Friday, October 22, 2010

Philadelphia Experiment (Alien Sedation); Vija Celmins

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           Y esterday I visited a well-known office building in Philadelphia (the newest skyscraper in a city whose formerly m...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

End of the season: Zucchine Fritte (Elizabeth David)

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  From Italian Food (1954) by Elizabeth David "Zucchine are usually cooked unpeeled, cut into thin rounds, fried in butter or oil....
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October 20 -- Happy birthday Arthur Rimbaud, Margaret Dumont, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Wren

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Arthur Rimbaud (b. October 20, 1854) Margaret Dumont (b. October 20, 1882) Bela Lugosi...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Happy Birthday, Suzanne Duchamp (October 20, 1889 -- September 11, 1963)

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Suzanne Duchamp Suzanne Duchamp, Multiplication Brisee et Retablie (Broken and Re-Established Multiplication), 1918-19, Art Institu...
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Hope Springs Eternal : New fish species found deep below ocean surface; Proof Reproof (A. Pope)

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Dateline, 10/15/10  11:54 am ET The ghostly white snailfish was found September 10 in the South Pacific. Scientists have discovered a ne...
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The Great Larry Wallis (Pink Fairies, Police Car, Other)

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Songwriter, guitarist and producer Larry Wallis is one of the most appealing, largely unsung, figures in modern rock music.  His 1977 s...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

From "The Dancing Floor" by John Buchan

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1. I think it was chiefly the sight of the multitude moving toward the Dancing Floor, all silent, so that the only sound was the tread of...
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