Re: Guest Post - Directors in India

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I thought Hindustan was a guy who wasn't Hindu but was a fan of Hinduism.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 6:44 AM
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I hadn't been paying much attention to this discussion of the next book so far. It's juvenile of me, but I just Googled Eve's Hollywood out of curiosity, and the famous picture of her playing chess makes me more likely to participate.


Posted by: Cyrus | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 8:15 AM
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Yes, literature is great.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 9:28 AM
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2: I didn't know you were so into chess.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 10:39 AM
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4: Chess! Hooray!


Posted by: Cyrus | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 10:41 AM
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Oh hey! Eve's Hollywood is available on kindle! I hadn't expected that.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 12:20 PM
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It's not on the library app, though a couple of her books are.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 12:34 PM
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Along with "Eve's Hollywood" by Eve Babitz, there is a book about her called "Hollywood's Eve" and another book about her called "Eve in Hollywood".


Posted by: | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 1:53 PM
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Titles are hard.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 1:57 PM
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This NYT article refers to her as a "voluptuous voluptuary". My kind of dame!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/style/the-eve-babitz-revival.htm

8 was written by me too.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 1:59 PM
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Links are hard.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 2:05 PM
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11: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/style/the-eve-babitz-revival.html

Please accept my humble apologies.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 2:07 PM
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But she seemed to be having lot more fun than Ms. Didion....

That seems almost like a backhanded compliment.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-31-21 6:05 PM
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The essay begins with a few remarks about a Bollywood film I hadn't seen, Hum Aapke Hain Koun . Extravagant fantastic dance numbers, slightly stilted conematic attitudes towards relationships, 100% recommended.

I haven't watched the newer streaming series yet-- there's been so much good stuff released, I basically struggle just to keep track of everything that seems to be worth watching, basically no hope of seeing it all.


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 09- 1-21 9:48 AM
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To HG's remark about censorship in China: New data protection rules in China are worth reading about. Protection against predatory algorithms first for the CCP but also for individuals and small companies.
https://twitter.com/kendraschaefer/status/1431134515242496002


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 09- 1-21 10:25 AM
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