Budget “pragmatism” is ideological. The next time somebody asks how the US can afford M4A show them this:
Daily Archives: March 12, 2020
COVIDeo List: #2 Masque of the Red Death
Based ON Edgar Allen Poe’s short story. The 1964 version with Vincent Price was filmed in England. Wonderful midcentury color and Hammer Studios-level production values.
Raul Garcia adapted the story more recently with a 12 minute animated version:
COVIDeo List: #1 Children of Men
As they occur to me I will post clips from films that seem apposite to our current situation. This is my way of managing anxiety– gallows humor.
#1: Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 dystopian film Children of Men. Incredible mise-en-scène and camera work. Also a wonderful soundtrack.
At the Door
Here is a short essay by Mike Davis on the political economy of a pandemic.
http://links.org.au/mike-davis-covid-19-monster-finally-at-the-door
Intersecting
h/t Jordan Uhl
In Keeyanga-Yahmatta Taylor’s phrasing, these are intersecting facts.
analepsis 