Art/Skill/Techne

  • Ecstasy

    “Blessed and holy, I would say, is he to whom it has been given to experience such a thing in this mortal life at rare intervals or even once; and this suddenly and scarcely for the space of a single… Continue reading

    Ecstasy
  • Han Shan 36

    Lust, or love; some grasp at it for happiness, but only calamity dwells within the mortal shell, and thus they march through fire toward a bright mirage, to find all love inconstant; the dying body . . . A real… Continue reading

  • Jasmine Mans

    7 “But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes,… Continue reading

    Jasmine Mans
  • Fete of the Rose Garlands

    Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading

    Fete of the Rose Garlands
  • Red Headed Gypsy Lover

    Yea!!!  A new video by one of my favorite local artists, Collin Hauser!  Listen to this song, visit his site. Get to know him. Continue reading

    Red Headed Gypsy Lover
  • Silencing the Mind Will Be Heeded by the Cosmos

    I don’t really think old Laozi actually ever said this. But, it is a great quote. Related articles John Cage: Silence yet not silencing (pilimi200.wordpress.com) Silence the music (sounddesign2013.wordpress.com) Daodejing 1 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 35 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 38 (keithwaynebrown.com) Daodejing 71 (keithwaynebrown.com) Continue reading

    Silencing the Mind Will Be Heeded by the Cosmos
  • Baudelaire Contra Photography… and Memes?

    With a nod in the direction of Modern Disappointment for the inspiration from a comment on the Idea Channel post I put up a few days ago. …During this lamentable period, a new industry arose which contributed not a little… Continue reading

    Baudelaire Contra Photography… and Memes?
  • Art and Inner Spaces

    “Oh my God, does art engender humanity? It awakens your humanity. But humanity has nothing to do with political theory. Political theory is in the interests of one group of humanity, or one ideal for humanity. But humanity—my heavens, that’s… Continue reading

    Art and Inner Spaces
  • Henry A. Giroux | Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University

    Across the globe, the forces of casino capitalism are on the march. With the return of the Gilded Age and its dream worlds of consumption, privatization and deregulation, not only are democratic values and social protections at risk, but the… Continue reading

    Henry A. Giroux | Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University
  • at last november

    Going up now to the shop to drop off the car for Chris so I can walk back homeward cool air–at last November Continue reading

    at last november
  • 13 Staircases Worth the Climb (Photos) | The Daily Beast

    First it was guns, germs and steel, then it was salt—now, it’s the invention of stairs that changed the history of mankind. In a new book, Staircases (published by Vendome Press this month), co-authors Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Martine Diot, Adelaïde de Savray,… Continue reading

    13 Staircases Worth the Climb (Photos) | The Daily Beast
  • Modern Eco-Friendly Homes Set Amongst the Trees

    Modern Eco-Friendly Homes Set Amongst the Trees http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/konrad-wojcik-primeval-symbiosis-single-pole-house Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading

    Modern Eco-Friendly Homes Set Amongst the Trees
  • almost encounter

    fame is a strange thing the talk of many who know relative number 100 rhetoricians 1,000,000 people at large each is a “many” although both really are few compared to the All yesterday I almost met some one whose name… Continue reading

    almost encounter
  • charged idea

    writing electric words floating in the ether capturing fireflies Continue reading

    charged idea
  • Iris

    blue flag irises looking just like their images in the water kakitsubata / nitari ya nitari / mizu no kage —matsuo bashō Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Related articles Blake and Bashō (keithwaynebrown.com) Carpe Diem:… Continue reading

    Iris