Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks
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wrote on 26 Jul 2020, 14:56 last edited by
Non-combative competitive Tai-Chi:
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wrote on 26 Jul 2020, 15:00 last edited by
Needs better outfits.
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wrote on 27 Jul 2020, 11:33 last edited by Axtremus
Review of Banerjee, Duflo, and Kramer’s 2019 Nobel-winning work on the study of poverty:
Link to videoNot sure if there is an English version of such a succinct, high quality review. Please share if you find one. Otherwise I suppose you’d have to rely on English closed caption (it’s an option that you can turn on in YouTube).
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 22:10 last edited by
Not sure if this is affiliated with “TED Talk,” but stylistically this looks very much like a “TED Talk”.
This one is from a sociologist who did 20 years of research on mainland China’s sex service industry.
Given mainland China’s censorship regime, not sure how much she had to censor herself before she’s allowed to speak publicly on this topic. Regardless, she shows much compassion with her presentation.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 22:46 last edited by
Excellent parody of Bruce Lee’s kungfu choreography:
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wrote on 2 Aug 2020, 06:18 last edited by
I do not follow figure skating as a sports. I came across this recent video and it seems to me the sports has entered yet a higher level of athleticism. Enjoy!
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wrote on 8 Aug 2020, 19:09 last edited byLink to video
Nice movie, G-rated, so quite OK to watch with kids.
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wrote on 9 Aug 2020, 06:34 last edited by
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wrote on 9 Aug 2020, 06:52 last edited by
Thanks for that Ax. My husband had an RX7 and he really enjoyed watching the video.
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wrote on 9 Aug 2020, 12:57 last edited by
That was cool.
Reading about the Wankel, it seems like it was plagued with all kinds of problems (seals, pollution, inefficient fuel use, etc) which, ultimately, made it non-sustainable despite the clever engineering. Wikipedia talks about using hydrogen (!) as a fuel which is faster burning than gasoline and producing no emissions.
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wrote on 9 Aug 2020, 19:33 last edited by Axtremus 8 Sept 2020, 19:52
Teenage “mean girl” dramedy:
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It’s also titled “Slap Her ... She’s French” in its European release.
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wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 07:13 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 05:00 last edited by
Short and cute!
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Short and cute!
Link to videowrote on 19 Aug 2020, 10:35 last edited by@Axtremus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
Short and cute!
I’ve always thought so.
Nice little piece she played, too!
(seriously, great articulation)
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@Axtremus said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
Short and cute!
I’ve always thought so.
Nice little piece she played, too!
(seriously, great articulation)
wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 11:46 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YT picks:
seriously, great articulation
Those repeated notes. Damn.
The piece sounds more like Liszt than like Schumann.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 11:50 last edited by jon-nyc
You’re in the ballpark. It’s a Tausig transcription.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 11:57 last edited by
Wang is really good with these kinds of show pieces. When I first saw her play
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I felt pure hatred only. I'd have loved to take her Louboutin stilettos and ramm them into her head. -
wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 12:13 last edited by jon-nyc
The Schumann/Tausig reminds me of this gem of a transcription by Rachmaninoff:
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8 days later
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 13:15 last edited by
