United States Food Administration poster, circa 1917
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Murakami reveals Orwell and Aum as twin inspirations for new novel
The English translation of 1Q84 is rumored to be released in 2012... How the hell are we supposed to wait that long?!
*via The Guardian
Friday, June 26, 2009
When Frank Lloyd Wright Saw Red
FLW apparently intended the Upper East Side's Great White Beast to be red... A Fifth Avenue Shocker!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Eighties Child
I could sketch the whole of my childhood around Michael Jackson hits. First record: Thriller. First cassette: Bad. I begged my mother to get me Moonwalk for my 13th birthday (she did, and I read it straight through, fascinated). I had a red boombox, a sequined glove, too-short pants... A break-dancer wanna-be. And a horrible one at that.
But then things turned sour with a myriad of visits to the plastic surgeon, babies dangling from balconies and more sinister charges. And yet in spite of all that, a Jackson Five episode on TV or a song from Off the Wall or Thriller will still slap a smile on my face.
Ahmadinejad Assails Obama as Opposition Urges Defiance
Mr. Ahmadinejad’s remarks, quoted on the semi-official Fars news agency, came as news reports suggested that more than a third of Iran’s 290 Parliament members had snubbed a victory party for him Wednesday night and as opposition figures said 70 academics had been arrested after meeting with the main opposition leader...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Insomnia
Can't sleep.
My thoughts look and feel like a Richard Serra sculpture.
Not a bad thing in itself, but not exactly conducive to them
golden slumbers either.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Objectified
Directed by Gary Hustwit, who wrote and directed Helvetica, this new documentary features Paola Antonelli, curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA, and the brainchild behind Design and the Elastic Mind at MoMA - definitely the most exhilarating exhibit I've ever seen.Release date is July 3rd. Count me in.
What, exactly, is a Supreme Leader?
BFF with God
A superior see-er
Of all things supreme
In other words, God loves Him more than he loves you.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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