Author: psaugust

I am that child of always…..

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film

The perks of having an online video renting membership is finding movies that I’ve never heard of before and discovering that I’ve been missing out on so much and learning that I have so much more to take in. If that makes any sense. I’m really bad with run-ons. Julian Schnabel’s Before Night Falls is an example of this. I had no expectations of it and after watching it, I’m completely flustered as to why […]

Chomp. or whatever kind of noise a giraffe makes

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art / recollections

View from Sophie Calle’s studio. She says that the stuffed giraffe’s head reminds her of her late mother whose similar expression hovers over her as she works. Creepy and kind of awesome at the same time. An Abby Goodman creation. I saw these hybrid creatures at an exhibition at the Poissant gallery awhile back. They’re really delicate and beautiful in person. I know butterflies are often thought of as serene and pretty little things, but […]

things I heart this month: September

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Little Red Riding Hood Cillian Murphy. for some odd reason. he’s got killer eyes! and by killer I mean he will shoot you in your face horrible horror flicks Rutger Hauer’s amazing performance in Blade Runner! instant photos a renewed appreciation for gooood landscape photography late night reading sessions the Menil and the green room in Cy Twombly’s Gallery long dinners with friends paper streamers velvety smooth hangers Origins A Perfect World face lotion. feel […]

Eleven Heavy Things

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art

There’s an awesome interview with Miranda July in the August issue of Interview. Her exhibit for the Venice Biennale looks so good, I wish I could be a part of it. Taking art to another level, Miranda July incorporates people into her pieces and then allows them to take a piece of that creation home with them through the use of snapshots and video or whatever form of moment-capturing device they have handy. If you […]

Orlando. Paris, Texas

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film still from Wim Wender’s Paris, Texas Two great movies in one sitting. I had to rent this movie after I saw this scene on TV when we used to have all those fancy cable channels. The quiet dialogue between Nastassja Kinski and Harry Dean Stanton’s characters is really powerfully emotional on a personal level. You don’t know anything about Travis and Jane’s history yet. You don’t know how they met or why they’re not […]