Illusions are for Cowards. Cast Spells That Hurt.
I may be overstating the case, a little bit.
Supreme Court justices on reading, writing, and 24.
Weekend Links (pre-Tree of Life edition)
I am going to see The Tree of Life very, very soon and it will change me forever. Here are the last things the old me read and enjoyed.
A Gorblimey Thursday: Minced Oaths
According to Wikipedia, a minced oath is “an expression based on a profanity that has been altered to reduce the objectionable characteristics of the original expression.” Full Stop suggests the following low profanity:
Ring Them Bells: Bob Dylan Turned 70 Yesterday
I read a bunch of articles about Bob Dylan so you don’t have to (unless you want to!)
These mountains plead with us. They beg us and shout at us and seduce us and guilt us into accepting their challenge. “I’m here,” they say, “climb me and touch the face of God.” And who picks up the gauntlet? Exactly the people you first think of when thinking of mountains and bullfights and the Spanish Civil War and other manly things: the good people of Coudal Partners, a Chicago-based media and design company.
Phobos in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Wendy’s
Reading Amanda’s excellent review of Iphigenia in Forest Hills, I was reminded of another tragic location in that strange neighborhood….
An adult education center in my area just implemented a CSA program for art–you pay $300 for a share, and get nine pieces of art over three months. On the other side of it, the artists who participate receive stipends of $1,500 for 50 pieces of art. The money made supports the center running the program, which in itself is a strong presence for community engagement with art.
11 books you can read and enjoy before the apocalypse.
When the paper book is a thing of the past, but subversion is still a threat to the future, what will we burn?