One of the funniest short videos I've ever seen....
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Yariv Goldman...
I discovered the music of Yariv Goldman through a mutual friend. Yariv is an Israeli artist whose songs demonstrate an uncommon beauty. The opening song, "Birkat HaCohanim," is a particular reworking of the blessing of Number 6:24-26.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Solsbury Hill
One of my favorite songs, I remember hoping (usually in vain) that it would come on the radio again when it came out in the late 1970's. Peter Gabriel's first hit, about what sounds like a spiritual epiphany of sorts. That's how I apply it, anyway:
Friday, February 27, 2009
A Sufi Songwriter
Phil Wickham is currently one of my favorite songwriters. He gets past so many current musical clichés in often very beautiful lyrics which somehow, ironically, bring to mind the words of some of the Sufi poets of past centuries, yet very Christologically focused. A live performance of my personal favorite is below:
Monday, January 05, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are was probably my favorite book when I was small. I took it out from the library over ad over until my parents finally bought me my own copy. While I have heard that someone or another is actually working on making it into a movie, I stumbled recently across a short "claymation" (think Gumby or Davy and Goliath) version which someone had done for a university film class project. I'm impressed.
Of course, there's also the original 1973 cartoon version, which is just as wonderful:
Of course, there's also the original 1973 cartoon version, which is just as wonderful:
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