November 17, 2009

To Waiting, W.S. Merwin

buffleheadcabin:

sometimesagreatnotion:

You spend so much of your time
expecting to become
someone else
always someone
who will be different
someone to whom a moment
whatever moment it may be
at last has come
and who has been
met and transformed
into no longer being you
and so has forgotten you

meanwhile in your life
you hardly notice
the world around you
lights changing
sirens dying along the buildings
your eyes intent
on a sight you do not see yet
not yet there
as long as you
are only yourself

with whom as you
recall you were
never happy
to be left alone for long

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November 16, 2009
“ How can we have confidence in the white people? When Jesus Christ came upon the earth, you killed him, the son of your own God, you nailed him up! You thought he was dead, but you were mistaken. And only after you thought you killed him did you worship him, and start killing those who would not worship him. What kind of a people is this for us to trust?
Tecumseh, Shawnee leader, to Governor Harrison of the Indiana Territory (August 11, 1810) •
November 13, 2009
The Surface of Mars - New photos from NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.

The Surface of Mars - New photos from NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.

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The Surface of Mars - New photos from NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.

The Surface of Mars - New photos from NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera.

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November 12, 2009
“ No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.
They Might Be Giants, from the song “Don’t Let’s Start.” •
November 11, 2009

One seriously tripped-out video. Claymation by Allison Schulnik. Song “Ready,Able” by Grizzly Bear. Best viewed in fullscreen ;-)

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October 22, 2009
cathartesaura: wearetheweirdos: These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking. To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent. by Chris Jordan via appleonastick: align: closertotheocean

cathartesaura:

wearetheweirdos:

These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent. by Chris Jordan

via appleonastick: align: closertotheocean

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October 21, 2009

Smashproof’s “Brother” won Best Video at this year’s New Zealand Music Awards. It portrays life in South Auckland, and reinacts a real incident that occured. Sadly, a teenager got caught tagging and was fatally stabbed.

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October 20, 2009

Styrofoam Cups Installation

by Tara Donovan

It looks like some alien wasps have taken over.

 

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October 12, 2009

Bad Religion

I’ve listened to Bad Religion since I was 12. I remember taping “Infected” off the radio and playing it to death on my walkman. Thank you, Bad Religion, for making my school bus rides less painful.

Until now however, I’ve never seen them live. My god, those old guys can rock! Everyone who saw the show agrees they rocked harder than many other bands they’ve seen. They were loud, fast, soaring and on point. 

I had a sweet seat, front row centre balcony. Great view of the swirling masses. People were jumping from the mezzanine. During NOFX’s set, someone jumped down on the stage and passed Fat Mike a joint. The fan played his bass for him, while Mike puffed away. Then, zig-zagging around security, the dude dodged both guards and did a perfect swan dive back into the crowd.

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