“Thereafter, he ennobled shame. He bore it in my presence like a burden, like a tiger clinging to his shoulders, the threat of which imparted to his shoulders a most insolent submissiveness.” ― Jean Genet, The Thief’s Journal, 1948 The Thief’s Journal is one of my favorite books. The kind you can deeply commune with, […]
I have yet to read this book, Imagine Living in a Socialist USA, conceived by the amazing Frances Goldin, but I just ordered it. As to its genesis, Goldin explains: “I am 88 years old and before I die I want to do two things: get Mumia out of prison (she is his friend and […]
Tea bag sagacity (get it where you can). Tweet
(“It’s hard to explain and best thing to do is not be false.” ― Jack Kerouac, Big Sur, 1962) If you want to know origin/author of any images, let me know….most can be found in a Google search. Just too tired:) Tweet
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, […]
(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 […]
