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In a talk from 2011, Robert Thurman introduces His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his thirtieth reading of ... go to full post →

Calvino is fascinating for his minuteness of detail and his plays of visibility and invisibility, and the novel Invisible Cities is a voyage into the ... go to full post →

It seems that among classicists there is some debate whether Xerxes actually said this, but some agree that the words suit him well. Like many, ... go to full post →

A Torso of Men

Composite male images.

At first, you think it’s a Brando experience… the whole Hollywood spirit come to life.

But Flynn offers much more here. It is spirit, but ... go to full post →

A lot has been mentioned about the title sequence of Babylon Berlin, and it even garnered awards such ... go to full post →

Bruce Chatwin: Traveling, unfixed, nomadic, dissolving.

Identity that spreads far and wide but nearly imperceptibly… underground. The way Deleuze and Guattari speak of identity as ... go to full post →

Sensational Sense8 Celebration

According to his Memorial Record, my cousin, Joesph K. (I wonder if he knew Kafka) died on June 4, 1912, at the age of 37 ... go to full post →

November 14th for me will always be “Rio Day”—the birthday of my good friend who lives there and who is huge fan of science fiction ... go to full post →

The infinite… A myriad… Ten Thousand things

The Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu

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As for the Way, the Way that can be spoken ... go to full post →

Today’s my birthday.

So I’m just gonna doodle.

Sad darkness. Pure & distilled.

Ma, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it any more
... go to full post →

Rasmussen.
Son of Erasmus, the Beloved.
David Slash Dave.
Male Lineage.
Omnipresent.
Beloved Guardian.
Moving as a Ghost moves.
Rass at my back—
Shadow protector.
... go to full post →

I keep staring.
It captivates.
Title is Brothers.
This tremendous love, but then I’m not so sure: I start to sense a deep rivalry.
Perhaps ... go to full post →

Where to Meet after Death

Dogo paid a visit to his sick fellow monk, Ungan.

“Where can I see you again if you die and ... go to full post →

Above a city, a man hangs from a ledge.

An angel without wings descends to catch him.

The man falls into the outstretched arms of ... go to full post →

Today (2/2/22) marks the 100th anniversary of Ulysses by James Joyce, published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce’s 40th birthday. I ... go to full post →

Two Men of Infinite Jest
Poor Yorick and DFW, the Master Skull.

O Memory! O Video Editor!

The Fifth of November: Guy Fawkes, V for Vendetta, Anonymous, Subversive Resistance, Masks, Identity, Visibility, Invisibility.

Imagine all of that November Fifth intensity bursting out ... go to full post →

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot

Blazing Iron
Open-hearted
Battle-ready
Ever-smiling
Bardo traveling companion
Always now
Never forgotten…

Seems like a made-for-quarantine item, at least for those who are forced to chill at home for days with all sorts of distractions. It’s somewhat ... go to full post →

Before they’re gone for good, I want to say a word about these two little icons. In terms of web design, they’re so outdated, yet ... go to full post →