Monthly Archives: December 2013

vignettes of the night XXVIII: arvo pärt, john cage, and the miami frenzy

This entry was posted in Artschmart Culture Vulture Rock My World and tagged Arvo Part Grunewald Jasper Johns John Cage on December 9, 2013 by janeharr.

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vignettes of the nite XXVII: speaking the truth

This entry was posted in Chatty Cathy Getting To Know You Then Karma Row Psychically-Speaking and tagged Carl Hart Nelson Mandela on December 8, 2013 by janeharr.

“There are whole generations of black men wiped out because their records are blemished. If we start to deal with some of the consequences of our drug policy without legalization, I’m all ears. But if you avoid historical issues and you say, ‘We’re worried about creating the next big drug industry,’ you’re missing the point. What do you think has happened to some of these people? Their lives are ruined.”

vignettes of the nite XXVI: lennie and george

This entry was posted in Beautiful Losers Culture Vulture Karma Row Letters on December 5, 2013 by janeharr.

(In the name love and friendship….) From John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, 1937, on the death of Lennie: The little evening breeze blew over the clearing and the leaves rustled and the wind waves flowed up the green pool. And the shouts of men sounded again, this time much closer than before. George took […]

fashion matters: the mao suit

This entry was posted in Culture Vulture Curious George Fashion Matters Google School Karma Row Let's Mull and tagged French Vogue Mao Stella McCartney on December 1, 2013 by janeharr.

Fashion and Maoism, never the twain shall meet? Sometimes a picture really does speak a thousand words. (Veruschka as Chairman Mao from an issue of French Vogue 1971, photo by Alex Chatelain) Obviously Mao was fashionable in the early 70s ala Warhol (his 1972 shot Mao – above – being my favorite, can’t believe Dennis […]