Mother Whistler

Mother Whistler. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 18, 2020. View the completely coherent playlist for 5-18-20 (CLICK HERE)

CHAI, Chicano Batman, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, I Break Horses

Whistler’s Mother is a painting done by James McNeill Whistler. It’s actually called Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1. It was done by an American artist who resided in France. It’s kind of a somber painting with an overwhelming sense of the proper and staid. Not a whole lot of nurturing motherhood emanating from the painting but something intriguing nonetheless. I particularly like the curtains as they have so much detail and life. The severe protestant look of the woman is contrasted by the beauty and textures around her.

Star Wars

Star Wars. May the fourth be with you. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 4, 2020. View the beyond playlist for 5-4-20 (CLICK HERE)

Man Man, Chicano Batman, Husky Loops, Car Seat Headrest, Diet Cig

Star Wars Day celebrates the film series Star Wars, which was created by George Lucas. The eponymous-titled first film of the series was released on May 25, 1977. Later gaining the title Episode IV: A New Hope, the film became a worldwide cultural phenomenon and helped usher in the concept of the blockbuster movie. It was followed by The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983); these three films made up the original trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy began being released in 2015. All of the films were commercially successful, and there have been spin-off films to the series as well. Star Wars became a franchise, and books, games, television series, and more have been produced under its name. Star Wars merchandise has also been very successful. May fourth was chosen as the date of Star Wars Day because of the phrase "May the fourth be with you," which is a pun of the phrase "May the Force be with you"—a phrase used multiple times in Star Wars films.