Apparently Olafur Eliasson is installing several waterfalls in New York this summer. Very Cool. I think i might be able to see the one between Pier 4 and 5 in Brooklyn from my roof. Gothamist has more info.
Brooklyn Bridge
Between Pier 4 and 5 in Brooklyn
“…separate, perfect immovable
Images can break the solitude
Of lovely, satisfied, indifferent eyes.”
- William Butler Yeats
And here’s a photograph from the book.
If you like this, go here.
Slightly related: What do you call those quotes that often are found after the title page of the book but before the substance?
Update: Epigraph. Thx Alex.
Wesley Snipes is facing sentencing today after being convicted of several tax misdemeanors. He had some of his friends submit letters to the court asking for leniency and attesting to his good character. Among the letter writers were Denzel Washington, Woody Harellson, Judge Joe Brown, a Shaolin monk, and Snipes’ personal driver and personal stand-in (who presumably doesn’t have to stand in his stead in this instance).
But the winner by a mile is the letter submitted by Bokeem Woodbine which is actually handwritten on college ruled paper ripped from a spiral notebook (to his credit he did use both sides of the sheet). What on earth was Bokeem doing that he couldn’t find the time to compose his thoughts on a computer? Hell, an email to the judge would carry more weight.
“Oh shit! They Got Wesley? This is an injustice! I need to express myself to the judge! No… no time to log on. You know how slow Windows Vista is. I’ll just (*rip*) take a few of these sheets and put pen to paper….”
The letters can be found here (pdf). If you just want to see Bokeem’s letter, and who could blame you, it is the very last letter in the document.
I have heard about this place, but have never managed to make the trek with my brother. It would take a life time to dig through all those crates.
My brother took the reMitch out to The Thing and they shot a little video inside. It’s nice to get a sneak peak. I could lose an entire weekend in this place.
Thanks to DCP for the heads up.
Vogue went all old-timey with its most recent cover which, to my eyes, hearkens back to the imagery of Jim Crow-era propaganda.
King James won’t be happy with a ring, he wants your women (all of them) too!
23/6 makes the apt comparison below:
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas is always on the 25th of December, no matter the day of the week.
When is Easter?
I trust you won’t use the internet. If you know the answer, drop knowledge in the comments (and let me know how you came to know this information…)
Audio of Obama’s General Counsel crashing a Clinton Campaign Conference Call » Lawyers arguing cracks me up. Their formality is hilarious.
The City Visible: JJ Hatters » I am really liking this newish series in the Times. This time the article is on JJ Haters, the haberdashery where I bought my new hat a few months back (which I am in love with). The slide show is here and I actually bought my hat from this guy who, when told by my friend that he thought his hat was too big because he could fit his fingers into the space between his hat and his forehead, responded, “So what? Who walks around with fingers in his hat?”
Check out the New York Times profile on JeongMee Yoon’s Pink and Blue Projects and the accompanying multi-media slide show.
via (the group blog for the 2007-2008 Photojournalism and Documentary Class at ICP… and special props to the author for using the word “dipped”.)
I just realized that Senator McCain doesn’t adhere to the de facto requirement that an aspiring president’s website only use red white and blue. His banner is black[1] and gold (my high school’s colors).
Gosh John, you maverick, you.
John
Cf. Hillary
Cf. Barack
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[1] I suppose, technically, Barack’s banner has some black in it too…
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