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A few weeks ago on the Jay Street platform of the F Train, I saw a cross-cultural incident that I’ve witnessed repeated several times in the last few months. A black man and a white woman were conversing and as they bid each other farewell, their hand gestures competed: he offering the “respect knuckles” fist, she the open-palmed handshake, so that her palm encompassed his closed fist — awkward but touching. Paper covers rock, tolerance covers misunderstanding.
Seinfeld: Season 8 (Sony)
Does there exist anyone who hasn’t seen them all a hundred times... is it for the blooper reels? Out now
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Noah’s Arc: The Complete Second Season (Paramount)
Nakedely token Pride nod to a Gay black sitcom.
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PICK Deadwood: The Complete Third Season (HBO)
My life was bettter in only one aspect when I lived in New Jersey... HBO.
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PICK Late Ozu (Criterion; Eclipse)
Part of Criterion’s new stripped down, lower-priced Eclipse series paying homage to the master of the ethereal. Five films, including Early Spring, Late Autumn and The End of Summer
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Welcome Back Kotter: 1st Season (Warner)
It’s all downhill, really, after John “Lovin Spoonfull” Sebastian’s theme song.
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Seinfeld: Season 8 (Sony)
Does there exist anyone who hasn’t seen them all a hundred times... is it for the blooper reels? Out now
PICK Big Easy to Big Empty (docurama)
Muckraker extraordinaire Greg Palast’s exposé of corruption in the Bayou.
Out now
Noah’s Arc: The Complete Second Season (Paramount)
Nakedely token Pride nod to a Gay black sitcom.
June 12
PICK Deadwood: The Complete Third Season (HBO)
My life was bettter in only one aspect when I lived in New Jersey... HBO.
June 12
PICK Late Ozu (Criterion; Eclipse)
Part of Criterion’s new stripped down, lower-priced Eclipse series paying homage to the master of the ethereal. Five films, including Early Spring, Late Autumn and The End of Summer
June 12
Welcome Back Kotter: 1st Season (Warner)
It’s all downhill, really, after John “Lovin Spoonfull” Sebastian’s theme song.
June 12
