I remain convinced that all creatures given the privilege to express personality, can and do. Case in point this video of goats bouncing on a flexible aluminum structure (think trampoline meets balance beam) for fun, and the larger tawny one who plays king of the castle, lol. Cuteness! Reminds me of that post I did […]
Came across this Shakespeare sonnet in the Bruce La Bruce film, Gerontophilia, 2013, which, as mentioned, I’m watching in prep for our interview. Melvin, the elder man, recites it to Lake, his young lover, while they dance in a nightclub on the former’s 82nd birthday. Its a brilliant moody scene, the whole film entrancing. Anyway, […]
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant. Have you ever seen such gorgeousness? I’m enthralled. And of course in a Google search, I find out people are breeding and selling them! Why? Because they can. Its like when I recently read that in traditional Chinese medicine the bile of black bears is extracted (after caging and painful process) for […]
(“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 […]
So I get a message from some guy on OkCupid who’s the cruiser type, one pic up, minimal info., profile disappears the next day. I don’t really care, its their business, and I generally ignore any related correspondence. But tonite, to make a screen grab for my ongoing book (and to amuse myself), I typed […]
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. […]
