LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Thursday, March 3, 2011

They Cross Wires, HBO's The Wire and HBO's Game of Thrones

Not until I saw the latest GoT trailer did I know:

"Aidan Gillen, a fan favorite from early on, has been cast in the role of Lord Petyr Baelish, more popularly known as Littlefinger. A scheming, immoral social-climbing conniver, Baelish is a pivotal character in the series, one that viewers are sure to love to hate."

Aidan Gillen played Tommy Carcetti in The Wire:

" ... an ambitious Baltimore politician who rises from a seat on the city council to the office of the Mayor of Baltimore, and to the office of the Governor of Maryland by the end of the series."

Additionally there is season two of David Simon's HBO's Treme this spring, and Showtime's The Borgias, starring ... Jeremy Irons.

There will be television worth watching -- at least on dvd or something, sometime, for me, since I don't have a television. Which, considering this American Slave Coast we're writing, is just as well.

3 comments:

K. said...

Have you heard the musical based on Dan Baum's Nine Lives? Paul Sanchez wrote the lyrics, and Wendell Pierce has a singing part! The "cast" is pretty much NOLA musical royalty, and it was recorded in Piety St. It hasn't been stage, but it sounds like they have ambitions to do that. It's pretty good, too.

Foxessa said...

No, we've been embedded in a different world these last months. Will get back up to NO speed next month when there to do some bookstore and cultural org readings and college-university presentations.

Love, C.

Foxessa said...

Correction: Ned says he knew about it. He's in NYC for the weekend, doing work on our apartment.

Love, c.