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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Daily Diversion #338: The Third Man
Another day, another legendary classic film at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, courtesy of the long-running CAPA Summer Movie Series.

The Third Man
Surrounded by Drafts

Courtesy of Grammarly
Happy Birthday, George Bernard Shaw!
The inimitable George Bernard Shaw was born on 26 July 1856:

GBS, 1889
Isak Dinesen on the Divine Art
“The divine art is the story.”-Isak Dinesen
Daily Diversion #337: Tree Roots
At Old Man’s Cave, Hocking Hills.

Tree Roots
Books in Art: Interior by Kitty Lange Kielland

Interior by Kitty Lange Kielland, 1883
Isabel Allende on the Fabric of Life
“From the fabric of life novels are made.”-Isabel Allende
Daily Diversion #336: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
There’s nothing quite like watching a silent film in an ornate, old picture-palace, with accompaniment by the world’s best organist playing on the theatre’s original instrument.

“Sunrise”
You won’t find better silent film audiences anywhere.

Program
The CAPA Summer Movie Series is the longest-running classic film series in the United States and, as far as the powers-that-be know, the world.
We’re blessed to have such an incredible, on-going cultural experience here.
Daily Diversion #335: Into the Woods

Into the Woods