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spring cannibalism
I heard an equivalence in tone between the words “the Leveson Inquiry” & Mark Danielewski’s phrase “the Navidson Record”. Instantly, Leveson fell whole into Danielewski’s arid self-flattering maze of layered & ultimately unproductive discourses; while in return the presiding void … Continue reading
Filed under the horror, we live in a shit period of the world
karaoke culture
Karaoke Culture is a sharp piece of commentary. As ever, Ugresic sucks you in with wit & mad charm; cheekily sandbags you with her ability to merge her observations of cultural events, venues & styles; engineers cheerful hit & run … Continue reading
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Filed under books & reviews, media
Sommer, Somerfield, Deakin
John Timberlake recommended Frederick Sommer’s photography & now I’m obsessed by this chicken. Some of John’s own work can be seen here. Roger Deakin writes on page four of Waterlog (1999): “Most of us live in a world where more … Continue reading
Filed under ghosts, media, the postmodernised landscape
tattoo as brand
Steve Mosby at The Left Room reacts to H&M’s new “Lisbeth Salander” range of clothing, a predictable but still somehow astonishing act of exploitation. Steve makes some excellent points about just what is being exploited here, but I don’t know … Continue reading
Filed under we live in a shit period of the world
angels in the made world
It is not enough to love your products; when the people who created them die, you are required to enter a kind of spiritual decline. What does it mean to weep for the inventor of the iPhone? For me it … Continue reading
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safe from this constant obscene revelation of things
The best outcome here would be a few more glimpses then nothing. The sooner the pursuit is abandoned to loonies & internet obsessives the better; that way the mystery can slip behind its own bad reputation & vanish. Was there … Continue reading
Filed under lost & found
mars is just a place
That’s the beauty of it. It’s not a myth, it’s not a dream, it’s not a story, it’s not an investment opportunity: it’s some stones. It’s a place. That’s just so restful. It’s as semiotically empty as parts of the … Continue reading
Filed under the postmodernised landscape
what’s the story
I care so little about the content of this paragraph that, I warn you, I am just not interested in talking about it– My reading of Brown, from talking to ministers, is that he did have a period of near-meltdown … Continue reading
Filed under outright politics
anyone read the book ?
I see Martin’s latest campaign is going well. Nice of Anna to help by venting in public. I’m sure it’ll move units. But can we agree that the important thing here is to allow everyone involved one of those acting-out … Continue reading
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