Sunday, February 13, 2005
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ROBIN MORGAN SINGS DO HO
After a drink or two, bar patrons often feel they have conjured up solutions to all the world's problems but fact is that banter normally runs from mundane to more mundane. This is not necessarily any less so but last night there was a conversation about "profoundness" in media. One example cited was The Grapes of Wrath - a compelling fictional story but set against stark social and economic history. I'm soliciting opinions about what constitutes "profound." It could be a book or movie or perhaps even music or a TV show. Or possibly some combination such as Barber's haunting Adagio for Strings as the theme in Platoon. (Which was less hauntingly reprised on Seinfeld when Frank Costanza poisoned his comrades in Korea.)
Opinions are obviously subjective but that's the idea. What, if anything, in any media, would you label as "profound"?
On the same subject, Grammys tonight have a category on Hawaiian music. Make sure you're logged on to Amazon so you can one-click the winning CD's before they're sold out.
After a drink or two, bar patrons often feel they have conjured up solutions to all the world's problems but fact is that banter normally runs from mundane to more mundane. This is not necessarily any less so but last night there was a conversation about "profoundness" in media. One example cited was The Grapes of Wrath - a compelling fictional story but set against stark social and economic history. I'm soliciting opinions about what constitutes "profound." It could be a book or movie or perhaps even music or a TV show. Or possibly some combination such as Barber's haunting Adagio for Strings as the theme in Platoon. (Which was less hauntingly reprised on Seinfeld when Frank Costanza poisoned his comrades in Korea.)
Opinions are obviously subjective but that's the idea. What, if anything, in any media, would you label as "profound"?
On the same subject, Grammys tonight have a category on Hawaiian music. Make sure you're logged on to Amazon so you can one-click the winning CD's before they're sold out.
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