tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6823785142873026138..comments2024-03-28T16:30:10.753-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Basic linguistic unit / THU 10-13-16 / Magical creatures in Jewish folklore / French locale of fierce WWI fighting / Baked chocolaty treat / Part of NYC once derisively called Hell's Hundred Acres / Emily Dickinson self-descriptively / Old-fashioned fashion accessories Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75795614716494532982016-11-17T16:08:26.183-05:002016-11-17T16:08:26.183-05:00@rain forest - Spot on re: Leonard Cohen. Poet ext...@rain forest - Spot on re: Leonard Cohen. Poet extraordinaire.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76007445514310653162016-11-17T15:47:00.327-05:002016-11-17T15:47:00.327-05:00A little late today. Sloth you know, which was my...A little late today. Sloth you know, which was my only write-over in this delightful puzzle. <br /><br />I was momentarily stymied/confused at the E(ART)H entry, but when I was sorting out both (MAD)E, and P(ALE), I saw what was going on. Things went quite smoothly after that with the SW being the toughest section for me. As I've said before, if a puzzle is fun, then it has done its job. This was fun.<br /><br />Amazing the conversation that has dominated today even though Bobby Zimmerman wasn't even in the puzzle. Call me old-fashioned but I always let the nice folks on the Nobel committee make the decisions. I certainly think they are more reliable than a bunch of crossword blog commenters. Dylan is a great poet and deserving of the award on a number of levels. Having become the first pop artist to receive the honour, I also believe that he may have paved the way for others in the future. Leonard Cohen, who died last week, comes to mind. Do they award these things posthumously? Anyway, good on ya' mate!rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29888687248065820512016-11-17T14:55:28.655-05:002016-11-17T14:55:28.655-05:00Tapestry
All songs written by Carole King except ...Tapestry<br /><br />All songs written by Carole King except where noted.<br /><br />Side 1<br />1."I Feel the Earth Move" – 3:00<br />2."So Far Away" – 3:55<br />3."It's Too Late" (lyrics by Toni Stern) – 3:54<br />4."Home Again" – 2:29<br />5."Beautiful" – 3:08<br />6."Way Over Yonder" – 4:49<br /><br />Side 2<br />7."You've Got a Friend" – 5:09<br />8."Where You Lead" (lyrics by Toni Stern) – 3:20<br />9."Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:13<br />10."Smackwater Jack" (Goffin, King) – 3:42<br />11."Tapestry" – 3:15<br />12."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Goffin, King, Jerry Wexler) – 3:59<br />fakt chekkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21015983034781773402016-11-17T14:53:32.362-05:002016-11-17T14:53:32.362-05:00@fakt chekker - I wondered about that post. King w...@fakt chekker - I wondered about that post. King was a songwriter before she became famous as a singer. Here's more on her <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/carole-king-17169764#early-songwriting-career" rel="nofollow">early career</a>Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32391061213002792592016-11-17T14:42:27.183-05:002016-11-17T14:42:27.183-05:00Took a while to see what was staring me in the fac...Took a while to see what was staring me in the face--words within words that completed the answer. And they all seemed to pop out at once. <br /><br />From there the rest of it seemed easy, although getting the METE/MATINEE cross was harder to see. Of course, METEs and measures, not MEeTs and measures.<br /><br />Heard of oyster bars, sushi bars, tapa bars, and what-not, but had to rely on crosses to get RAW bars.<br /><br />Neat Thursday puzzle, liked it. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87661148524907355462016-11-17T14:39:24.494-05:002016-11-17T14:39:24.494-05:00@Larry J., one of many examples of lyrics she wrot...@Larry J., one of many examples of lyrics she wrote - "You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by Carole King. It was first recorded by King, and included in her album Tapestry. "You've Got a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for James Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King (Song of the Year). The Song of the Year award goes only to the composer(s) of the song that "must contain melody and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year." fakt chekkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37736082022521683362016-11-17T14:02:32.028-05:002016-11-17T14:02:32.028-05:00Learned something new about SOHO. I mean, I know ...Learned something new about SOHO. I mean, I know there's Hell's Kitchen in mid-town Manhattan, but little South of Houston? <br /><br />Feel lie a dolt. Did not get the theme until coming here. Just thought there were random words in the circles. Even thought, whilst solving, that there needed to be a second wordfor the answers to make sense. And there they were. <br /><br />And never heard of Earth Art. Leaves me feeling like a small test subject. Or maybe NOBODY. Don't tell. They'll banish us, you know.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56086284914205252522016-11-17T13:16:19.500-05:002016-11-17T13:16:19.500-05:00
