cool fashion magazine with cool choice of paper. images are hit or miss but some are actually pretty good. it looks like a cross between a book and a magazine, in content too, mixing the worlds of art and fashion. if you read it on the subway, people might actually think you’re reading to learn. by ak
photo by jerome liebling, 1st edition, signed, and worth the $175. by dd
the book is made entirely from hemp. you can enjoy all pages by either reading or smoking them. big competition for college libraries. by ak
there is something romantic about hidden objects in books; from secrets and money, to jewels, to drugs, or to guns. literature has been not only been the salvation of society, but also the culprit of criminals from all walks of life. makes me want to go home and carve out a few books myself… hmmm but what books? proust’s “a la recherche du temps perdu”? maybe not thick enough, how about mann’s “joseph der ernähre”? now what could i put inside them? by xy
pound was never one of my favorite poets, I always found him rather fleeting; however, this is a remarkable interview. subtitles on the bottom. by sv
T. S. Eliot – Gerontion by poetictouch
an audio of thomas stearns eliot reading his 1920 piece gerontion. the poem represents the view of a gerontic or elderly man and his Modernist views on religion and sexuality, amongst other topics. although the line, “thoughts of a dry brain in a dry season” is a metaphor for age, I thought it would be rather fitting for this peculiar new york weather we’ve been having. plus, I cannot think of a more satisfying way to hear eliot read than by the genius himself.
by sv
on the topic of being bad, i would say this is a carload full of dunhills and attitudes. michael jackson, once again not invited. by sv
interning at roman polanski’s studio seems safer than interning at the white house!
it appears that bill clinton wasn’t the only one having fun on the job. it also appears that jfk had superior taste and judgement compared to mr. clinton. the then 19-year-old intern at the white house, mimi beardsley, apparently lost her virginity to the president in 1962, after she had been invited to swim at the white house pool, (where george bush choked on a pretzel). jfk’s affair went on to last 18 months and the relationship apparently continued even after mimi left washington, and she claims to have slept with kennedy just days before he was assassinated. all of this remained her secret until very recently. her book of memoirs “once upon a secret” is published by random house and will make for good reading if you like the vanity fair’s take on the tabloid stories. by dd
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a high resolution scan of a page from franz kafka’s manuscript “der process” for your discerning eyes. by dd
when full on 80’s meet “studio harcourt” portraits you get “la eyework” campaigns. the famous californian spectacles brand release a book with all those famous portraits. by pp.
german publishing house hatje cantz had the great insight to publish a monograph on mythic illustrator francois berthoud, the book is beautiful and seeing the making of this artwork is really inspiring and quite intriguing. a must have i would say. by pp.
i heard about this book for almost 5 years now and was starting to think it was an urban legend…. well now it’s there, it’s at taschen and it looks good. a bit late for x-mas though. by pp.
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