Annie Hall
Posted in Film, Literature, tagged anhedonia, Annie Hall, diane keaton, freud, Woody Allen on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
I could post clips from Annie Hall, my all time favorite movie all day long.
Archive for the ‘Literature’ Category
Gonzo Continued
Posted in Art, Film, Literature, Travel, tagged gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following my entry on one of Hunter S. Thompson’s most famous quotes; I found a new photography book, entitled Gonzo, detailing his life from his Air Force encounters to his final resting place as ashes shot out of a cannon in Aspen, Colorado. The following are a few of the many notable photographs taken from [...]
Hunter S. Thompson
Posted in Literature, tagged Hunter S. Thompson on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish — a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow — to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky, and drive [...]
100 Books for Every Man
Posted in Art, Literature, Politics, Sport, Travel, tagged 100 must-read books on June 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a bit late by other blogs standards, and more than half I assume most readers have delved into once or twice from grade school to the present. However, here’s The Art Of Manliness’ (The go-to site for classic know-how from the elder’s wisdom of life) guide to the 100 Must-Read Books. There’s a [...]
Hemingway & Salinger in Paris
Posted in Literature, Travel, tagged Hemingway, Salinger on May 17, 2008 | No Comments »
This is fictional first of all, but even so…it’s quite a funny and interesting read about two of America’s finest writers.
When Hemingway and Mary said they had to go Salinger knew it had been a grand meeting and said his farewells and stumbled back toward his unit on the other side of the Seine, a [...]
W.W.V.D?
Posted in Fashion, Literature, tagged steampunk, the james gang, edwardian on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
What would Vaudeville do? Steampunk has garnered a lot of press lately, and it seems to keep on a constant rise from the first time I ran upon it. The NY Times has a pretty cool article on a group of guys that perform under the name, The James Gang. The modified every day items [...]
An Interview with F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posted in Literature, Politics, tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Guardian on May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is another incredible interview featured by The Guardian with F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the best America’s ever read.
“Then the reporter asked him how he felt now about the jazz-mad, gin-mad generation whose feverish doings he chronicled in This Side of Paradise. How had they done? How did they stand up in the world?
“Why [...]
Jean-Paul Sartre on Travel
Posted in Literature, Travel, tagged Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosophy, Travel on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Jean-Paul Sartre - Nausea
It must be such an upheaval. If I were ever to go on a trip, I think I should make written notes of the slightest traits of my character before leaving, so that when i returned I would be able to compare what I was and what I had become. I’ve read [...]
California Girls, Sun Kil Moon, Black Rebel
Posted in Film, Literature, Music, Travel, tagged California, Marlon Brando, Sun Kil Moon, Truman Capote on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1. I will be in California from Thursday until next Wednesday. I will partake in surfing, mojitos, The Beach Boys, and golden sands. I doubt I will be posting anything new until then. Whoever possibly reads this from time to time, I will be back in a week.
2. Sun Kil Moon is on the [...]