Second very enjoyable puzzle in a row. Fun!<br /><br />Second very enjoyable puzzle in a row. Fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25428704480762499132016-11-17T12:20:38.624-05:002016-11-17T12:20:38.624-05:00@Pete, you are a riot! (Very first post) As to Dyl...@Pete, you are a riot! (Very first post) As to Dylan, I'm for him; glad he got this honor before "knock-knock-knockin' on Heaven's door." And I agree with many that Simon should get his before going homeward bound. The man's a genius.<br /><br />This offering played on the easy side except for that tricky NE; I fell into the same traps as OFL. I was so sure it was SLOTH that I racked my brain trying to come up with something to fit _O_BAGEBAG. In the end I had to abandon it...but I don't even recall WRATH as being one of the seven. That inkblot-fest aside, the rest went pretty fast.<br /><br />We had just recently given the DOD nod to Shirley as IRMA; so today let's go with WHOOPI (no E), as Guinan on STTNG. The actress may not regard this role as a favorite, but I thought she was as cool as the other side of the pillow (miss ya, Scott). Honorable mention to Ali McGraw in "Love Story."<br /><br />A nice, tight grid with very little GARBAGE; we can forgive a TTOP or two. If this is the TENTH at Augusta, it's a long par 4 dogleg left; very difficult. I think it plays close to 500 YDS: birdie anyway. We are on a roll!<br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66699360442413070802016-11-17T11:45:15.287-05:002016-11-17T11:45:15.287-05:00Carol King did not do lyrics.Carol King did not do lyrics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407148691578800168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72950425467979292602016-11-17T10:01:56.082-05:002016-11-17T10:01:56.082-05:00ETHICAL PURIST
When the GOLEMS ARGONNE and such E...ETHICAL PURIST<br /><br />When the GOLEMS ARGONNE and such EARTHy ART is not INSTYLE,<br />I’ll GAMBLE that NOBODY’s NEEDING any SPECTERs MADE for a while.<br /><br />--- STEFAN “STAN”LEE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54931841377221729982016-11-17T09:43:35.065-05:002016-11-17T09:43:35.065-05:00Actually, I’d GAMBLE that the odds of finding PALE...Actually, I’d GAMBLE that the odds of finding PALEALE two days in a row are quite good. When Will picks the puzzles it seems that some entries are from very recent offerings, such as the recent appearances of “etoile(s)”. I believe it’s on purpose so you have some of those things in your memory banks and they don’t seem uncommon. It’s an editing thing, as are many of the clues.<br /><br />As to the puz, two w/os – hand up for sloth, and in the SE STilLEr was my “comic” (which also gave me OFL’s SPECTre). Both correctable. And of course I thought it was AGRi – business, but didn’t fill in the i. Otherwise, ACED it.<br /><br />Today’s ladies include Maya ANGELOU and perhaps WHOOPIE Goldberg, but I suspect @spacey will go back to the star of IRMA la Douce, when SLEEPY Shirley Maclaine was considered a yeah baby and INSTYLE. No HAG she. To EACH his own.<br /><br />For another Thurs-puz better than a rebus, I’ll give a SHOUT OUT.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12041366064718443882016-10-14T08:49:45.776-04:002016-10-14T08:49:45.776-04:00@Nancy,
In Xanadu did Kukla Fran
An Ollie pleasur...@Nancy,<br /><br />In Xanadu did Kukla Fran<br />An Ollie pleasure dome decree.<br /><br />What's your point?Kohl Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43428130279503824902016-10-14T08:01:18.213-04:002016-10-14T08:01:18.213-04:00@Nancy - Hell, You wanna play that silly game, I&#...@Nancy - Hell, You wanna play that silly game, I'll find better than all that in Hoagy Charmichael.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61443246734834650452016-10-13T23:58:52.806-04:002016-10-13T23:58:52.806-04:00Yes, @Andrew, Dreyers! Autocorrupt. . . . Yes, @Andrew, Dreyers! Autocorrupt. . . . Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12735127635975034562016-10-13T23:19:50.099-04:002016-10-13T23:19:50.099-04:00@Nancy Amen!
