ghost town clippings

"It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you..."

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:30:48 -0700

“It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don’t need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.”

- Nick Hornby

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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:43:50 -0800

"Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:42:21 -0800

“Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

- David Sheff

endosymbiotic: via data.tumblr.com

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:24:12 -0800

endosymbiotic:

via data.tumblr.com

"I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot..."

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:38:11 -0700

“I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy.”

- Anaïs Nin

Selections from The Motorcycle Diaries.Everytime I see this...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:29:00 -0700

Selections from The Motorcycle Diaries.
Everytime I see this movie, I fall more in love with the soundtrack. I might have to end up buying it.

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Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:24:06 -0700

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Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:18 -0700

“Lakme” by Léo Delibes. Part of L’Opera...

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:16:00 -0700

“Lakme” by Léo Delibes. Part of L’Opera Imaginaire, a film by Pascal Roulin, directed by Guionne Leroy. Glory beasts and Dalí dripping…

Photo by Debi Treloar

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:26:05 -0700

Photo by Debi Treloar

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Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:34:52 -0700

"As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical..."

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:24:31 -0700

“As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical materialism, or any set of formulas. Life is spontaneous and it is unpredictable, it is magical. I think that we have struggled so hard with the tangible that we have forgotten the intangible.”

- NORTHERN EXPOSURE

Lauren Bacall and Harry S. Truman.Anyone who thinks history is...

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:17:00 -0700

Lauren Bacall and Harry S. Truman.
Anyone who thinks history is boring is very, very uninformed.

Nomad Girl near Langmusi by DonDomingo on Flickr

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:15:54 -0700

Nomad Girl near Langmusi by DonDomingo on Flickr

Dalai Lama Won't Stop Tibet Protests

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:40:16 -0700

Dalai Lama Won't Stop Tibet Protests:

“Whether the Chinese government admits it or not, there is a problem. The problem is a nation with ancient cultural heritage is actually facing serious dangers,” he said. “Whether intentionally or unintentionally, some kind of cultural genocide is taking place.”

"Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to..."

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:20:18 -0700

“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”

- Mark Twain

I’m so ridiculously excited for their show in Seattle....

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:42:00 -0800

I’m so ridiculously excited for their show in Seattle. It’s hard for me to watch it and not be happy, or at least energized. Eugene Hutz has a seemingly boundless reserve of bounce.

Homemade music video of Beirut’s ‘Mount Wroclai...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:43:00 -0800

Homemade music video of Beirut’s ‘Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)’, most infectious and tragic-beautiful of songs. The actual recording has a lot of depth that was lost being transferred onto YouTube.

MIRROR* WORLD

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:37:00 -0800

*M*I*R*R*O*R* *W*O*R*L*D*:

Sebastian showed this to me. It’s a collection of old photos, from old world mysteries to pin-ups to sideshows to the eerie side of suburbia to WWI & II. It’s excellent. Bonus: crackly little recordings, often in French.