Meet Krampus, the Anti-Santa. Last year I got a little obsessed with this sinister Alpine folk hero (or is that villain, depends on your perspective, I suppose!) known for stealing, beating, and otherwise visiting hell upon bad little children in pre-Christian days. This pagan demon, whose name derives from the Old German word for claws, would tear […]
It was akin to watching some gearhead-DJ putz around on-stage with his computer while everyone watches and doesn’t dance (white people: can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em).
I’m hoping to do more of these audio mash-ups, some thematic (like this one), and some inspired by William Burroughs’ cut-up method (with no logic or predetermined meaning). My intern, Thomas Sidman, did the editing on this one, so special shout out to him! “Greed is Good” Mash Up #1/copyright Jane Harris Tweet
I’ve always liked the idea of past lives, of being part of a larger energy force that moves from one body in space/time to the next, perhaps even inhabiting several simultaneously (parallel universes and all). In Haitian Voudou, these forces are referred to as one’s Maît–tête, or master of the head, a dominant spirit who shares […]
The crow has been entering my life in all sorts of ways for a while now, so when I came across a video of one snowboarding on New Year’s Eve (first in queue), I decided to make it my totem animal for the year, forgoing the usual resolutions list (or rituals thereof). I did research […]
In honor of Black History Month, I give you Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene, Jr. Ultimate rabble-rouser and raconteur, tellin’ it like it is (the rare homophobic comment excluded, obviously). I’ve yet to see Don Cheadle’s portrayal of Greene in Talk to Me (2007), but plan to, even if I’m likely to feel like Under Cover Black Man, who […]