The naysayers bring to mind "Po...@Nancy Amen!<br /><br />The naysayers bring to mind "Positively 4th street" <br /><br />Still working on it!KFCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76665770609274418702016-10-13T22:35:31.990-04:002016-10-13T22:35:31.990-04:00Which of these lines strikes you as most "poe...Which of these lines strikes you as most "poetic"?<br /><br />A. Behold the Child among his new-born blisses,<br /> A six-year darling of a pygmy size<br /><br />B. And the ancient, empty street too dead for dreaming<br /><br />C. Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?<br /><br />D...Romantic facts of musketeers foundationed deep, somehow,<br /> Ah, I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.<br /><br />E. No motion has she now, no force, she neither hears nor sees,<br /> Rolled round in earth's diurnal course with rocks and stones and trees.<br /> <br /> (authors below)<br /><br /><br />A and E: Wordsworth; C: Eliot; B and D: Dylan.<br />I rest my case.<br /><br /> Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31013474280682077182016-10-13T22:11:06.465-04:002016-10-13T22:11:06.465-04:00@evil doug6:14 - I think Barry has been an outstan...@evil doug6:14 - I think Barry has been an outstanding prez, but agree with you 100%. <br /><br />@MetroGnome - Not just here. The pushback is quite strong. My favorite Twitter joke of the day was to post congrats to Dylan with a picture of some other artist. Also common was the "Dylan winning opens the door for ..." (pick your favorite ludicrous suggestion (just saw a crossfriendly Flo Rida version)) joke. And there's also the more morose Dylan Rieder tweets (<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/13/entertainment/dylan-rieder-dead/index.html" rel="nofollow">cancer sucks</a>).Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35347872691642698422016-10-13T20:34:12.676-04:002016-10-13T20:34:12.676-04:00Do you mean Dreyer's? Autocorrect is such a tw...Do you mean Dreyer's? Autocorrect is such a two-sided thing.Andrew Heinegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101651673327984167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7501671035424773002016-10-13T20:29:16.779-04:002016-10-13T20:29:16.779-04:00Shut up.Shut up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34872529615363906022016-10-13T19:56:57.654-04:002016-10-13T19:56:57.654-04:00Dylan may not have much of a voice, but poet he is...Dylan may not have much of a voice, but poet he is. Puzzle was a bit of a challenge at the NW corner for me, but overall a nice Thursday .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47507978480577329052016-10-13T18:42:01.901-04:002016-10-13T18:42:01.901-04:00Yeah, there's that too.Yeah, there's that too.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79557058976212624182016-10-13T18:14:30.826-04:002016-10-13T18:14:30.826-04:00Every bit as legitimate as Obama winning the Nobel...Every bit as legitimate as Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.... evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37390478398244974212016-10-13T18:00:33.613-04:002016-10-13T18:00:33.613-04:00When I met Bob Dylan back in 1964 I was coming dow...When I met Bob Dylan back in 1964 I was coming down from my very first acid trip, He was so stoned he could barely speak. He was going around telling everyone at the party that he and Joanie (Baez) had just got married. She was sort of following him around asking, "Did Bobby tell you we just got married?" Then she'd add, "Well, it's not true." She was so sweet, he was so out of control. <br /><br />Oddly enough, my second wife was his cousin. Didn't find that out until well after we were married. <br /><br />Seriously, if he got the Nobel, good luck to him. He always wanted to be a pop/rock star but he jumped on the folk music band wagon because it was easier to break in. In general, I think he was better at folk but what do I know? Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37352165417608141512016-10-13T18:00:28.412-04:002016-10-13T18:00:28.412-04:00RE: Dylan
He's certainly as influential, and...RE: Dylan<br /><br />He's certainly as influential, and as much of a genius, as the Nobel folks give him credit for. Does a pop star "deserve" the highest award in literature? Legitimate question -- it occurs to me that there might be a simple solution: As of now, there's no award for songwriting. Why can't gifted artist in a "vernacular" art form receive due credit? If that were the case, a Dylan (or a Leonard Cohen or a Gil Scott-Heron or a Joni Mitchell or a Nina Simone, let's say -- just for starters) could win an appropriate award without the kind of controversy that's brewing here.MetroGnomenoreply@blogger.com