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Order on the Horizon
Thought I’d put the songs on U2′s No Line on the Horizon in order of favourites. This was harder than I thought. I’ll Go Crazy, Breathe and Stand up comedy are all competing for the honour of being my least … Continue reading
Joss Whedon calls for enlightened activism
Joss Whedon, in an impassioned post on community weblog Whedonesque.com, condemns the underlying attitude that led to the ‘honour-killing’ of Dua Khalil in Iraq and films such as the upcoming torture-porn film Captivity in the U.S.A. He writes: ‘It’s no … Continue reading
Cutty Sark the way she was
A Corbijnesque oldie in honour of the Cutty Sark, where this picture was taken. The Cutty Sark went down in a blaze this week. Some blame the Dutch.
Hell yeah, you will
- Been obsessed with new Neil Diamond album 12 songs, ‘Captain of a shipwreck’ and ‘Evermore’ in particular. If Diamond hadn’t gone so Vegas in the 70s, he’d probably have near-Dylan status. He’s got the G-d issues that go with … Continue reading
Serenity premiere
Summer Glau (River Tam in Serenity) is very pretty. I attended the premiere in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening, where Summer and Nathan Fillion (Captain Mal Reynolds) were guests of honour. Quite a few good shots even though the red carpet … Continue reading
Confession
I miss MT. Please don’t hurt me. If I ever get put on trial for abusing publishing tools, I will claim temporary insanity: “Your honour, I am not myself today.”
Mother and Child reunion
(probably taken with a Voigtlander Vitomatic) Today’s challenge at Photo Friday is ‘mother’ (which seems a little tired after ‘father’ a few weeks ago, but anyway). I only have one picture I took of my mother and grandparents when I … Continue reading
Marlon Brando, great contender, dead at 80
Broadway theatres are dimming their lights tonight at 8pm. I suggest we all open our windows and holler in honour of the man: “Steeeeeeelllaaaaaaaaa!!” (mp3) Zeldman’s lovely obit New York Times obit Hollywood Reporter Brando movie quotes Metafilter thread, some … Continue reading
