Lust is a terrible sin, but God help me…
I’ve always loved Morgans, because their beautiful and fast, but mostly because they appeal to the Luddite in me. They’re all hand made with ash frames covered in hand-hammered aluminum.
Rolling works of art!
Category: The Arts
The Drag
My pal, Joann Fastoff is finishing her new book, The Drag. It’s another novel featuring FBI agent Howard Watson. If you like thrillers, you’ll like this. Her books are crisp, intelligent, and best of all, entertaining!
Check it out:
The Dirty “D”
Photographer Phillip Jarmain has created a photo essay documenting the past glory of this iconic America city (click on “Art” then “Detroit”).
(c) Phillip Jarmain
In an interview with Wired Magazine, he says:
What I’m trying to do is document these buildings carefully and with craft,” Jarmain says. “The buildings are part of a history filled with ingenuity, innovation and entrepreneurship. They’re part of a record that is about brilliant minds coming together to create the capitalist frontier and the middle class of America.
We could spend hours debating all the reasons why such a dynamic and important city is now facing bankruptcy, but like Mr. Jarmain I think it’s better to celebrate the things that made Detroit great.
After viewing these photos, I really feel that the seeds of her revival are lying dormant, just waiting to sprout.
Messing with Your Mind
Happy Kwik-E-Mart Day!
Okay, not Kwik-E-Mart, but that other convenience store, you know, the one that sells Squishees.
What? That’s still the Kwik-E-Mart? All right, then whaddaya call those slushy, fruity drinks that come in big cups that you’re supposed to gulp down on a hot day?
Whatevs. I ain’t collecting any ad money from ’em anyway.
So, been to the movies lately?
Seems all the big, blockbuster summer films have been big, blockbusting summer flops. Well, if you’re a fan of the cinematic arts like I am, don’t despair. Tonight on SyFy is an epic movie event, the likes of which has never been seen or even imagined by the film-going public! A production so vast in scope, so daring in its execution that it cannot, neigh, must not be missed…
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