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Mathias

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My Interests

Movies, Music, Politics, Foreign Affairs, Screenwriting, Photography, PC Games, Beaches, Good Beer, The Fine Champagne, Mexican Food, a Great Steak

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Music:

Steely Dan, Bossa Nova, especially Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Koop, Zero 7, les hommes, Stan Getz, Vince Guaraldi, John Barry, Thomas Dolby, Henry Mancini, Pat Metheny, The Beatles, Vinicius De Moraes, Sade, Moby, Calexico, Bola Sete, Walter Wanderley, Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Joe Gaeta, Ray Condo and His Ricochets, Trashcan Sinatras, Charlie Byrd, The Korgis, Nicola Conte, Dmitri From Paris, Rosalia De Souza, Crowded House, Eliane Elias, Dire Straits, Flash and the Pan, Donald Fagen, Tito Puente, U2, Jazzanova, Sweetback, Cal Tjader, Rosa Passos, Mark Knopfler, Frank Sinatra, World Party, Pink Martini, Badly Drawn Boy, Mongo Santamaria, Dream Academy, Friends of Dean Martinez, George Benson, Earl Klugh, B-52s, Michel Legrand, Ronnie Laws, Los Lobos, Los Straitjackets, Herbie Mann, Massive Attack, Aimee Mann, Morcheeba, Gato Barbieri, Barenaked Ladies, Michael Nesmith, Eddie Palmieri, Dave Pike, Alfredo Rodriguez, Arturo Sandoval, Cat Stevens, Stereolab, The The, Toots Thielemans, The Style Council, Yello, Chizuko Yoshihiro, Buena Vista Social Club, Amon Tobin, Esthero, Etro Anime, The Cinematic Orchestra, Hybrid, Propellerheads, Lemon Jelly, Sigur Ros, Neil Finn, The Philadelphia Experiment, Boards Of Canada, Norah Jones, Leela James, Goapele, Suki Tawdry, John Coltrane, Ronald Isley, Seksu Roba, Nikia, Fernanda Porto, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Deodato, Danny Elfman, Exodus Quartet, English Beat, Vicente Fernandez, Bryan Ferry, Finn Brothers, Leah Andreone, Split Enz, The Ventures, LTJ Bukem, The Crystal Method, Sergio Mendes, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bruce Springsteen, Towa Tei, The Strokes, Suba, Nat King Cole, Radiohead, Michel Camilo, Fiona Apple, Bob James, Nightmares On Wax, David Sanborn, Sadao Watanabe, Ibrahim Ferrer, Dean Martin, Floetry, Van Morrison, Perez Prado, Prince, David Gray, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Hancock, Kristin Hersh, Milt Jackson, Elton John, Luscious Jackson, Jamiroquai, Ahmad Jamal, Barney Kessel, Chaka Khan, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Hubert Laws, Ivan Lins, Los Indios Tabajaras, Los Morochucos, Led Zeppelin, Maceo & All The King's Men, Ray Mantilla Space Station, Lush, Maxwell, Cibo Matto, Kylie Minogue, Ennio Morricone, Wes Montgomery, Oingo Boingo, Over The Rhine, William Orbit, Oscar Peterson, Elis Regina, The Police, The Roots, Beck, DJ Shadow, David Sanchez, Poncho Sanchez, Lalo Schifrin, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Elliott Smith, Squeeze, Swing Out Sister, Stanley Turrentine, Suzanne Vega, Paul Weller, Stevie Wonder, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Caribbean Jazz Project, The Pretenders, The Herbaliser, Cirrus, Ruben Gonzalez, Le Gooster, Peter Rauhofer, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Blue States, Junkie X, Dzihan & Kamien, The Clientele, Trembling