The Black Squirrel

The Fall of Capitalism

It is approximately twenty years since the occurrence of what the media termed "The Fall of Communism". At that time, this was considered to be a good thing. A new era of freedom was supposed to be arising in Eastern Europe. Perhaps, today, there... more

Previous blog entries:
Mar 2	-	Missing in Action? Well, perhaps.
Aug 9	-	Breaking Points & Hungry Ghosts
Jun 21	-	Tigger, April 1990 - June 19, 2010

Rose, Rose, I love you

Here are two different versions of the same song. The first one was recorded by Yao Lee in 1940. The second one was recorded in English by Frankie Laine in 1951. I kind of like the Yao Lee version better.

Previous playlists:
Jan 3	-	Let it Snow
Sep 26	-	Songs I Like

Egypt, A New Spirit of National Pride

Pessimists might say that the Egyptian revolution will ultimately be hijacked by Islamic extremists who will make it into another Iran. This video seems to show that the opposite is occurring.

Previous videos:
Jan 20	-	THE BALLAD OF SARAH PALIN by LADY BUNNY
May 3	-	Bei Mir Bist du Schoen - Aliya - Samara-Russia
Mar 29	-	Leonard Cohen - The Partisan - French TV 1969

Stardust

This film is set in 19th Century England, in a village named Wall, named after a wall which separates the village from an alternate universe - one in which the laws of nature are replaced by the laws of magic. The film tells the story of a young man... more