Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Art of Browsing

newyorker:

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“Is it possible that book browsing is already strange and unusual enough to be considered material for art?”

 

Claire Barliant on new art shows that focus on books: http://nyr.kr/Z7Jn5e

“Everyone agrees that the future of publishing is electronic, with words beamed to us instantaneously. But in that case, what will happen to all of the books beside the book—and the places that store them? When they’re gone, where will we randomly stumble on the knowledge we didn’t even know we wanted to know?”

Who knows? But wherever the stumble happens, I can already attest to not being about that life.

Such a true story.

Such a true story.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The door to the future will open. Slowly. Unrelentingly. I am on the threshold. There is only this door and what is watching behind it. I am afraid. And I cannot call anyone for help.

I am afraid.

The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

This slays me.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
themindofskank:

Stream Rhye: Woman on Pitchfork Advance

Jams.

themindofskank:

Stream Rhye: Woman on Pitchfork Advance

Jams.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

(Source: nicolascas)

Friday, February 22, 2013
annfriedman:

The case for print magazines in 2013. (via.)

Preach. Ain’t nobody got time for that fear-mongering.

annfriedman:

The case for print magazines in 2013. (via.)

Preach. Ain’t nobody got time for that fear-mongering.

Thursday, February 21, 2013
In which Bizarro World rules apply.

In which Bizarro World rules apply.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Today’s discovery.

Today’s discovery.

Saturday, February 16, 2013
rookiemag:

Stevie Nicks bathroom selfie, old school polaroid style

Because Stevie will always take better selfies than you.

rookiemag:

Stevie Nicks bathroom selfie, old school polaroid style

Because Stevie will always take better selfies than you.

(Source: goldduststevie)

Loved this conversation. A lot.

Loved this conversation. A lot.

Friday, February 15, 2013

duhdoydorothy:

i like scandal i like huck i wish he was my boyfriend and i would comfort him so no more murdering

I’m crushin’ on a fictional bloodlust-ing defunct government assassin.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

woodkat:

Talking Heads, Stop  Making Sense

I will be dreaming about this tonight and forever.

Master of seduction.

(Source: arcticmankeys)

Friday, February 8, 2013

Soundtrack to a blizzard. 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
A profile is not just a list of chronological events in an individual’s life. A profile seeks to capture the essence – the point – of the person being profiled, and that is done, often, through narrative. I wrote a profile of the soul singer D’Angelo last year that I would argue provided more than a glimpse into the mind of a creative genius. It was, more broadly, an analysis of some of the impediments to black superstardom – obstacles that have led legends like Marvin Gaye to falter. Those impediments include both the modern-day star-making machinery of the music business but also the legacy of slavery – a legacy that D’Angelo, having grown up in Virginia (once the cradle of slave trading) and having worshiped in the Pentecostal Church, felt personally tied to. The story was a profile, yes. But it was also an exploration of the continuing ripple effects of America’s greatest sin against its own people – slavery – told through the lens of a 38-year-old musician who believes he has a direct line to God. Amy Wallace on why the best profiles aren’t just profiles (via annfriedman)
Monday, February 4, 2013

amandaonwriting:

 Writers’ Passports

Virginia Woolf, Truman Capote, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Norman Mailer.