This year a slew of entertainment from 1929 has entered the public domain and can now be reused, re-recorded, re-edited and re-enjoyed for free. Songs, movies, books–the world is now awash in uncopyrighted cultural riches, and the family members of the creators of those works are now shit out of
There are literally thousands of shows streaming on hundreds of subscription services. So last night we chose to watch ‘The Big Sleep’ (1946) starring…well, if you read this blog you know who’s in ‘The Big Sleep’. This tells you both how culturally relevant I am (not at all) and what
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeCU0uaMURE In addition to booze and cigarettes, Humphrey Bogart’s great passion was sailing his yacht which was named ‘Santana’. Much as city kid James Cagney yearned for the wide open spaces of country life (see yesterday’s post) city kid Bogie yearned for the open air of the sea. Both men