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A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my...
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THE ART OF BLACK & WHITE FILM PROCESSING~
There is something to creating an image with your eye, your mind, and the camera, then taking it home and finishing the creating process by developing the film into a negative with your own two hands. I never feel more connected to photography than when I do it all myself. Bonus, after the initial investment you’ll save a ton of money on black &...
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UNSTUFF YOUR LIFE Like goes with like. Every inanimate object you own should live in a “home.” Neckties live with neckties, jeans with jeans, and so on. You take something out, you return it. A word to the wise: Keep your shoes on a rack or shelf away from the floor. They’ll attract less dust that way which means they’ll all need less shining.
Know when to shed the dead weight. If...
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“It’s like photocopying yourself. You photocopy something so many times, it gets...”
– Florence Welch
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LOST AND FOUND: YARD SALE ANSEL ADAMS
Cheers, Rick Norsigian, you are the luckiest man alive.
The Associated Press (and others) just reported that after a six-month examination, a team of experts has authenticated a batch of found Ansel Adams negatives. The large glass negatives, purchased for $45 by Norsigian at a yard sale, are valued at $200 million; until now, they were “believed to...
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WatchALL SUMMER
Converse just released the next in its series of unlikely collaborations — last summer it was Santigold, Julian Casablancas and Pharrell doing “My Drive Thru.” This year, it’s an explicit summer anthem — Bethany Cosentino sings “All summer / We drink the water” between Kid Cudi’s verses, while Rostam Batmanglij contributes the melody and instrumentation. Download the song at...
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HERO OF COMIC-BOOK WORLD GETS REAL
Typically, the appearance of Alan Moore’s name on a comic book has been a harbinger of heady, consequential writing inside: a promise of mighty champions empowered through mystical or superscientific methods and whose conflicts would challenge the reader’s perceptions of heroism and humanity.
So perhaps the first indication that “Unearthing,” a new work by...
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A NEW LEAF
Photographer EMILY SHUR captures the curious arboreal legerdemain of disguised cell-phone towers
Everyone wants flawless cell service, but in the great NIMBY tradition, no one wants the damn towers within eyeshot. There are roughly 250,000 cell-phone towers in the U.S. today, and as our insatiable appetite for more and faster data transmission grows, that number is sure to...
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WatchInception had its Hollywood premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theatre on July 13, and composer Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr were on hand to perform its score. The whole premiere was streamed by Ustream, including their performance with a 20-piece orchestra.
The movie was brilliant and the soundtrack accompanying it was complimentary. Hans Zimmer never fails to produce an amazing score to any movie that...
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ICE BREAKERS: TWO AMAZING POPSICLE RECIPES
Make these frozen pops for a back-yard bash and you’ll see why North Carolina’s ace of ice, Locopops, has spawned so many imitators.
MANGO CHILE POPS
Ingredients
1 lb very ripe mangoes
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or more to taste
Peel the mangoes, cut the flesh from the pits, and purée with the remaining...
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‘INCEPTION’ STARS JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT AND ELLEN PAGE DREAM BIG
These days, the term “young Hollywood” conjures up images of pouty, plastic starlets being chased down Robertson Boulevard by paparazzi and probation officers, but recently the soulful side of young Hollywood made an appearance at a corner deli on Franklin Avenue. “Hi Joe,” Ellen Page said with a faraway smile as Joseph...
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“My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and,...”
– René Magritte
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