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letsbuildahome-fr: A general view of the world’s largest...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:14:56 -0400

A general view of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant Shams 1 at Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The plant is officially open on Monday and it has a total installed net rated power output of 100 mega Watts.

Photograph: Emirates News Agency/Handout/EPA

fernsandmoss: Bernice Kolko, Frida in her bedroom in the Casa...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:12:31 -0400

fernsandmoss:

Bernice Kolko, Frida in her bedroom in the Casa Azul, 1952

gmclaurin: The documentary by Ross Tuttle, which is called,...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:59:19 -0400

gmclaurin:

The documentary by Ross Tuttle, which is called, “The Hunted and the Hated: An Inside Look at the NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy,” contains “secretly captured” audio of a stop-and-frisk action by police that is the “one of the only known recordings” of such an action.

F*** the NYPD brass

zrtarlow: Progress shot #3 #2, #1

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:55:35 -0400

zrtarlow:

Progress shot #3

#2, #1

Song for Bird and Myself

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:52:18 -0400

by Jack Spicer

I am dissatisfied with my poetry.
I am dissatisfied with my sex life.
I am dissatisfied with the angels I believe in.
Neoclassical like Bird,
Distrusting the reality
of every note.
Half-real
We blow the sentence pure and real
Like chewing angels.

“Listen, Bird, why do we have to sit here dying
in a half-furnished room?
The rest of the combo
Is safe in houses
Blowing bird-brained Dixieland,
How warm and free they are.
What right
Music.”
“Man,
We
Can’t stay away from the sounds.
We’re crazy, Jack
We gotta stay here ‘til
They come and get us.”

Neo-classical like Bird.
Once two birds got into the Rare Book Room.
Miss Swift said,
“Don’t
Call a custodian
Put crumbs on the outside of the window

Let them
Come outside.”

Neo-classical
The soft line strains
Not to be neo-classical.
But Miss Swift went to lunch. They
Called a custodian.
Four came.
Armed like Myrmidons, they
Killed the birds.
Miss Munsterberg
Who was the first
American translator of Rilke
Said
“Suppose one of them
Had been the Holy Ghost.”
Miss Swift,
Who was back from lunch,
Said
“Which.”
But the poem isn’t over.
It keeps going
Long after everybody
Has settled down comfortably into laughter.
The bastards
On the other side of the paper
Keep laughing.
LISTEN.
STOP LAUGHING.
THE POEM ISN’T OVER. Butterflies.
I knew there would be butterflies
For butterflies represent the lost soul
Represent the way the wind wanders
Represent the bodies
We only clasp in the middle of a poem.
See, the stars have faded.
There are only butterflies. Listen to
The terrible sound of their wings moving.
Listen,
The poem isn’t over.

Have you ever wrestled with a bird,
You idiotic reader?
Jacob wrestled with an angel.
(I remind you of the image)
Or a butterfly
Have you ever wrestled with a single butterfly?
Sex is no longer important.
Colors take the form of wings. Words
Have got to be said.
A butterfly,
A bird,
Planted at the heart of being afraid of dying.
Blow,
Bird,
Blow,
Be,
Neo-classical.
Let the wings say
What the wings mean
Terrible and pure.

The horse
In Cocteau
Is as neo-classical an idea as one can manage.
Writes all our poetry for us
Is Gertrude Stein
Is God
Is the needle for which
God help us
There is no substitute
Or the Ace of Swords
When you are telling a fortune
Who tells death.
Or the Jack of Hearts
Whose gypsy fortune we clasp
In the middle of a poem.

“And are we angels, Bird?”
“That’s what we’re trying to tell ‘em, Jack
There aren’t any angels except when
You and me blow’em.”

So Bird and I sing
Outside your window
So Bird and I die
Outside your window.
This is the wonderful world of Dixieland
Deny
The bloody motherfucking Holy Ghost.
This is the end of the poem.
You can start laughing, you bastards. This is
The end of the poem.

callmekells: Beautiful ass locs. yeow

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:51:24 -0400

callmekells:

Beautiful ass locs.

yeow

arthistorygoose: ~ Paul Delaroche, The Young Martyr, 1853

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:36:31 -0400

arthistorygoose:

~

Paul Delaroche,

The Young Martyr, 1853

apairofblueeyes: Coffee Kiss Surreal Sculptures of Human...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:44:40 -0400

apairofblueeyes:

Coffee Kiss

Surreal Sculptures of Human Faces Frozen in Liquid

everyoneisgay: Webcast 72!! 1. You guys always say to “talk...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:33:30 -0400

everyoneisgay:

Webcast 72!!

1. You guys always say to “talk about it,” but what happens if I freeze up every time I try to talk?!

2. This girl I know has been flirting with me for awhile, but I just found out she is engaged. What do I do?

As If No Light Could Warm You

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:32:31 -0400

by Heather Christle

A person in
a nice dress

She moves
into the shape

the sun makes
on the floor

A nice dress
& it clamors

A voice says
I can take it

She says I
take it back

—from private party (Factory Hollow, 2013)

gammasandgerunds:

go-drink-bleach-barbie: Corset I made for my textile piece argh...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:31:06 -0400

go-drink-bleach-barbie:

Corset I made for my textile piece argh #corset #aLevels #Textiles

torrid-wind: Meandering - Charlie Parker, recorded in...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:29:46 -0400

torrid-wind:

Meandering - Charlie Parker, recorded in Hollywood, CA on November 26, 1945. Included on the compilation album “The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes” (2002 - reissued and remastered)

evannesbit: Untitled, 8” x 10”, Acrylic and burlap on panel....

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:25:18 -0400

evannesbit:

Untitled, 8” x 10”, Acrylic and burlap on panel. 2011

christopherschreck: Letha Wilson

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:22:55 -0400

christopherschreck:

Letha Wilson

Photo

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:21:36 -0400

amadion: Denmark, portfolio of architecture. Photos by: Wojtek

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:19:20 -0400

amadion:

Denmark, portfolio of architecture.

Photos by: Wojtek

kingkollect: Haiku D’Etat - Coup De Theatre (CD/DVD) (2004)

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:15:39 -0400

kingkollect:

Haiku D’Etat - Coup De Theatre (CD/DVD) (2004)

artslant: Firth Macmillan ‘Giving Notice’ at The Red Head...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:58:39 -0400

artslant:

Firth Macmillan ‘Giving Notice’ at The Red Head Gallery www.artslant.com/trn/events/show/260342-giving-notice

aseaofquotes: Roberto Bolaño, 2666

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:55:33 -0400

aseaofquotes:

Roberto Bolaño, 2666

thepeculiarkind: This is the sixth short film created for THE...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:54:27 -0400

thepeculiarkind:

This is the sixth short film created for THE DEVOTION PROJECT, a series of films documenting LGBTQ couples and the love they share. It premiered online on February 14, 2013.

This one features Gail Marquis and Audrey Smaltz… You will cry.