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Jay Gent wrote on We Are Cult: ‘The Exorcist III’ (1990): An Appreciation ❉ Nick Clement revisits the underrated gem that outshines its weaker sequels and modern reboots. “I have hobbies. In the meantime, we have cancer and mongoloid babies and murderers, monsters prowling the planet, even prowling this neighborhood, Father… right now, while our children suffer… and our loved ones die, and your God goes waltzing blithely through the …

When I wrote my history of Denmark Street – Denmark Street: London’s Street Of Sound – I delivered what some felt was an overly optimistic conclusion. This commercial makeover might not be all bad, I said, citing one example: “Might Denmark Street even finally get a record shop like…. the new Rough Trade hidden inside a clothe’s shop… in west Soho?” And so it has come to pass with the …

Julien Duvivier, the great French director of films including 1937’s Pépé Le Moko, was very clear which was his favourite out of his many beautiful silent films. “Poil de Carotte: without hesitation,” he said. “Of all the films I have made, this is closest to my heart.” Made, and remade. Duvivier directed this silent Poil … Continue reading Poil de Carotte (1925): a young boy’s living hell →

Philosopher Barbara Montero, who has written widely on the body, talks about George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco. Continue reading → The post Barbara Montero on Balanchine Ballets appeared first on Aesthetics for Birds.

The Biblioteca Hispanica has a huge collection of old hotel labels from Spain, France & Italy. Click through each label at this link & you will be taken to albums of them. Enjoy!

Cokeco are a Fukuoka-based design duo who create leather accessories inspired by the natural curiosities of the world around them. Lately, their attention has been focused on sealife: specifically, our multi-limbed mollusc friends whose tentacles provide endless inspiration for bags, keychains and other everyday accessories. The Octopus Bag (as seen above) is an ingenious design […] Related posts: Tsuchiya Kaban Creates Leather Randoseru For Dogs Planetario: a Series of Leather …

by Mete Yazici The ongoing phase of industrial transformation, known as the fourth industrial revolution, aims to merge the physical, digital, and biological domains through extensive digital innovation (Saldanha, 2019). The pervasive incorporation of digital technologies into all facets of human existence became particularly evident following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 (Hantrais et al., 2020). Moreover, there is tough competition for users’ loyalty. MindSea (2023) reports …

All of my budgeted blogwriting time is going to Logic for Programmers. Should be back early 2025. (I’m still writing the weekly newsletter.)

Ironman just announced the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, which ran from 2008 through 2015. This would be the closest race to me, and Boise is such a nice town, I’m very tempted to sign up for next year’s race—running along the Greenbelt is so pleasant. I’ve been reading some race reports from back then, such as this one from DC Rainmaker in 2011, and it sounded like a tough …

Most people agree that we need to raise public spending to repair our damaged public services. Simon Wren-Lewis estimates that it needs to rise by around 4.5% of GDP eventually. Such an increase, as Simon says, requires higher taxes. This isn't because the government needs the money. It's because it needs real resources - more doctors, nurses, carers, military equipment or prison officers and so on - and there isn't …

I took 10 days off a computer which was genuinely wild and came back to hundreds of emails, most of which were newsletters and marketing so I’ve been on one of my periodic unsubscribe binges and being pretty brutal about whether I’ve actually ever read a newsletter and if not, delete. I mostly read aggregating things because I just want the bottom like quick, not thousands of words of hot …

I’m currently exploring sketching more in graphite and ink, so I’ve also revisited my sketching kit and tried out ways to make it lighter. It’s not that I’m completely obsessed with minimalism, but the thought of carrying a minimal amount of weight when I go sketching sounded very appealing. I’m actually changing my sketching tools ... Read more Source

Black Ice is a Canadian documentary about the influence of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes (CHL) from the early 20th century. Directed by Hubert Davis and based on elements from Darril Fosty’s book “Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925“, the film also sheds light on the anti-black racism in the sport and how deeply entrenched it’s been. Amongst the film’s …

Converting Indo-Arabic numerals into words, like 175 into ‘one hundred seventy-five’, can be useful for a range tasks, including any text-to-speech application, even if only to make a restaurant reservation for six-thirty, and language learning of basic conversations, like to tell someone your age or that the route to take is the fourth street on the right or is some 15km straight ahead. How can you make the computer generate …

My flight home last night tracked up the Hudson and I was fortunate enough to have a window seat on the right hand side of the plane, so I had an amazing view of the Tribute in Light.Reply via email or Mastodon.