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Feathers are colored either with pigment, or with, err, nanotechnology. The head feathers on the tiny Ecuadoran "manakin" glitter -- they are optically and physically similar to an opal. That is, an animal and a f'n rock can have a lot in common. Mind = blown. Leave a comment

An incredible film, shown nearly completely at the level of foggy memory or subconscious. Unnamed characters, multiple shots of people still as mannequins, multiple repetitions of poetic ambiguous dialog. Extremely stylish and beautiful. The *only* film I've ever had to rewind three times to see if I wasn't hallucinating an impossible sequence.

This week I attended a talk on Frida Kahlo by Judy Chicago at the ( Read more... )

Tarsem Singh's movie is a gorgeous fable, all color and texture. Many, many scenes seem literally unreal, despite the movie made with zero CGI special effects. Set in the 1920's, a injured (paralyzed?) silent-movie stuntman (Lee Pace), tells wild adventure stories to a five year old girl. His heart and body are broken, so he gradually tries to con ( Read more... )

 is your life lacking in nefarious, gibbering cyclopean badinage? Let these ten pages of HP Lovecraft Quotes fix that up. http://www.amk.ca/quotations/hp-lovecraft/

Yesterday I spent well, napping, cleaning the bathroom cabinet, planning, and watching netflix. Parts or the whole of:

• "Hollywoodland" -- good modern noir, with Adrien Brody and my girlfriend Diane Lane
• "Inside Deep Throat" -- good. It's interesting to see porn which is silly, fun, and creative, vs the hard plastic industry as it is today
• "Goebbels ( Read more... )

Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.
- Assata Shakur

go read http://girlvanized.tumblr.com/ now -- lots of good stuff, including the last two quotes

I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.
- Maya Angelou

I'm an atheist, and got 14/15 on a quiz on world religions. hmm ( Read more... )