Browsing Archive: March, 2015

A Rush Was Made on the Treasurer

Posted by Tom Brogan on Monday, March 2, 2015,
I'm doing some research on the history of Clydebank FC at the moment. This newspaper report concerns the first incarnation of the club who went by the name Clydebank, who existed from 1888-1895. From what I've read of football fans of the late 19th and early 20th Century they appeared to be ready to riot at a moment's notice. I've come across numerous stories of punch-ups on the terraces, punch-ups that started on the terrace and ended up on the pitch, and just plain assaults on players by sp...
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Whiplash Short

Posted by Tom Brogan on Sunday, March 1, 2015,
The short film Damien Chazelle made as proof of concept for the Oscar winning full-length film 'Whiplash'.

UPDATE: Not surprisingly the short was taken down due to a copyright claim. Instead here's an 'Anatomy of a Scene' from Whiplash on the New York Times.


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Al Jean Remembers Leonard Nimoy

Posted by Tom Brogan on Sunday, March 1, 2015,
Simpsons showrunner Al Jean speaks about Leonard Nimoy in this Vulture piece

"Later, we asked him to play himself in our X-Files parody, and when we asked him to sing "Good Morning Starshine," he knew full well we were having a little fun with the solo album he released (and I loved), but again, he could not have been a better sport."
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