February 2012
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the culture vulture » Munro House Commission →
artsy people of Leeds may want to consider getting involved with this….
January 2012
2 posts
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“You can’t save anyone from themselves. You will lose everything, attempting to...”
– from “will work for drugs” by Lydia Lunch
http://www.lydia-lunch.org/
December 2011
2 posts
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words...”
– T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding.” (via paperbackgirl)
November 2011
1 post
I don’t know….
It might confuse people, I might look like a freak, but at least I’ve lived a life
October 2011
9 posts
“In Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, the hero remarks: “It put me to...”
– Advertising is a poison that demeans even love – and we’re hooked on it | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
“They are tired of seeing old women asking for medical attention, little children...”
– Penny Red: Dear Occupy Wall Street,
^^ click through, read this ^^
“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
– ― Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking: True Stories
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September 2011
15 posts
“Those on the streets around Wall Street are the physical embodiment of hope....”
– Chris Hedges: The Best Among Us - Chris Hedges’ Columns - Truthdig
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oh lord →
I’ve got to stop reading this at work…. there are tears
Polyvinyl Record Co.: It's Our Birthday! →
it’s Polyvinyl’s 15th birthday
this label brought us Headlights, of Montreal, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Architecture in Helskinki
they brought me joy and happiness
well done guys, let’s celebrate!
polyvinylrecords:
I can’t say I really recall my 15th birthday. It was the one before I got to start driving on my own, but the day’s events are pretty much a blank...
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I was at university....
I remember finding out as I started my shift at the residence halls front desk where I worked. I remember my best friend coming in, and hugging him. I remember being scared for my grandparents, who live in Manhattan, enough so that I rang my mother, something I would otherwise never do. I remember CNN.com was completely frozen on a photograph of a smoking tower and still not being totally...
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Vote for Wild Beasts
wildbeastsfans:
They’ve been nominated for The Neptune Music Prize
Click HERE
August 2011
15 posts
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FAKE blog: FAKE needs you →
this magazine and these ladies are utterly brilliant, please help if you can
thatfakemagazineblog:
As you may now be aware, we have set up a crowdfunder to help secure the future of FAKE. Here is a little more information: FAKE is run by two people; Sophie Benson and Kerry Leslie. It started as a university project but soon became much more than that as we realised the potential FAKE...
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July 2011
13 posts
“The difference between the casual impression and the intensified image is about...”
– lens culture: Harry Callahan
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“Norway’s Prime Minister is a liberal atheist, they have one of the best...”
– Matthew Trevithick, responding to this story, “Former Bush Official Places Blame For Oslo Attack On Norwegians For Not Being ‘Serious’ About Terrorism,” with a comment that wins the universe. (via zeitgeistmovement)
“A: I’m interested in a concept you’ve mentioned before that of ‘living poetry’ –...”
– excerpt from an interview between Loserdom Zine and Saul Williams, one of my heroes
LOSERDOM
the “lazy susan” approach to projects
when one becomes boring, simply spin and begin on something else
a lack of over-familiarity leads to sustained passion
yes