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Corners of my mind
In Blade Runner 2049, the main character, “K” is charged with locating information. He heads to the archives where he is told by the archivist that there is not much information available for things that happened before the “Blackout.” We can deduce that this Blackout event destroyed an enormous amount of records as well as other digital…
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Look at this 36 year-old
I remember being 30. I remember living off of all that kinetic energy, willing myself to do difficult things just because they were difficult, and putting myself in uncomfortable situations solely because they were uncomfortable. I approached both simple tasks and high-caliber challenges with the same vigor and enthusiasm, and I pushed myself hard to grow, learn,…
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And so it is…
[Image from Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away”] It’s hard to hate that baby. Easy to be irritated by it though. The Trump presidency will not be a peaceful presidency. I predict there will be a period of rapid growth and change, and we will experience more violence than we have in the past eight years. It…
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Talent, Skill, Drive
The theme for House of Cards is remarkable. Curiously, I find myself sitting through it each episode, which is why I waspleased to come across this video discussing its creation. I am not a musician. I know how to read music and can play a couple of instruments, but that brings me nowhere near to the level of Jeff Beal’s integration with his craft. In collaboration with Fincher, the show’s creator, Beal draws the…
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It treats me good. Just like an armchair: A loving description of Eno’s Here Come the Warm Jets
I was turned onto Eno in a dubious way, via the dangerous-sounding Baby’s on Fire. When I listen to that song now all the yuck has vanished from its initial association, and I hear both the future and the past. It’s from ’73, but doesn’t sound dated, and I still believe it is one of the…
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Connections
The Director – 1st Official Trailer (2013) – James Franco, Gucci, Frida Giannini Documentary HD I stumbled upon The Director (trailer above), and fell completely in love with its heroine. Afterwards, I sought out other personality-driven fashion docs and discovered The September Issue, and then Dior and I. In these documentaries Gucci, Vogue, and Dior are faced with completing important…
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