{"id":2358,"date":"2014-08-13T07:31:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T14:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.colinmarshall.org\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2017-02-15T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T00:19:15","slug":"twelve-of-my-favorite-open-culture-posts-featuring-murakami-coupland-ozu-byrne-marker-and-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.colinmarshall.org\/?p=2358","title":{"rendered":"Twenty favorite Open Culture posts, featuring Haruki Murakami, Bill Murray, Douglas Coupland, Chris Marker, Steely Dan, Nam June Paik, Los Angeles&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every weekday I write a post at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\">Open Culture<\/a>, usually to do with literature, film, music, art, television, radio, or language. I&#8217;ve done over 1000\u00a0so far, but on this list (which I revise every so often) you&#8217;ll find a few of\u00a0my favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/11\/wes-andersons-cinematic-commercials.html\">All of Wes Anderson\u2019s Cinematic Commercials: Watch His Spots for Prada, American Express, H&amp;M &amp; More<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2014\/04\/close-personal-friend-watch-a-1996-portrait-of-gen-x-definer-douglas-coupland.html\"><em>Close Personal Friend<\/em>: Watch a 1996 Portrait of Gen-X Definer Douglas Coupland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2012\/04\/david_byrne_from_talking_heads_frontman_to_leading_urban_cyclist.html\">David Byrne: From Talking Heads Frontman to Leading Urban Cyclist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2014\/08\/a-drones-eye-view-of-los-angeles-new-york-london-bangkok-mexico-city.html\">A Drone\u2019s Eye View of Los Angeles, New York, London, Bangkok &amp; Mexico City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2017\/01\/robert-hughes-hosts-the-premiere-of-2020.html\">Famed Art Critic Robert Hughes Hosts the Premiere of <em>20\/20<\/em>, Where Tabloid TV News Began (1978)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/09\/good-morning-mr-orwell.html\"><em>Good Morning, Mr. Orwell<\/em>: Nam June Paik\u2019s Avant-Garde New Year\u2019s Celebration with Laurie Anderson, John Cage, Peter Gabriel &amp; More<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2014\/07\/haruki-murakamis-passion-for-jazz.html\">Haruki Murakami\u2019s Passion for Jazz: Discover the Novelist\u2019s Jazz Playlist, Jazz Essay &amp; Jazz Bar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2013\/09\/herge-draws-tintin.html\">Herg\u00e9 Draws Tintin in Vintage Footage (and What Explains the Character\u2019s Enduring Appeal)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/02\/william-gibson-on-how-la-jetee-changed-his-life.html\">How Chris Marker\u2019s Radical Sci-fi Film <em>La Jet\u00e9e<\/em> Changed the Life of Cyberpunk Prophet, William Gibson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/04\/how-steely-dan-wrote-deacon-blues.html\">How Steely Dan Wrote \u201cDeacon Blues,\u201d the Song Audiophiles Use to Test High-End Stereos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2012\/11\/an_introduction_to_yasujiro_ozu_the_most_japanese_of_all_film_directors.html\">An Introduction to Yasujiro Ozu, \u201cthe Most Japanese of All Film Directors\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2013\/12\/join-clive-james-on-his-classic-tv-trips-to-paris-la-tokyo-rio-cairo-beyond.html\">Join Clive James on His Classic Television Trips to Paris, LA, Tokyo, Rio, Cairo &amp; Beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2015\/04\/martin-scorsese-introduces-filmmaker-hong-sangsoo-the-woody-allen-of-korea.html\">Martin Scorsese Introduces Filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, \u201cThe Woody Allen of Korea\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/06\/the-philosophy-of-bill-murray-the-intellectual-foundations-of-his-comedic-persona.html\">The Philosophy of Bill Murray: The Intellectual Foundations of His Comedic Persona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2014\/07\/william-gibson-in-no-maps-for-these-territories.html\">Take a Road Trip with Cyberspace Visionary William Gibson, Watch <em>No Maps for These Territories<\/em> (2000)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2015\/01\/three-films-capture-1940s-new-york-chicago-los-angeles-in-vivid-color.html\">Three Films Capture 1940s New York, Chicago &amp; Los Angeles in Vivid Color<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2014\/12\/watch-solaris-1972-andrei-tarkovskys-haunting-vision-of-the-future.html\">The Tokyo of <em>Solaris<\/em> (1972), Andrei Tarkovsky\u2019s Haunting Vision of the Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2013\/01\/trains_and_the_brits_who_love_them_monty_pythons_michael_palin_on_igreat_railway_journeysi.html\">Trains and the Brits Who Love Them: Monty Python\u2019s Michael Palin on <em>Great Railway Journeys<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2012\/12\/a_wealth_of_20th-century_korean_cinema_free_online_from_the_korean_film_archive.html\">A Wealth of 20th-Century Korean Cinema, Free Online from the Korean Film Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/06\/a-wonderful-archive-of-historic-transit-maps.html\">A Wonderful Archive of Historic Transit Maps: Expressive Art Meets Precise Graphic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every weekday I write a post at Open Culture, usually to do with literature, film, music, art, television, radio, or language. 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