Here is the latest in my "Don't See Don't Speak" (or the Red Hand of Shut It) series— something more topical in response to the tragic and avoidable events of last week. Please feel free to share this widely and repost (as is). Below are some progress scans of the pencilling. One again, I forgot to… Continue reading Silenced is not Equal: #BlackLivesMatter
We are not a nation known for nuance— apparently what’s implicit is not always obvious. But if a sensitive, painstaking explanation is what’s required, let what's viral be helpful. #BlackLivesMatterToo
I have a lot of pages in the notes app on my iPhone. Here are just a few things I found today while looking for a specific bit of info. Enjoy. "We live in time, and through it, we build our huts in its ruin, or used to, and we cannot afford all these abandonings." — The Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner
You may recall this poster I designed, which I posted here on April 20th. Well, I went to the party in question yesterday to watch the Derby, and Ray, who commissioned the poster mentioned that I ought to page through the current Time Out New York, as there was an ad for the Royalton which bore… Continue reading Sincerest form of flattery*
A follow-up to the last post— I watched Institute Benjamenta last night. A surrealist experimental film by the Brothers Quay, their first live action project (as opposed to stop-motion animation). Tap the image above to see a bunch of stills. The basic premise follows Jacob to the eponymous institute, to learn how to be a servant. The story… Continue reading Forks, frames, staghorns— and a fish
“The Twelve Houses: 2015 Zodiac Calendar by Elizabeth Daggar” ☺ http://t.co/XOBFjh5P5N— KSR Staff Picks (@ksr_staff) August 29, 2014
Above is the headline and subhead of an article on Salon.com, one that's both unsettling and disheartening. First (though least important) I disagree, on the whole, that teaching classics may be a waste of time in high school. Certainly not all of the reading need be 'classic'— there are many more contemporary writers that could… Continue reading [When] Did you learn how to write?
Saw Le Week-End the other night. It’s bloody gorgeous. For the obvious reason, of course, that being it’s shot in Paris. But no, not just visually, it’s such a finely told interval in these characters’ lives, with brilliantly subtle dialogue and interaction. Utterly believable connection / tension between them. It stars Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan,… Continue reading la petite revue
The continued accumulation of snow and cold gives an indication why Imbolc is one of the Celtic fire festivals. Ostensibly marking the annual alteration of the Goddess from the crone back into the maiden, this year she seems to’ve returned in the form of the Snow Queen instead. Had a lovely walk through Prospect Park… Continue reading Imbolc’s capricious concoction of fanciful confections
Approach (on foot) to the lighthouse on Fire Island Had some post-dinner drinks with my friend Sarah last night. She’s in publishing, a fellow reader, so we talk books and exchange suggestions. One she told me about is Night Film by Marisha Pessl. She said it reminded her very much of House of Leaves, which… Continue reading Part precious metal, part pirate
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