February 2010
January 2010
“We are now 200-plus years past Jefferson’s wish for permanent revolution and...”
– How America Can Rise Again - The Atlantic (January/February 2010) (via rafer) (via tedr) (via mikehudack)
Harrell Fletcher, 'The Problem of Possible... →
UbuWeb Film just added this item to their online collection, which they describe as:
“A video adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses shot at the Parkville Senior Center, Connecticut, with the seniors reading the lines from cue cards. The piece addresses society, war, and personal mortality.”
It’s amazing, and you don’t even need to be a Joyce fan to love it. It’s...
“This was the finding of a U.S. Army general and historian named S. L. A....”
– Febraury 2010: William Langewiesche on American Snipers | vanityfair.com (via internetsnorkelwithzachrose)
Happy Robert Burns Day!
(From the Wikipedia playbook for Burns Supper:)
Everyone stands as the main course is brought in. This is always a haggis on a large dish. It is brought in by the cook, generally while a piper plays bagpipes and leads the way to the host’s table, where the haggis is laid down. He/she might play ‘A man’s a man for a’ that’. The host, or perhaps a guest with a talent,...
suicidewatch:
The Exploding Hearts- Throwaway...