Blue Stars, The Shins, Trby Trio, The Brand New Heavies, Lovage, Voodoo Jazz, Los Paraguayos, John Digweed, Andre Ward, Marcos Valle, Stereo Total, The Beta Band, The Three Suns, Mr. Scruff, Kinky, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Deke Dickerson, Hem, Supreme Beings Of Leisure, Jem, Rhian Benson, Layo & Bushwacka, De Phazz, Blue Man Group, Manuel Galban, Natasha Miller, Fruit Bats, Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto, The Jazz Tribe, Ladytron, St. Germain, The Dining Rooms, Coldplay, Air, Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham, Frost, Metric, Kid Creole and the Cocoanuts, Nura, Billy Ray's Rico Mambo Orchestra, David Lloyd & His London Orchestra, Airto, Miles Davis, Earth, Wind & Fire, DJ Cam, DJ Krush, Lou Donaldson, Martin Denny, Herb Alpert, Electric Light Orchestra, Michael Franks, Percy Faith, Chico O'Farrill, M.I.A., Gipsy Kings, Sheryl Crow, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bugs, O'2L, Billy Joel, Diana Krall, Chuck Prophet, Aphrodite, Chet Baker, Tania Maria, Glenn Miller, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Waxman, Nick Drake, El Gran Combo, DJ John Howard, Randy Newman, Golden Boy, Tenacious D, Haircut 100, Stephane Grappelli, Isaac Hayes, Giovanni Hidalgo, Paul Hardcastle, Hiroshima, Janet Jackson, Gene Harris, Eddie Harris, Juliana Hatfield, Three, Hooverphonic, Ivy, The Jam, The Ink Spots, Etta Jones, Joyce, Grover Washington, Jr., Stan Kenton, Daniel Lanois, Aztec Camera, Lambchop, Hector Lavoe, Burt Bacharach, Machito, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Anita Baker, Man Or Astro-Man?, Hugh Masekela, John McLaughlin, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Roger Miller, Moloko, Buddy Morrow, Tito Nieves, Gary Numan, Beth Orton, The O'Jays, Charlie Parker, Mike Oldfield, Basia, Robert Palmer, The Pied Piper, John Patton, The Pretenders, The Ramones, Doc Powell, Pizzicato Five, The Rainbirds, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Return To Forever, Lee Ritenour, Royal Crown Revue, Harry Belafonte, Hilton Ruiz, Belle & Sebastian, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Marilyn Scott, Special EFX, Spyro Gyra, Talk Talk, Danny Tenaglia, Yma Sumac, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Dave Valentin, Tiger Trap, Wayman Tisdale, Rob Symeonn, Andreas Vollenweider, Vangelis, Kirk Whalum, Doc Watson, The Blasters, George Winston, Andy Williams, Lester Young, The Orange Peels, Olive, DJ Micro, Thievery Corporation, Travis, , Arcade Fire, Pete Belasco, Fatboy Slim, Mono, Ray Charles, Les Sans Culottes, Camera Obscura, The Aislers Set, Earlimart, Dear Nora, DJ Tiesto, India.Arie, David Bowie, Etienne De Crecy, Bonobo, Basement Jaxx, The Two Dollar Pistols, Django Reinhardt, Bread, Elliott Caine, Los Super Seven, Smoke City, 60 Channels, Monica Mancini, Eldad Tarmu, Rick Braun, James Brown, Dave Brubeck, BT, The Baldwin Brothers, BossaCucaNova, Dirty Vegas, Mull Historical Society, Jonathan Butler, Kelly Osbourne, Roger Sanchez, Cameo, Dot Allison, Peace Orchestra, Puretone, Michael Manson, Sybarite, Nuspirit Helsinki, Gotan Project, Jane Monheit, Da Lata, Joshua Redman Quartet, Chic, Euge Groove, The Januaries, Caia, Stars, Nitin Sawhney, Jeff Bradshaw, Cocteau Twins, The