January 2011
25 posts
“A description published in Pan magazine of Hermann Obrist’s wall-hanging...”
– On Art Nouveau
Everybody loves cephalopods - Boing Boing →
Well, YEAH! (like, duh!)
posted by HPK
Cool Tools: Split-Pea Lighter →
I like it!
posted by HPK
Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day on Jan. 21 -... →
Time to tip your hat to one of North America’s most ubiquitous mammals
No matter how you feel about squirrels, they are remarkable creatures. These small mammals are some of the most successfully adapted animals to both fragmented habitat and urban living.
While many may see them as vexing pests that consume vast quantities of bird food and scavenge ridiculous things for nesting...
“It is important to have a secret, a premonition of things unknown. It fills life...”
– Carl Jung
“In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each...”
– Sherwood Anderson: Winesburg, Ohio - quoted in the film Heaven Help Us
“He roused my admiration when I was young; he caused me to despair when I reached...”
– Gioacchino Rossini about Mozart
“Never play cards with a man called Doc.
Never eat at a place called Mom’s....”
– Nelson Algren’s novel A Walk on the Wild Side (1956)
The Big Apple
“I had a talk with [former DC president and publisher] Paul Levitz and I said,...”
– Frank Miller’s ‘Holy Terror’ leaves Gotham: ‘I’ve taken Batman as far as he can go’ | Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times
“The tourist has no memory of last year’s play and actors, he does not come to...”
– Theatre by David Mamet (via oppreciate)
SPRINGTIME FOR SHITHEAD: WHAT WOMEN WISH YOU'D... →
QUOTE: 04.09.04
This month’s Waxing Off is both educational and entertaining. It’s educational for men, who after reading this should reconsider their clothing choices when the weather gets warm. The take-away from this month’s query about appropriate springtime attire for males is this: NO SHORTS.
posted by HPK
“It’s an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in...”
– Gloria Steinem
“Peace be unto you and those you care about. Happy New Year!”
– HPK