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OK Gang it's time to try out the latest technology in the exquisite science together, we can all try and report out, share notes Actually it's quite old technology but it fell into memory around the 10th century and has only semi-recently made a real comeback Jhāna 1, the euphoria stage, has...

How permeable are your boundaries Do you shut the world out or welcome it in What is your attitude towards openness

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. I was thinking about it watching...

The Fisher Family, in Essex, has done well for itself. The family business had long been wholesale cheese supply, though the paternal line for four generations consisted of wrestlers and boxers. Great-granddaddy Fisher is alleged to be last British sailor to receive a cat o’ nine tails—a...

I was reading Blackbird Spyplane this morning which is basically a consumerism column for New York neohipsters. They have a feature called V.I.P. R.A.D.A.R.,” ie. "Vibey Illustrious People with Rare And Dope Ass Recon." Basically they interview scenesters and ask for clothing/scent/furniture...

What are your cycles? Cycles of work and play. Cycles of city and countryside. Cycles of building and losing drug tolerance. Cycles of reading and writing. Cycles of finding new music and listening to what you already know and love. Cycles of cleaning and dirtying the flat. Seasonal cycles of...

My galpal read me some lines from Octavio Paz, Art of Mexico this morning that were lovely: And here is the stepped fret referenced Some connections to Grapejuice numerology themes and Joycean time-as-a-block ideas. Anyone been to the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City? It's got an...

Who will read with me and discuss? Erik McLuhan has called this essay a greater contribution to humanity than Einstein's general relativity. Papa Marshall was heavily influenced, discussing it with Lewis and Pound. Link.

Not capital-P Political but more like, everyday political. Soft trauma, ambient gaslighting. What are the ways you've been warped and changed by power? The ways you feel less curious, less free? The voices you introject? The ways abusive (in the banal way) landlords, bosses, partners have...

What are the classic posts? What are the underrated B-sides? Memorial & archival thread.

Okay I have been meaning for weeks now to write up catalogs SMOG zine, the idea is to liveblog reading it in real-time, like a YouTube reaction video I'm making this basically to put a timer on the project, it is a public commitment of intent Why should you care? Not solely because catalog is...

I thought this talk was great, maybe people have read the book or related book reviews, or are just familiar with Charles Mann's stuff more generally. I've been reading and liking 1491, moving on to 1493 soon. This lecture, even in just the first 20 minutes, sets up the major fault lines for...

Really enjoyed watching the opening episode of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Been getting into diving, deep-sea environments, and James Cameron films all at once, thought I'd spin up a thread. Not sure if anyone's seen The Abyss, it's a wild ride of a movie with some emotional punches...

(1/100) Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me" "As far back as I can remember..." "In the beginning..." "Much anticipated, but til this day undelivered..." The way I always understood the difference between my parents' music taste was that Dad was up-tempo and Mom meant down-tempo. That said...

For the old man, there is no longer any novelty in the world, because he has decided there is none. Even surprises are post-emptively explained away with ease. All the animals have been named and identified. Evolution freezes in its tracks; there are no new animals. This thread is dedicated...

Mistress of Eternal Sleep! A kingdom fallen into dormancy! Eve takes the apple! Narcissus revisited! Zero-sum mentalities! The seven servants! This is Mvuent's thread. I am just making it for him. But if he doesn't take it over I will have to start posting. And none of us want that. Mvuent...

In the beginning, there was the Symposium.

Here I chronicle all my grievances against Linebaugh for his recent stay at my apartment

Peli has dropped the first chapter of his manuscript-in-progress, Big Mood: A Transcendental-Computational Essay on Art https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_uDMPceNGbezCgdFxfkxpebAJm2QQzI5wsd0FUEY9E/edit It is a continuation of his ongoing work on vibe. There are some connections here which...

What more needs to be said. This is boys chat hour. Pull that pretentious stick outta your ass and confess how this movie made you feel as a young man. Cliff Martinez soundtrack The scorpion jacket The elevator scene The wave on the beach, the Hollywood mask The opening robbery and chase...