Darkness, Some Girls, Isobel, Ry Cooder, Gal Costa, Paul Brown, Cornershop, Elvis Costello, Terry Snyder, Quartet Tres Bien, Marshall Crenshaw, Bill Evans Trio, Brian Culbertson, Dick Dale, Terence Trent D'Arby, Celia Cruz, Xavier Cugat, The Dave & Deke Combo, Deee-Lite, DJ Food, Jimmy Dorsey, Candy Dulfer, John Fahey, Bill Evans, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitln, Edith Piaf, The Hot Club Of Cowtown, Abba, Yellowjackets, Eugene Maslov, Orbital, The Smiths, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Clannad, Future Sound Of London, Grant Green, Charlie Haden, Tito Gomez, Heavenly, Human Mesh Dance, Ronny Jordan, Quincy Jones, Julian Lennon, Arto Lindsay, Chuck Loeb, Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra, Madness, Manic Street Preachers, George Michael, The Monochrome Set, Alison Moyet, Neutral Milk Hotel, Count Basie, Papas Fritas, Portishead, Pieces Of A Dream, Poe, The Beach Boys, Riders In The Sky, The S.O.S. Band, Boz Scaggs, Sleater-Kinney, The Spinanes, Sneaker Pimps, Big Audio Dynamite, The Stranglers, Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream, Pete Townshend, Wilco, The Blackbyrds, XTC, Save Ferris, Alpha, Call & Response, Terence Blanchard, Pete Yorn, Kid Loco, Pernice Brothers, Mike Phillips, Tim Love Lee, Chris Hebert, The Reindeer Section, Brian Bromberg, Deep Dish, Jonatha Brooke, Sasha, Telepopmusik, Interpol, Donald Byrd, Joey Calderazzo, The Wiseguys, Steve Oliver, Sasha & Digweed, Groove Armada, Sean Paul, Pete Tong, Richard Ashcroft, Benny Carter, Tubeway Army, Funkstorung, The Daniel Lapp Quartet, Flunk, Peter Cincotti, The Postal Service, Cat Power, The Association, Eric Von Essen, Sprites, Low Flying Owls, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Nick Colionne, The Latin-Jazz Coalition, Joss Stone, The Alarm, The Long Winters, The Start, The Advantage, Sufjan Stevens, Scissor Sisters, George Duke, Duke Ellington, Everything But The Girl, Tommy Flanagan, Orbital Experience, Chick Corea, Bill Withers, Queen, Laura Fygi, Dexter Gordon, Jim Hall, Grandaddy, Gilberto Gil, Al Green, Guided By Voices, Boney James, Hank Jones, Jack Jones, Louis Jordan, Joe Jackson, Flaco Jimenez, Jefferson Starship, Dave Koz, The Ladybug Transistor, Lisa Loeb, Lorie Line, Julie London, Ramsey Lewis, Mazzy Star, Los Vagabundos Paraguayos, Manhattan Transfer, Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Mathis, The Band, Sarah McLachlan, Modest Mouse, Naked Eyes, My Bloody Valentine, The Motels, No Doubt, Madeleine Peyroux, Liz Phair, Roy Orbison, Art Pepper, The Pixies, Prefab Sprout, Flora Purim, The Power Station, Dianne Reeves, Roxy Music, Shirley Scott, Jimmy Smith, The Softies, Lonnie Smith, Chris Stamey, The Spinners, The Sundays, The Specials, The Specials, Spoon, Big Country, Mel Torm, Van Halen, The Three Sounds, Tullycraft, Tricky, Ultravox, Peter White, The Waitresses, Barry White, Tom Ze, Gary Wright, Blood Sweat & Tears, Barry & The Remains, Susana Baca, The Blues Brothers, Sarge, 10cc, DJ Skribble, The Bigger Lovers, Howie Beck, Slumber Party, The Walkmen, Gorillaz, Bow Wow Wow, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Ruby, DJ Encore, The Breeders, Jacques Brel, U.N.K.L.E., M, Dido, Ben Folds, Beegie Adair, Chaino, Buzzcocks, The Call,

