The Whole Shebang Minute 38: I Wish I Had Said That

In Minute 38 of The Whole Shebang, Mike and Jenny talk Mandy’s sexy goth look of exhaustion, Cecil’s more authentically oldster exhaustion, and the need for a snug coat overnight at a summer festival in England, the concept of early trauma being a source of genius, the legendary Whistler/Wilde exchange on plagiarism and their entire artistic and professional rivalry, the origins of music video and its early innovators in form of Bowie, the Beatles, Queen, and Mike Nesmith.... and then we begin our multi-day deep dive into the video for “The Ballad of Maxwell Demon,” which features a look at Curt Wild as the Great God Pan, the monochromatic deco(r) genius of Syrie Maugham, brightest of the Bright Young Things Stephen Tennant, the history of the fop, Beau Brummel, and sumptuary laws, and the trope of giant eyes looking in through the windows of tiny houses.

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