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Plays: 29
“For Your Love” - The Yardbirds
04
Jul
04
Jul
“ It was the custom in those days for passengers leaving for America to bring balls of yarn on deck. Relatives on the pier held the loose ends. As the Giulia blew its horn and moved away from the dock, a few hundred strings of yarn stretched across the water. People shouted farewells, waved furiously, held up babies for last looks they wouldn’t remember. Propellers churned; handkerchiefs fluttered, and, up on deck, the balls of yarn began to spin. Red, yellow, blue, green, they untangled toward the pier, slowly at first, one revolution every ten seconds, then faster and faster as the boat picked up speed. Passengers held the yarn as long as possible, maintaining the connection to the faces disappearing onshore. But finally, one by one, the balls ran out. The strings of yarn flew free, rising on the breeze.
— Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, page 64 (paperback edition)
03
Jul
NC-#06 (via Uncle Shoe)
03
Jul
As kottke says, “Cold Souls = Being John Malkovich - John Malkovich + Paul Giamatti. Sort of.”
Also, is anyone else obsessed with Lauren Ambrose? I think she’s wonderful, although that is a lot of Six Feet Under talking. Apparently she’s doing some voice work for Where the Wild Things Are, and is a trained opera singer to boot.
03
Jul
Arrested Development Documentary: Final Trailer - Updated (via kottke)
For any Arrested Development fans out there. It’s time for me to rewatch it.
03
Jul
For those who are unemployed and are looking to kill some time during the day, here is something extremely useful: Double Feature Finder, a website that shows you when movies are scheduled back-to-back at your local theater, so you can sneak into them.
(via charlietodd)
Yes, please! Hope I get a chance to use this soon.
03
Jul
Pretty Cool People Interviews: Miranda July (via beitelblog)
I enjoyed this video of Miranda July speaking about her collaborative art projects. I especially love what she says about the internet — about how seeing a photo of someone’s face or reading about their hobbies doesn’t really communicate much.
03
Jul
“Washington, D.C., circa 1915. “Birth of the American flag.” View full size.”
Happy fireworks and pie, y’all.
(via shorpy)
03
Jul
(via From Betsy With Love)
Hi, I'm Glynnis.
I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. I recently lived and studied in Paris, France. This summer I'm living in New York City and working in a book arts studio.
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