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the oscar wilde was commissioned, yes, but the... ..but scallop on aldeburgh beach...on't know, that's this extraordinary... i think it's four tonnes of steel, a sort of elaborate scallop shell shape, which is right on the shingle beach at aldeburgh. yes. it's a shattered scallop, you know, because i think benjamin britten took classical music and wrung it by the neck and reinvented it and so it's the shattering scallop shell. but a friend of mine had come to tea and said, "oh, "i thought i was going to be a statue of benjamin britten "in aldeburgh, maggi, and i thought you were going to do it." and i said, "vanessa, you're pottier than ever," because i remembered about five years earlier there'd been a lot in the newspapers about aldeburgh not wanting a statue of benjamin britten, aldeburgh not entirely approving of benjamin britten and it made me very angry. so, i started to make the maquette and, you know, the whole floor was covered in bits of scallop shell and all the rest of it. and then various people came to see it, including simon loftus, who was the chairman
the oscar wilde was commissioned, yes, but the... ..but scallop on aldeburgh beach...on't know, that's this extraordinary... i think it's four tonnes of steel, a sort of elaborate scallop shell shape, which is right on the shingle beach at aldeburgh. yes. it's a shattered scallop, you know, because i think benjamin britten took classical music and wrung it by the neck and reinvented it and so it's the shattering scallop shell. but a friend of mine had come to tea and said, "oh, "i...
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Aug 30, 2021
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trust was not a commission, the oscar wilde was a commission but scallop on aldeburgh beach...shingle beach.- scallop shell shape right on the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered — the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. _ the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. i- the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. i think i shattered scallop. i think benjamin took classical music and rang by the neck and reinvented it so it is a shattering scallop shell but a friend of mine did come and said, i thought there was going to be a statue of him and i thought you were going to do it. and i said, vanessa, you up potty than ever because i remember about five years earlier, they had been something in the newspapers about aldeburgh not wanting a sculpture of him so i started to make a my cat and the whole floor was covered in bits and all the rest of it and then, various people came to see it, including some in loftus, the chairman of aldeburgh brewery at the time and he liked it very much and said we will have to get some money together and make it and so we work togeth
trust was not a commission, the oscar wilde was a commission but scallop on aldeburgh beach...shingle beach.- scallop shell shape right on the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered — the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. _ the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. i- the shingle beach. yes, it is shattered scallop. i think i shattered scallop. i think benjamin took classical music and rang by the neck and reinvented it so it is a shattering scallop shell but a friend of mine...
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Aug 6, 2021
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i feel it was oscar wilde who said if you are 25 and you are not a liberal, you don't have a heart.f you are 35 and you are not a conservative, you do not have a brain. i am just wanting your thoughts on that. guest: i think if you take a broad view of the media, you will learn that when you factor in networks like newsmax, one america, talk radio, which is very influential, when you factor that in what you will learn is that the media is actually not slanted to the left. it is actually slanted to the right. i know you probably are shocked by that and you think i do not know what i am talking about. that is one of the problems we have in the country. everybody's perception becomes the fact. if you really dig into this, you will learn that it is actually kind of a rightward slant to the news. that is also part of the problem is that we are not getting news anymore. we are getting opinion. once upon a time i would go home and turn on the news in levittown, new york, and watch walter cronkite deliver the news. i did not ever think that walter cronkite was giving us an opinion. it was j
i feel it was oscar wilde who said if you are 25 and you are not a liberal, you don't have a heart.f you are 35 and you are not a conservative, you do not have a brain. i am just wanting your thoughts on that. guest: i think if you take a broad view of the media, you will learn that when you factor in networks like newsmax, one america, talk radio, which is very influential, when you factor that in what you will learn is that the media is actually not slanted to the left. it is actually slanted...
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Aug 18, 2021
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. ♪ born to be wild ♪ start your california road trip and visitcalifornia.com the "sesame street" gang will teach us all about nutrition on today's "jeopardy!" right, oscarhter ] yay! [ laughs ] this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a welder originally from anderson, indiana... a meteorologist from milwaukee, wisconsin... and our returning champion-- a switchboard manager from albuquerque, new mexico... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. i'm all alone right now, but not for long. the "sesame street" characters will be joining us soon. michael and lizard are the challengers to craig. we had a weird game yesterday. started off badly, ended badly, but the double jeopardy! round was terrific. let's see what happens. here we go. ♪ the categories in play in this jeopardy! round are as follows... and finally... each response will be a spanish word that starts with the letter "s." craig. "s"pañol, $200. michael. - what is salsa? - yes. the days of world war ii for $200. lizard. - what is the bismarck? - yes. i'd like days of world war ii for $600, please.
. ♪ born to be wild ♪ start your california road trip and visitcalifornia.com the "sesame street" gang will teach us all about nutrition on today's "jeopardy!" right, oscarhter ] yay! [ laughs ] this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a welder originally from anderson, indiana... a meteorologist from milwaukee, wisconsin... and our returning champion-- a switchboard manager from albuquerque, new mexico... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now...
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Aug 27, 2021
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. >> brown: he's a two-time oscar winner as best actor, for "mystic river" in 2003, and "milk" in 2008. his directing credits include 2007's "into the wildag day" is another tightly- wound and taut human drama, increasingly rare in big-screen theaters. you continue to make these smaller, character-driven films. is there still a place for the films you want to make? >> right now, you've caught me at a moment where i'm just really grateful to have this one get a life in the theater before it goes into the box. it certainly has become, we all know, much more difficult for films that have-- you know, if they break the "three thought" rule. if there's more than three thoughts, you're going to have a tough time getting it distributed in the movie theater. >> brown: the "three thought" rule-- that's not many thoughts for a two-hour film. >> see most things on the big screen these days, and you'll see what i'm talking about. >> brown: but are people ready to go to the movies? penn says he doesn't know. he's asked that only those vaccinated attend. what he does believe-- something important is being lost in the move to streaming at home on the sm
. >> brown: he's a two-time oscar winner as best actor, for "mystic river" in 2003, and "milk" in 2008. his directing credits include 2007's "into the wildag day" is another tightly- wound and taut human drama, increasingly rare in big-screen theaters. you continue to make these smaller, character-driven films. is there still a place for the films you want to make? >> right now, you've caught me at a moment where i'm just really grateful to have this...
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Aug 28, 2021
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two-time oscar-winner as best actor, for "mystic river" in 2003 -- >> my name is harvey milk and i'm here to recruit you. reporter: and "milk" in 2008. districting credits include "into the wildis, i've been gone for a while. >> how long? >> a year in a bit. reporter: it's a tightly wound human drama, increasingly rare inig-screen theaters. you continue to make these smaller, character driven films. is there still a place for the films you want to make? >> right now, you caught me in a moment where i'm grateful to have this one get aife in the theater before it goes into the box. certainly has become, we all know, much more difficult for films that have -- if they break the three thought rule -- if there's more than three thoughts, meaning you're going to have a tough time getting it distributed in the movie theater. reporter: that's not too many thoughts for a two hour film. >> most things on the big screen these days, you'll see what i'm talking about. reporter: our people ready to go to the movies? penn says he doesn't know. he asks only those vaccinated attend. but he does believe something important is being lost in the move to streaming at home on the small screen. >> i
two-time oscar-winner as best actor, for "mystic river" in 2003 -- >> my name is harvey milk and i'm here to recruit you. reporter: and "milk" in 2008. districting credits include "into the wildis, i've been gone for a while. >> how long? >> a year in a bit. reporter: it's a tightly wound human drama, increasingly rare inig-screen theaters. you continue to make these smaller, character driven films. is there still a place for the films you want to...