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Postcard: Vertical Skier, Squaw Valley

June 10th, 2013 · No Comments

Card is titled: “The Vertical Skier.”

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Tags: postcards

Richard to Alice: 25 February 1946 (clippings)

November 17th, 2010 · No Comments

This envelope contains three newspaper clippings.

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Tags: Richard & Alice

Richard to Alice: 10 October 1944

April 17th, 2010 · No Comments

We work during the day, and at night we can do two things. We can either go to bed or to the show.

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Tags: film · Richard & Alice

If Filmmakers Directed the Super Bowl…

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments

If you ever wondered what David Lynch’s take on the Super Bowl might be – what his filmmaker’s eye might make of it – wonder no longer.

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Tags: film

Protected: Bob Comstock to Pat: 27 April 1944

July 28th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Tags: Ida & Pat

Screenings: Warren Miller’s Higher Ground; In Search of Peace, Part 1: 1948-1967; Wild Combination: Arthur Russell; Company; The Innocents

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I had recently watched Surfing Hollow Days by Bruce Brown, and was struck by how similar in format this Warren Miller film was to Brown’s film(s)…and wonder if Miller has ever stated how Brown’s movies have influenced him.

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Tags: film · music · Screenings

The Stoned Olympics

August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Czech archer Milan Andreas has had his Olympic dreams shattered after testing positive to marijuana.

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Tags: film · history

I’m a Spitball, but I’m not a soldier.

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

If, like me, you have been hooked on the Olympics for the last week and a half, you have most likely seen this commercial from Nike.

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Tags: music · TV

Arrrrr wins another one!

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

“Cabbage is second by a head.”

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Tags: language

The 50

April 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I spent the first half of my life as a swimmer. It was part of my identity. My daily schedule revolved around it. Swimming provided constancy for me. It centered my being.

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Tags: self