of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
not my photo of rip cronk's famous mural ... but, in an ideal world ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
centuripe and gangi
last year, as we flew away from catania across sicily, i was intrigued by the distinctive "site-specific" layouts of two hill-top towns
i tentatively photographed them through the triple-glazing
yesterday afternoon i spent a long time using google earth to scan that rugged terrain and eventually was able to identify them as ...
centuripe
and gangi
i tentatively photographed them through the triple-glazing
yesterday afternoon i spent a long time using google earth to scan that rugged terrain and eventually was able to identify them as ...
centuripe
and gangi
Sunday, February 10, 2008
cardamom, fenugreek, fennel
i took the lid off each jar in turn to breathe in their magnificent aromas
i wondered what it might have been like to explore one of the great spice warehouses by moonlight, perhaps opening different rooms and only guessing at their contents
we forget that the spice trade was once a driving force of the world's economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_trade
i wondered what it might have been like to explore one of the great spice warehouses by moonlight, perhaps opening different rooms and only guessing at their contents
we forget that the spice trade was once a driving force of the world's economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_trade
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
what we are not
most days i like to peek in to gatochy's blog ... she provides a great resource for image seekers, the blog is full of fun and ideas, and some serious stuff
today she gave some thought to hal, the computer in kubrick's 2001, a space oddysey
i have two disconnected thoughts to add ...
first, that like a lot of great art, 2001 tells us quite a lot about what we are ... by depicting what we are not
second, in retrospect, hal's voice sounds rather camp to me, which is probably something that kubrick was aware of
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
shaun's birthday
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
10 free writing courses wiv a lotta potenshul
located via the excellent metafilter website
http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Writing_Courses_Online.html
http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Writing_Courses_Online.html
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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