From article:
Nuclear war. Global warming. ISIS. There are a lot of very serious things that people worry could destroy civilization. And, to be fair, a lot of times that concern is justified.
But then there are the other times. The times that society has had total freak-outs over things that now seem completely innocuous. It is […]
“So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an awkward lovemaking scene, but I think it’s very rare that you see it private.’
Ang Lee
“He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt.”
Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus
For people who insist they enjoy “erotica” and not porn ;-)
For 13 years, New York’s Museum of Sex — MoSex for short — has enlightened, educated and titillated patrons with a variety of explicit exhibits covering all aspects of sexuality.
How explicit?
Well, visitors who step from the stairs into the first exhibition floor see a larger than life video loop of Linda Lovelace performing oral sex.
Not […]
“Monogamy is a way of getting the versions of ourselves down to the minimum.”
Adam Phillips, Monogamy
From article:
Mozart never made much of a living from music while he was alive. History, though, has treated him well.
Here are ten great purveyors of pop music whose works are going to last decades longer while the likes of Miley and Bruno are long forgotten. It can’t happen soon enough.
1. The Everly Brothers – best […]
TED speakers can teach you a lot. They’re experts in their subject areas, of course, so the content of their talks are almost invariably valuable, but they’re also great examples of how to wow an audience. And as some of the top minds in the country, they’re also good for one more thing — recommending […]
Jacques Rivette –
Since he passed away today, here are several quotes from a lifetime of pushing the envelope:
“People who go to, say, one film every two weeks and tell themselves, “I will see the great films, but not the others, not the commercial movies,” I think those people have no chance of really seeing cinema. […]
Director was known for experimental movies like “Celine and Julie Go Boating” and “L’amour fou”
Jacques Rivette, a leading figure in the French New Wave movement best known for experimental and challenging works, died Friday in Paris. He was 87.
The director, who had reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, was praised as “one of the greatest […]
I revisit Klute often.
There’s much to admire, of course, but I often watch it with the sound down… just to study the cinematography by Gordon Willis
‘The Prince of Darkness’, a documentary of the work of Gordon Willis ASC, is in development at Alias Studio Sydney.
