February 2012
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The West of West Review: The Responsibility of the... →
“There is a school of thought that if somebody buys a piece, it is theirs; they can do what they want with it. But I believe that they do [have a responsibility to the pieces that they own]. One of the collector’s referred to himself as a “custodian” of the artwork and I’ve since had a number of other collectors come up to me after the opening and say, “You know, now that I’ve read what...
““Literary gentlemen, editors, and critics think that they know how to write,...”
Newly digitized love letters of Robert and... →
fuckyeahmanuscripts:
“I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett.”
Apocalyptic Picnic
thewestofwestreview:
London: So this is what having a picnic was like.
Sydney: I really like it. It feels so… dangerous.
- From Mily Mumford’s sweet short-play Picnic in a Post-Apocalyptic Park-land. To read the full play, visit The West of West Review or just click this link.
“I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple...”
– John Green, The Fault in Our Stars (via bookmania)
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The Grammys were the victims of Chris Brown???
“We’re glad to have [Chris Brown] back,” said executive producer Ken Ehrlich. “I think people deserve a second chance, you know. If you’ll note, he has not been on the Grammys for the past few years and it may have taken us a while to kind of get over the fact that we were the victim of what happened.”
To read Sasha Pasulka’s fantastic diatribe against Chris Brown, visit HelloGiggles.
West of West Reviews: Donor
A review I wrote of Donor, the multiple-award winning film coming out of the Philippines, for The West of West Review’s coverage of the Victoria Film Festival. To read the rest of my review, just visit The West of West Review by clicking on the link.
“Mark Meily’s Donor takes its viewers into the streets and markets, strip joints and jails of Manila, providing a glimpse into what a woman...
In defense of books:
thewestofwestreview:
“Paper books may be the only media remaining that don’t report your behavior back to anonymous aggregators.”
(via wwnorton)
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January 2012
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Alleyways creep into my shoes
thewestofwestreview:
On to the streets of flat feet, I’m searching for you: I’ve called in my favours, Haunted the Vietnamese sandwich shops, Drank dusty bottles of beer Wrapped in gold foil in Chinatown. It’s hailing now as I pass the massage parlour, As ice pellets evaporate before my lips, As alleyways creep into my shoes.
- Patrick Gray, from “Christ, another Private Dick”. To read the full...
The Streets Of New York City In 1908
all-thats-interesting:
Taken from the middle of the intersection Fifth Avenue and 51st street in New York City, the photograph above shows the streets of New York in 1908 with Central Park visible in the background.
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Place and Wilderness - Don McKay →
thewestofwestreview:
“Suppose we try to define place without using the usual humanistic terms - not home and native land, not little house on the prairie, not even the founding principle of our sense of beauty - but as a function of wilderness. Try this: ‘place is wilderness to which history has happened.’ Or: ‘place…
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Extract from "A Journey of Broken Landscapes" -...
“Sara made and sold paintings; well, she tried, at least – mottled swashes of reds and blues with the silhouettes of hollow people dripping through. She brought them into the co-op gallery at the end of February, two new pieces every week. She’d step in with the paintings under her arm, with open sandals, stained orange capris, brown braids, and an array of tank tops and cardigans....
December 2011
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Malaria, long sleeping in the blood
leaps in an adder’s fashion, suddenly -
the body unprepared and unattended:
But I am stricken with another sickness
that hides and coils itself around the veins
then strikes and strangles
When my breath’s seized with such arrest
I shake and tremble
cannot withhold my eyes from your bent look
and, in the words that stumble
out of my...
November 2011
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October 2011
12 posts
The Fall of the House of Usher - Charming Stranger... →
A review I wrote for The Marble about the excellent production of The Fall of the House of Usher in Victoria, B.C.
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