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- what evil looks / had i from old and young / instead of the cross the albatross / about my neck was hung on Nov 18, 2009 in culture mulch
This is an albatross whose carcass was washed up on Midway Attoll, an island in the Pacific Ocean. Chris Jordan photographed it and hundreds more. Birds whose flesh has rotted away to reveal the likely cause of their death: handfuls of bright plastic...
- lifestyle coaching on Nov 10, 2009 in grumpy the spin
Ranting and naming names is never a good thing. Forget what it does to the other guy, me it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. So now I'm going to rant and not name names. Let's talk about Alex K. Is that anonymous enough for you? Kafkaesque enough? It'...
- butterfly boucher on Nov 10, 2009 in listening
Everything I know about Butterfly Boucher I learned in the last ten minutes. I've had songs of hers on compilations here and there, but never explored her beyond that. But after this weekend, I now am curious. There is a CD in my car that Little Kid...
- twisted image on Nov 9, 2009 in haiku culture mulch
I am going to do somethng not very nice. I'm going to write about somebody I only barely know and then I'm going to say not very nice things about them. It's not because I hate them, or that they are a bad person or even deserve my rancour, nor is it...
- la danse on Nov 5, 2009 in watching
First Lévi-Strausse dies - at the mûr old age of 100 - and now Frederick Wiseman has a new movie out. Vive les vieux or, as I'm sure the French would have it, vive les vieux cons. Wiseman began his film career alongside cinema verité filmmakers su...
- harmonium on Nov 1, 2009 in listening
I love playing Harmonium in the morning, especially early mornings. Celine Dion may be who most people now associate with Quebec, but really the heart and soul of this province lies with Harmonium. And, more specifically, the dulcet, emotional, longi...
- summer wine on Oct 16, 2009 in listening
The sun is glorious today though few birds are left to trill about it. Children dash back and forth, heavy backpacks not slowing them down one bit. Sidewalks littered with splashes of coloured leaves.Here's a classic. The always underrated Nancy Sina...
