September 2009
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HOME by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
If you’re really into documentaries and high-definition Earth imagery, and have an hour-and-a-half of free time—- I suggest you head over to YouTube and check out this full-length film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (embedding is currently disabled, or I’d post it here for you). Holy Moly, is it beautifully shot!
In addition, the always awesome Neatorama has exclusive excerpts from the...
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Haikuesday, September 29th, 2009
cradled in cupped palms,
an onion quartered into
colorless rainbows
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Ten-Minute Art School Course
The one-time suppliers of general culture to the ruling classes, though still guarding their old prestige, must be converted into the forcing-house of a new labor aristocracy. Far from contesting the historical process which subordinates one of the last relatively autonomous social groups to the demands of the market, the progressives complain of delays and inefficiency in its completion. They...
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“Son of Popcorn” by Franz Auffray
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A Short Manifesto on the Future of Attention →
I especially love this paragraph:
I imagine an attention tax that aspiring cultural producers must pay. A barrier to entry. If you want people to read your book, then you have to read books; if you want people to buy your book, then you buy books. Give your attention to the industry of your choice. Like indie musicians have done for decades, conceive of the scene as an attention economy, in...
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WatchSpeaking of Jazz Mavericks, here is a phenomenal documentary to celebrate what would have been John Coltrane’s 83rd birthday.
I don’t care what anyone says—- he’s still the Heavyweight Champion.
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Hieronymus Boosh →
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Haikuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Red clusters of leaves
revolt against the Maple;
Fall is in the air.
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The New Liberal Arts
I’m not too familiar with Snarkmarket.com, and frankly, I was a bit dismayed when I realized it wasn’t a one-stop shop for discounted ellipses, pilcrows and carets.
That said, I was recently introduced to their intriguing New Liberal Arts book. It’s somewhat hard to describe, but it reads like a VERY detailed syllabus to a course you work through in your mind, over an...
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Takin' it to the streets (West Trade edition)
For the past two weeks, I’ve been setting up shop with the fine folks at the Historic West End Market. If you click here, you’ll find a video recap of the first day’s festivities, featuring a heaping helping of my booth. With repeated viewings, my sales prowess (i.e., mack game) will become evident. Please be careful if you attempt this at home, as you may pull a muscle in your...
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BEYOND beyond neptune...
…at least, that’s where I’d like to steer things with this relaunch. It may seem an odd notion to the six or eight or twenty-two of you that have followed this site the past five(!) years, but I, Tracy Kestler, do hereby pledge my allegiance to Blogdom.
With this shift, I’m hoping to take more active (and regular) steps toward honest artistic expression, as I’ve...