deep-holes

wow. i've just read alice munro's short story deep-holes, which was published in last week's new yorker. it was incredible. it made me think a lot of the film away from her, which was based on an alice munro story and has some thematic similarities. but--even better, it reminded me of philip roth's american pastoral , one of my favorite books. both revolve around a similar central incident--the disappearance of a child from a family circle, and how this moment spins around the life of the parent. both are incredible.

two times

i know i already posted about this guy, but he's just so awesome. so he merits two posts.

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girl talk

my friend ro really likes this song, shut the club down by girl talk. what do you think?

come softly to me

this takes you to the fifties--having a cigarette, rolling the window down. - albert hammond, jr.

the realms of the unreal

at battle of drosabellamaximillan. seeing glandelinians retreating vivian girls grasp christian banners, and lead charge against foe by henry darger


spontaneously saw the dargerism: contemporary artists and henry darger exhibit at the folk art museum because i was in the neighborhood. i first learned about darger through documentary made about him by jessica yu, in the realms of the unreal. seeing the immense detail of henry darger's watercolor collages in person is awesome. also exhibited are some old newspaper and magazine cutouts--advertisements that inspired darger's drawings of little girls.

a few other artists also stood out to me:

amy cutler

plot line

robyn o'neil

these finals hours embrace at last; this is our ending, this is our past.

justine kurland

the orchard

read the nytimes review or take a peek at the exhibit yourself, on view through september 21st.

i'm so young

i am laying in my bed, maybe drunk, maybe not, swooooooning hardcore over this song: i'm so young, by the students.



someone...anybody...please, write me into a 1950s doo-wop movie where i can dance to this song with the boy i'm going steady with and have a beehive maybe, or at least capri pants and red lipstick.

maybe we should just remake cry-baby. i'll be a drape.

danny and galen

danny weiss has new pictures up. i especially like this one of galen.