Author Archives : janeharr


to boycott or not to boycott, is that the question?

(“the beautifying lie.” – Milan Kundera on fascist kitsch) Sochi opening ceremonies; Russia’s Police Choir Covers Daft Punk’s Get Lucky I’ve been very conflicted about whether to watch the Olympics in support of LGBTQ athletes, or not in protest against Putin and the corporate sponsors of the games…I was leaning toward the former in hopes […]


vignettes of the nite XXXI: miss van and santani

So tonite its a mash-up of two random sets of images I downloaded that represent the work of French graff artist Miss Van, and a young Russian toy designer, Santani. The latter, who lists Dumbo as her favorite cartoon character (a good sign!), makes these kooky cute hyper real furry creatures that are wonderfully fantastical. […]


vignettes of the nite: XXIX: beckett by pinter

(you try to write a sentence like that) Love this vid of Harold Pinter recounting memories of Samuel Beckett and performing – in a maniacal rush – the last of ‘The Unnamable’, 1953. Its the third book in Beckett’s famous trilogy, which you can download here for free as I intend to! Have only read […]