Fate for Breakfast
Photograph by Samuel Hodge My four year old nephew, Archer Yves, held upside down by yours truly at my birthday breakfast a few weeks back. Not so great with birthday parties, I made sure mine was over by midday, inspired by an Art Garfunkel record.
Class Notes ’33
The Group & a Polish poster I saved many moons ago. Similar, no? Thanks to a pal’s knowhow, I recently managed to track down a copy of Sidney Lumet’s 1966 film The Group, based on Mary McCarthy’s (by all accounts, scandalous) novel. The first time I saw it was by accident, late one night on [...]
I want her all for myself
Looking through my-my-my-my-my soul. . . Irregular internet access is having a terrible effect on me. My salve? Pop. Particularly the Blake Babies cover of Temptation Eyes. All Sunday long as I attempt to get this article outta my-my-my-my-my mind and into print. It’s hard to play the record and not watch the video on [...]
Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity
Last week after radio, Q and I had our auras photographed. I’ve seen many cosmic auras of friends abroad but never been able to find a local guru to capture mine. I won’t link to the dude who did it because I can’t exactly recommend his ‘service.’ First we were served tea. Then more tea. [...]
“What a helluva night!”
It was election day today. There’s a hung parliament so far. Last election I experienced was Obama’s victory (wild hugs in the street). The feeling in the air here is quite different. Trying to keep a PMA. Trying.
Why do you feel it? When will it stop?
Beautiful waste, stupid feeling Beautiful waste, wonderful feeling Stupid feeling making fools out of us Beautiful Waste by The Triffids is, surely, one of the best pop songs I’ve ever heard (mix tape staple). A big call perhaps, but heartfelt. A total jumping about in the kitchen tune, and the video is charming in that [...]
WoW (Wimmin of Weaving)
Many books have come to me via pals who regularly find themselves in op shops* combing through the arts & crafts sections. How happy I was when fast friend Georgina passed on Handspinning: Art & Techniques (1970) one afternoon, years ago. It’s moved around with me a lot, with the hope that one day I [...]
An Inventory of Effects
“The biggest and best woman in the world,” an 82-foot-long, 20-foot-high sculpture, in Moderna Museet, Stockholm. You can walk around in her. I’ve been cleaning out my studio, piece by piece while simultaneously plumbing the depths of my library for books with photographs of hands in them. Rediscovered my tatty little ’67 paperback copy of [...]