Category: Art/Skill/Techne
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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: Make the Haiku Complete (readinpleasure.wordpress.com) Art of Haiku: Conveying a…
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Root of the Kingdom
birds chirp in tree top squirrels chitter on the ground all at daily play in the no-shadow of noon leaf falls touching root Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether.
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Mid-Term Exams Approaching
young fish, busy school– ripples under the surface– hungry cat prowling Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether.
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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 (patrickmccoy.typepad.com)
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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 you seen what Google wants us to put on our…
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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 Joyce and Dickens to Wharton and Welty, the Obsessive Habits…
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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) Beethoven Festival to Feature Wilco Drummer Glenn Kotche (thecontrapuntist.com) Beethoven…
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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.
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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 a Chemex® and you live in Denton, stop by Shift…
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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!
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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, a genre in the ancient craft of Japanese woodprinting. After…
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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 (miamiherald.com)
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