Lee Scratch Perry’s rules for life Here are 10 life rules from a man who lives in a truly extraordinary way. Jamaican artist Lee Scratch Perry is a wildly creative musician and producer who has sprinkled his inimitable magic on to projects in collaboration with the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Clash, The BeastieContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #172”
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Book Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
An emotionally and physically eviscerating exploration of what it means to be a human and what it means to be an animal. And the morbid and savage extent that humans will go to dehumanise the living beings they eat. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Horror, animal rights, human rights, speculative fiction Publisher: Scribner Review in one word: Provocative * Contains noContinue reading “Book Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica”
Comforting Thought: Your Mind Is Part of the Ecosystem
Our mental and ecological health are linked writes Timothy Morton for the MIT Press Reader. Recognising this interdependence can change how we relate to the world and to ourselves.
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #171
Ten rules for living by writer and founder of Playgrounds for Palestine Susan Abulhawa Via We Transfer Stewart Keller – Coloring Book UNESCO has launched a virtual museum of stolen objects to draw attention to illicit trade in indigenous artefacts UNESCO has launched the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, the first of its kindContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #171”
Sunrise
Sunrise, as you enter the houses of everyone here, find us.We’ve been crashing for days, or has it been years.Find us, beneath the shadow of this yearning mountain, crying here.We have been sick with sour longings, and the jangling of fears.Our spirits rise up in the dark, because they hear,Doves in cottonwoods calling forth theContinue reading “Sunrise”
Comforting Thought: Seek Respite Wherever it Exists, Even the Heart of the Battle
“We may hope, of course, as I do, for smaller flames, a moment of respite, a pause that will allow us to dream again. But perhaps there is no peace for an artist other than the peace found in the heat of combat. “Every wall is a door,” Emerson rightly said. Do not seek theContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Seek Respite Wherever it Exists, Even the Heart of the Battle”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #170
Irish rappers Kneecap and their ten rules to live by If you are interested in music, it’s likely that you will have read something, or heard someone banging on about how amazing Kneecap are. They are Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí: a dynamic, charismatic group of rappers from Belfast, whose punchy, sometimes satirical, output movesContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #170”
This is only one of many worlds
This is only one of many worlds. Worlds are beings, each with their own themes, rules, and ways of doing. Humans in this world fall too easily to war, are quick to take offense, and claim ownership. “What drama,” said crow, dodging traffic as he wrestled a piece of road kill.” Excerpt from Conflict ResolutionContinue reading “This is only one of many worlds”
Comforting Thought: Hope is Awakened by Millions of Individuals
“Some will say that such hope is carried by a nation, others by a person. But I believe quite the reverse: hope is awakened, given life, sustained, by the millions of individuals whose deeds and actions, every day, break down borders and refute the worst moments in history, to allow the truth—which is always inContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Hope is Awakened by Millions of Individuals”
Comforting Thought: Artists Pay Homage to the Finest Examples of Humankind
“Artists are the perpetual defenders of living creatures, precisely because those creatures are alive. They truly advocate to love whoever is close by right now, and not those far in the future, which is what debases contemporary humanism, turning it into a catechism of the courthouse. Quite the reverse: a great work of art endsContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Artists Pay Homage to the Finest Examples of Humankind”
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