Movies:

Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Raising Arizona, Star Wars, The Godfather, Jaws, To Kill a Mockingbird, Casablanca, Dial M for Murder, Vertigo, Rear Window, Citizen Kane, North by Northwest, The Matrix, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Das Boot, A Clockwork Orange, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, Aliens, The Conversation, American Graffiti, Taxi Driver, Sling Blade, Blood Simple, You Only Live Twice, Die Hard, Contact, Forrest Gump, Rocky, Local Hero, Europa Europa, M, The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Double Indemnity, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, The Producers, The Pink Panther, SOB, Victor Victoria, Catch 22, Bullitt, The French Connection, A Little Romance, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Great Escape, Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, Saving Private Ryan, Dr Strangelove, Fail Safe, The Manchurian Candidate, Forbidden Planet, Fantastic Voyage, Night of the Living Dead, Halloween, Unforgiven, The Thing, Lolita, Sixteen Candles, Say Anything, Uncle Buck, The Sure Thing, Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Buckaroo Banzai

Television:

Current TV: Lost, Sopranos, Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, The Daily Show, Chapelle's Show. Classic TV: Star Trek, The Twilight Zone

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Bonfire of the Vanities, My Dark Places, Hiroshima, Imperial Hubris, On Killing, Lysistrata, Candide, American Tabloid, On Strategy, Henry V

My Blog

Diplomacy = talking to enemies revisited

In his latest column, the irony-challenged Charles Krauthammer goes after Barack Obama for saying he would meet with Iran without preconditions. Mr. Krauthammer ignores decades of negotiations with th...
Posted by Mathias on Sat, 24 May 2008 02:18:00 PST

Judge not--

I have found no greater words to live by than those of Jesus. Whether or not one considers him Christ, the truth of his words for me have always cut through centuries of translation, transcription, an...
Posted by Mathias on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:59:00 PST

Diplomacy = Talking to Your Enemies

"We simply cannot legitimize rogue regimes or weaken American prestige by impulsively agreeing to presidential talks that have no preconditions," Clinton said. "It may sound good, but it doesn't meet...
Posted by Mathias on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:31:00 PST

The War Weve Inherited

I'm coming to realize that no matter who wins the election in the fall, the war in Iraq is likely to continue for years to come. Regardless of how unpopular the war is, no matter how many mistakes wer...
Posted by Mathias on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:47:00 PST

Catching up: Vegas

Went to Vegas for the first time over Veterans' Day weekend. We had a great time, though I enjoyed Vegas more than my bride did. We stayed at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, which we would recommend for...
Posted by Mathias on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST

Michael Clayton

Saw Clooney buddy's new movie, Michael Clayton, on Friday night. It was a three-run homer. Crisply written, smartly executed, it restored my faith in Clooney as the kind of guy who could reach Paul Ne...
Posted by Mathias on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:36:00 PST

Eating my way through Arlington

Working in DC for the past week, which allowed me to revisit some old haunts and places I never got around to when I lived out in the wilds of exurban Loudoun County, VA. Highlights:Dinner at Ray's th...
Posted by Mathias on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:56:00 PST

Thanks, OJ. Almost got some news there...

Turned on the news this morning and saw all major outlets lead with OJ's legal status. Thank goodness. Otherwise we might have heard about the war that churns on with no end in sight.How about devotin...
Posted by Mathias on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:30:00 PST

The Invasion

Saw The Invasion on Friday night. I loved the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its 1970s remake (everybody remembers the creepy dog with the man's face, right?), but this one left me cold. ...
Posted by Mathias on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:07:00 PST

Something I don’t care to hear again

Almost every day, I see a bit of news or hear from someone repeating an apparent truism--that driving a hybrid (and by that I mean a true hybrid like a Prius) doesn't make economic sense. Take for exa...
Posted by Mathias on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:13:00 PST