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CMMC: Calypso Colors

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Singapore

I found these photos for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge.

  • London,
  • Jinan springs
  • Art Institute, Chicago
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Mirror (1975)

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If you like challenging films . . .

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Haunting and challenging, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mirror isn’t an easy film. It’s intriguing, beautiful and poetic as it depicts the dreams and memories of a dying poet. We rarely see the narrator of the film. We see his memories of life before and during WWII as well as conversations in the 1960s and 1970s. 

Rather than a linear plot, the film consists of dreams, images (plenty of mirrors are shown). The most compelling scenes for me focussed on his ex-wife and their conversations about custody of their teenage son. The film drew me in and mystified me. I felt that I need to do some research to make more sense of Mirror so that I can better understand it. I understand that a lot of movie lovers don’t have the time or patience to invest in decoding a movie so it’s not for everyone, but if you’re curious and willing to…

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Shaun Thompson Show

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Great commentary on the Biden’s failure in Kabul. I pray for the people stuck there.

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Shaun Thompson recently got a third hour for his radio show. Mr. Thompson comments on the blunders of corrupt Pres. Joe Biden’s failure in Afghanistan and how the Democrats run for cover.

Utterly, bizarre how CNN thinks the Taliban is friendly. Thompson points out how in the past Biden supported the Taliban. Yep, supported.

Shaun doesn’t give you the same old thing. He’s a true independent thinker.

You can now hear him from 4 to 7 pm Central time at 560theanswer.com. If you’re near Chicago, listen at 560 AM.

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