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Juegos de guerra en el trabajo en los que me niego a participar · Aunque tiene un poso triste, me gustaron mucho los Daguerréotypes de Varda que nos pusimos esta noche para cenar. Mientras la veía no dejaba de pensar en otro fantástico retrato urbano: Souvenirs de Madrid. Documental que, por cierto, se puede ver aquí por la cara. Comentar este post · Me gusta

Where is the meaning found in the art of reading? Is it in the text itself–some magic of language or mystery of persuasion in the telling of a tale? Or do readers carry meaning in their own curiosity and willingness … Continue reading → The post Where Do We Find Meaning When We Read? A Spectrum of Discovery in Storytelling first appeared on A Pilgrim in Narnia.

Taken aback, overwhelmed, aloof, fathom, by and large, cut and run, bitter end, scuttlebutt, groggy, true colors, slush fund. What do these words and phrases have in common? Also: Do you talk like a sailor without realizing it? You might be surprised to learn that these words all have nautical...

On this day in 2004, I posted the first entry on this blog. In recent years many posts have reflected on the past and present of literary blogging (it has no future) so I will not go over that waste land again except to wish more had followed the example of This Space. One of the very few, in fact the only one I can think of, has been Dan …

Anyone recognise these, they have something of Der Struwwelpeter about them, and yet are polystyrene so can't be any earlier than the 1930's, while Struwwelpeter is from the mid-19C? Also, they look like they might be identifiable characters, from some artwork or another . . . . . . .even Struwwelpeter itself, I know there have been several illustrated versions over the 170-odd years

My Circular 4 track has changed and lost some features / glitchiness that I miss. The little crispy moves of the sliders that made a satisying zzzzzzzzzip sound as I played - these got smoothed over.

Dr. Annette Bochenek loves to take Hometowns to Hollywood on the road–in person or virtually–to offer fun and engaging presentations about Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her presentations range from focusing on various subjects related to Golden Age Hollywood, in addition to presentations that profile individual performers. Below is a listing of upcoming presentations and screenings for Hometowns to Hollywood. Attendance is free of charge unless otherwise noted. To learn more about …

The Green Kingdom By Cornelia Funke & Tammi Hartung Caspia’s summer is transformed when she discovers a bundle of letters containing ten plant-based riddles in this enchanting adventure. Twelve-year-old Caspia hates big cities, especially New York. So, she isn’t thrilled by the news that her parents are taking her to Brooklyn for the whole summer. All right, she had to admit it: it really was an adventure to be in …

Moon’s Milk: Images By Jhonn Balance Compiled by Peter Christopherson & Andrew Lahman Foreword by Andrew Lahman Afterword by Gavin Semple Limited to 1,000 Copies Debossed Hardcover with Dustjacket 170x190mm 224 pages Full Colour £45.00 PRE-ORDER HERE In 2002 Coil released Moon’s Milk, a double CD collection of four EPs comprising improvised performances recorded over successive equinoxes and solstices (recently reissued by our friends at Dais records). For friends and …

It looks like sometime in the past few weeks the PTV/GTFS feeds for Metro trains has subtly changed, so that through routed services are now linked together – at least in some cases. (HT: Rod) For instance, Frankston line trains mostly run through to Newport/Werribee/Williamstown (the green line on the train map). But until now, if you’d planned to travel across town from say Hawksburn to Seddon, most journey planners …

Thorpeness Meare is the centrepiece of the holiday village created by Ogilvie early in the 19th Century on the Suffolk Coast. Shallow, weedy and and extensive at 60 acres it's a lovely place with it's colourful hire boats and the iconic Head in the Clouds which is clearly visible from Aldeburgh.It has fish, and they're free to fish for which is more than can be said for the hire boats. …

The headline of this NBC News chart (link) tells readers that Phoenix (Arizona) has been very, very hot this year. It has over 120 days in which the average temperature exceeded 100F (38 C). It's not obvious how extreme this situation is. To help readers, it would be useful to add some kind of reference points. A couple of possibilities come to mind: First, how many days are depicted in …

Today marks the 866th consecutive day that the rolling 365-day mean has been above 12C, a level that is nearly a degree above the average annual mean temperature for this region. The next longest period, back to 1960, was 499 days starting on June 9th 2003. The graph below shows that since around 2015 this 23,644 day period has been stuck in a high rut. Looking at months on their …

Tropical Storm Helene is now Hurricane Helene, and its closest approach to Tampa Bay happens tomorrow, which means the grocery stores today look somewhat like this (perhaps with fewer mangled AI faces). The post Meanwhile, in Florida… appeared first on The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.

I couldn't resist the juxtaposition with the hurricane post above. I'm getting ready to start season 5 after having thoroughly enjoyed the first four seasons. Helena has become my favorite clone.The topmost video is the least NSFW of the group (re gore). And all contain potential spoilers.For those unfamiliar with the Orphan Black series, go to Seeking Advice on Orphan Black and watch the trailer for season 1.