Archive for the 'The Media' Category


The Stax Documentary

HBO Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgR9W13B98w This is a must-see, even though I waited a year to watch it. I’d been to the Stax museum in Memphis. And I’m the kind of person who pores over the exhibits, reads all the cards, digests the information. Furthermore, I know the records. How much more was there to learn? Well, […]

Peter Wolf-This Week’s Podcast

Peter Wolf has a new book, “Waiting on the Moon,” and we dive into the tales of the artists, poets, drifters, grifters and goddesses he writes about. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-wolf/id1316200737?i=1000710409924       https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/0e9ff436-3f2e-4002-9ca1-6a281b0dfe6c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-peter-wolf  

The Brutalist

“You think you’re better than us.” I get this e-mail on a regular basis. Now I’m wondering if it’s antisemitism. That’s what resonated most with me in “The Brutalist.” The subtle antisemitism. It’s one thing if someone calls you a “kike.” Says grossly antisemitic things to your face. But oftentimes there are comments that only […]

Anora

I thought it was a foreign movie. I used to consider the Oscars religion. Until one night in Utah I was unable to watch and ever since then I haven’t. Except for that one night during Covid when they held them at the train station. I wanted to see how that played out. As for […]