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hmmmm… i never thought i’d appreciate large boobs until this morning. by xy
Month: August 2012
Eloise and Abelard
this is a story of a monk and a nun whose love letters became world famous. around 1100, peter abelard went to paris to study at the school of notre dame. he gained a reputation as an outstanding philosopher. fulbert, the canon of notre dame, hired abelard to tutor his niece, heloise. abelard and the scholarly heloise fell deeply in love, conceived a child, and were secretly married. but fulbert was furious, so abelard sent heloise to safety in a convent. thinking that he intended to abandon heloise, fulbert had his servants castrate abelard while he slept. abelard became a monk and devoted his life to learning. the heartbroken heloise became a nun. despite their separations and tribulations, abelard and heloise remained in love. their poignant love letters were later published. by cm
not so wobble-y after all
jah wobble at his best, the former PIL bassist and later founder of the the human condition. wobble also collaborated with can members holger czukay and jaki liebezeit on czukay’s later solo projects. by dd
a deriva
there is a movie on netflix that is under the radar, it’s a true gem. it’s portuguese and the name is “a deriva.” so beautiful, sensitive and stylish. writing this post makes me want to see it again. by pp.
the smoking chair
i’ll take two please. or a carton? by sv
quote of the day
“the fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.”
-j.d. salinger, nine stories
ICY AND SOT
this incredible street art can be found today through august 25th at openhouse 379 broome in nolita. these installations, composed by iranian artists icy and sot, concentrate on the parallels between the worlds of love and hate, war and peace, and hope and despair. i tend to divulge in the mystery between life and death, but i suppose that is transfixed in the midst of all these other concepts. the designs from tehran have previously been in turin, paris and several places in brazil. if you are in the new york area this weekend, there’s no excuse but to check these out. if you head over tonight, you can hear the iranian punk band the yellow dogs. by sv
Smoking Samurai kill kill kill
sounds like an PSA for non smoking…. but actually this is toshiro mifune and tatsuya nakadai smoking on the set of sanjuro or yojimbo as i remember it… reminds me of SV and I on our daily balcony outing…. this is an amazing film of course by akira kurosawa. i’ll be sure to watch them all once again this week since i’ll be home alone in the dark woods. by dd
super light
finally got my nike flyknit shoes. because they are made of yarns and fabric variations they are super light. now i have no excuse to not go running… by wn
always a taxi driver
robert deniro with handgun… i thought in this scene he had a shaved head or was that after? by xy
never the conformist
jean louis trintignant with handgun. by dd
is that a chair you’re sitting on…
or are you just happy to see me? just a couple of unrecognizable geniuses hanging out. from left to right, george nelson – one of the founders of american modernism and angular poseur, edward wormley – dunbar designer but clearly not your typical model, earo saarinen –finnish designer and pipe smoker, harry bertoia – italian-born artist, sculptor, chin-holding enthusiast and modern furniture designer, the one and only charles eames – quintessential contributions to modern architecture, furniture, graphic design, fine art, and film (what a show-off) and lastly, jens risom – danish furniture designer and tie-tucker. party on, guys. by sv
