(“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 […]
(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 […]
(When socializing it is important to remember that other people are feeling tortured too) A friend posted this interesting link on FB about research studies that show how meditation alters brain activity: “The study investigated the effects of a day of intensive mindfulness practice in a group of experienced meditators, compared to a group of […]
As the new year dawns, I’m in my usual mode of hunkering down, avoiding the drunken subway scene and forced gaiety that is NYE in NYC — and just TRY and get a cab or car service there and back without it being a royal pain. So either there’s something romantic going on at home, […]
In honor of Winter Solstice…make of it what you will! There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. – Edith Wharton (from Vesalius in Zante, 1902) Mona Hatoum, Current Disturbance, 1996 (White Chapel, 2011 installation) I love this the quote, and when I thought of coupling […]
