Art/Skill/Techne
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autumn sun dancing on plum trees and rosemary people are shadows Continue reading
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Blossom Viewing
From my dear friend Dušan… In the capital: ninety-nine thousand people blossom viewing – M. Basho Related articles shimmering soundscapes and sudden impulses: the music of toru takemitsu (kvnomusic.com) Fire and Ice (flute, guitar) (maverickensemble.wordpress.com) Liebeslabyrinth (pascalkirchmair.blogspot.com) The Japan Journals: 1947-2004… Continue reading
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Deconstructing the Monogenre
Props to Joseph C. and the Buddy-Friend-Guy, Chris, for pointing this very good article out. The singularity is approaching. Not just the dystopian rule of sentient robot overlords as prophesied by every sci-fi movie ever, but sure, that too. (Have… Continue reading
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The Odd Habits and Curious Customs of Famous Writers | Brain Pickings
This should be a very interesting read. The article itself gives us a great glimpse at what the book offers. Famous authors are notorious for their daily routines — sometimes outrageous, usually obsessive, invariably peculiar. In Odd Type Writers: From… Continue reading
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Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in E flat op 127, I Maestoso Allegro, Gewandhaus Quartett – YouTube
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in E flat op 127, I. Maestoso Allegro, Gewandhaus Quartett Related articles Classical music: The Ancora String Quartet will perform a FREE concert of rarely heard quartets for winds and strings this Friday night. (welltempered.wordpress.com)… Continue reading
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Clouds in My Coffee
Carly Simon: Live From Martha’s Vineyard Filmed in 1987 Who is You’re So Vain about? Find out here. And here is a REALLY cool video from a video contest back in 2010. Very creative. Continue reading
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Chemex® Coffeemakers and Filters
Been perfecting the craft of the slow pour using this device, under the watchful tutelage of my dear friend, Angelo. Really enjoying both the zen of slow pouring as well as the result. If you have never had coffee using… Continue reading
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Coffee and van Gogh
In honor of my new job as the Social Media barista at Denton’s own Shift Coffee, I am putting up here a gallery of images from the work of Vincent van Gogh. Enjoy with a cappuccino or an espresso! Continue reading
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Video Games Inspiration for the Dying Art Of Japanese Woodprinting
Whether Hyrule or the Mushroom Kingdom, we’re used to video game heroes saving their own respective pixel worlds. This is the story of how video game characters like Mario, Link, and Kirby helped save a “floating world” (literally translated): ukiyo-e,… Continue reading
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▶ I’m a Ramblin’ Man | YouTube
Waylon Jennings rendition. Song written by Ray Pennington. Related articles Awesome Photos Of Buddy Holly And Waylon Jennings In A Photo Booth (buzzfeed.com) RIP Tompall Glaser, Key Architect Of Country’s ‘Outlaw’ Sound (y108.cbslocal.com) Tompall Glaser, an original Nashville outlaw, dies… Continue reading
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Drawing – Seeing vs. Knowing | Zen School for Creative People
When we draw, there is often a conflict between what we see and what we know. The top sketch shows the head tilted back so far it cannot be seen. The body is “foreshortened” with the legs appearing longer and… Continue reading
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Henri Martin
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (August 5, 1860 – November 12, 1943) was a renowned French impressionist painter. Born in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent, Martin successfully persuaded his father to permit him to become… Continue reading
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Masters Of The Country Blues | Youtube
Mance Lipscomb and Ligntnin’ Hopkins tear it up. Introduction by Taj Mahal. Continue reading
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▶ The Emperor Voiced by Mark Hamill’s Joker – YouTube
Mark Hamill vs. Mark Hamill “Luke Skywalker” as acted by Mark Hamill [Return of the Jedi] “The Emperor” as voiced by Mark Hamill’s Joker [Arkham Games/DCUO clips] “Darth Vader” as voiced by Tom Hardy‘s Bane [Dark Knight Rises] This video… Continue reading
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The look of music | Harvard Gazette
Thanks to my good brother, John C., who pointed this out for me. John did some studies with my mentor and myself on the Philosophy of Music and Silence. Always a rare treat to sit and converse with him. We… Continue reading
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Blogs I ♡: Tender Heart Musings, Himani B. | man of words
Himani is an ecstatic poet of note, she wanders through this world inviting ecstasy and pain in equal measure. A trail of Tender Heart Musings tell the tale. Utilising deeply evocative imagery and her unique connection to the unquantifiable elements of existence;… Continue reading
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Pyramid of Khufu Revealed
Exploration of an interesting theory on how the Great Pyramids were constructed. 4500 years after the construction of the great Pyramids, their secret still remains. Jean-Pierre Houdin‘s very serious ramp theory explains how the Great Pyramids could have possibly been… Continue reading
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