punishing disappointment that was Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), the legendary crew of the Starship Enterprise reunited for what might have been the last time had the movie not been so successful. The result is a vengeance-driven space opera that still thrills at the speed of light. Paramount What we also have here is a sequel to Space Seed, an episode of the original television series, that was smart enough to bring back 62 year-old Ricardo Montalban as Khan, a villain whose intellect and physicality has been genetically enhanced, along with his hubris. As the ever-resourceful Captain Kirk, Williams ...
Civilisations: Culturally Relativist ‘Big Money’ BBC Remake of Landmark Classic Is ‘Messy Failure’
The BBC’s “well-funded” attempt to update and remake of one of their own best-regarded ever productions has backfired, with the first episodes of Civilisations being panned by critics — including the BBC’s own arts editor who dismissed it as a “tepid dish of the blindingly obvious”.Self-described as a “new landmark series” by the BBC in a clear attempt to cling to the glory of BBC 2’s 1969 Civilisation: A Personal View — one of the first British documentaries to be shot in colour and a major cultural event of the time — the new Civilisations has been attacked by disappointed critics including the BBC’s own Will Gompertz. Gompertz, The BBC arts editor castigated the new series as a “confused and confusing” documentary “designed by committee”, which despite having had cash lavished upon it and a high level of technical accomplishment in camera work and location shoots, failed to present nuance or a coherent argument. Britain's great Gothic masterpiece. Appreciate what we have because we've already lost so much. I wrote this a year ago and it remains pertinent:https://t.co/1lPcbjn25V pic.twitter.com/9ysqa2SNs1 — Oliver JJ Lane (@oliver_lane) March 6, 2018 While the original Civilisation was an epic tale of the Christian roots of Western civilisation — and so was, according to Gompertz, an “old-fashioned, patriarchal, white, western, male view of human cultures and creativity” — Civilisations has differentiated itself by adding a singular ‘S’ to the title and so embarked upon an appraisal of all human art, and treating all as equal. Criticising the series for being in hock to the progressive imperative to bow to cultural relativism, The Times’s review calls Civilisations a “ghastly progressive sports day where all must have prizes”. The new series comes in contrast ...
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Hair And Beard Are Currently Incredibly Majestic
Ryan Fitzpatrick has apparently been vibing since his season ended.The legendary journeyman NFL quarterback, who played for the Dolphins this past season, appeared on Pat McAfee’s show Tuesday, and he was rocking one of the slickest beards and haircuts that you’ll ever see. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) Take a look for yourself below. His vibe is outstanding. Would #FitzMagic play for the #Patriots? “For me I can’t be as picky as Matt Stafford” ???????????? #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/3WdRFpFOGC — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 2, 2021 How many men on the planet have the kind of confidence required to rock that beard? The number has to be incredibly low. You know you’re okay with who you are when you walk around with that beard and haircut. I respect the hell out of it. “It just hurt.. One of the great things of being an older player, an established player is you get to say whatever you want & however you feel. You don’t have to do the veiled BS & the company lines”#FitzMagic on his comments after getting benched this season #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/r7xOxRoTLN — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 2, 2021 Having a majestic beard isn’t anything new for Fitzpatrick, but that might be the best I’ve ever seen it. It’s almost out of a movie. Yet, we all know he can still spin the football, despite the fact he kind of looks like a well-groomed hippy from the 1960s. #FitzMagic is a Free Agent “There’s rumors everywhere in the QB market… These last 2 years have really re-lit that fire under me & I still want to play” #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/zfonePhAjB — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 2, 2021 Stay frosty, Fitzpatrick. I’m loving the look! ...
