Here’s a beautiful poem by Barbara Crooker to start your day.
REEL
Maybe night is about to come
calling, but right now
the sun is still high in the sky.
It’s half-past October, the woods
are on fire, blue skies stretch
all the way to heaven. Of course,
we know winter is coming, its thin
winding sheets and its hard narrow bed.
But right now, the season’s fermented
to fullness, so slip into something
light, like your skeleton; while these old
bones are still working, my darling,
let’s dance.
Amirite?
The Ever Mutating Life of Tumblr Dot Com by Allegra Rosenberg is a deep, useful look at the current state of Tumblr dot com. Despite the ongoing death-vigil the site is still alive, still weird, and definitely unlike other social media sites.
I was trying to write these exact thoughts for two weeks and after reading this one I tossed my draft in the bin. This is a great piece.
All U.S. presidents as dril tweets.
I love this so fucking much. There are two types of people on the internet, those who love dril and those who don’t know what I’m talking about.
There is a big, Blu-ray reissue of 3 Karel Zeman’ films out from Criterion and it looks amazing. Three Fantastic Journeys includes 3 of Zeman’s films along with copious special features.
This is my first exposure to Zeman and I am totally entranced by his style. I’m also not surprised to discover that he inspired the work of Terry Gilliam and Wes Anderson.
33% freshly milled whole wheat sourdough. Wheat berries from Janies Mill, and Grains from the Plains.
NOWNESS: A global video channel screening the best in culture. I found it via a beautiful video posted on Kottke.org featuring a potter making a mug from scratch. There is a lot of really beautiful video here. They have a Youtube channel as well.
Ben Frost makes cool art.
