a visual collective outlet of inspiration
one-and-a-half ton african rhino poached for his 5.5 kilogram horn. sick. by dd
ephebe tedium
we’re not sure if this is referring to the tediousness and inherent boredom of adolescence or not, but here at the ts headquarters we can’t stop listening to cockroach. by sv + jr
the dream of chuang tzu
‘chuang tzu dreamt he was a butterfly and, when he awoke, did not know if he was a man who had dreamt he was a butterfly or a butterfly who was dreaming he was a man.’
an excerpt from jorge luis borges’ extraordinary tales, a favorite train read of mine. from chuang tzu (1889) by herbert allen giles by sv
PATTI SMITH – JUST KIDS
i guess everything has been discussed about this book already but it’s such a beautiful portrait of a city, an era, two people… it’s just great. by pp.
upper crust
hmmmm… i never thought i’d appreciate large boobs until this morning. by xy
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
