December 2009
24 posts
Dyatlov Pass incident →
Wow. Creepy as hell.
acquainted with the night
quote-book:
reluctantbuddha:
I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain —and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from...
“What this man was capable of was superhuman. Vic was brilliant, hilarious and...”
– Memorial page for Vic Chesnutt. Heartbreaking. If you don’t know his story, he became paralyzed in a car crash at the age of 18. R.I.P.
When will white people stop making movies like... →
delayprocrastinate:
spaceships:
In both Avatar and District 9, humans are the cause of alien oppression and distress. Then, a white man who was one of the oppressors switches sides at the last minute, assimilating into the alien culture and becoming its savior […]
These are movies about white guilt. Our main white characters realize that they are complicit in a system which is destroying...
"Ultimately, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a... →
britticisms:
Rudolph and communism? Dentistry and homosexuality? My friend Colleen on the claymation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Very interesting.
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“Rational thinking has its limits.”
– David Gans, instructing David Byrne to be freer with his lyrics during the writing of Remain In Light.
Big Star month was a failure. Maybe next year.