Saturday, September 18, 2010
Glory (1989)
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Emotionally powerful study of a politically complex historical moment.
William S. Burroughs: The Cat Inside
Purring in his sleep, Fletch stretches out his little black paws to touch my hands, the claws withdrawn, just a gentle touch to assure him that I am there beside him as he sleeps. He must have a dream image of me. Cats are said to be color-blind: grainy black-and-white, a flickering silver film full of rents as I leave the room, come back, go out, pick him up, put him down. Who could harm such a creature? Train his dog to kill him! Cat hate reflects an ugly, stupid, loutish, bigoted spirit. There can be no compromise with this Ugly Spirit.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
First Lines: Rainer Maria Rilke - The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
So, this is where people come in order to live, I would have rather thought: to die.
