Category Archives: arts

tall buildings

James Lileks says several right things about the WTC. It’s not cowardice to suggest that there might be difficulty renting the upper floors of two 110 story towers; I can imagine myself as someone looking for office space, standing in … Continue reading

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alternate casting

In Time Bandits, in the scene introducing Agamemnon, the script read: Helmet comes off to reveal Sean Connery (or an actor of equal but cheaper stature). Imagine, if you will, that the casting director hired Roger Moore. Later: I learned … Continue reading

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same but not same

Some say rebuild the towers exactly as they were. Some say leave their footprints bare. Seems to me you can have both: rotate the plan by a quarter-turn.

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the opposite of anachronism

There is no reason why he should not . . . take her waltzing in Strauss’ Vienna or to the theater in Shakespeare’s London – as well as exploring funny little bars in Tom Lehrer’s New York or playing tag in the … Continue reading

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oh look, the grass fell over.

The most exquisite crop circles are showcased at c i r c l e m a k e r s. (Link from Steve Sailer.)

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are there still girls in apartment 3-G?

Today I spent a pleasant while browsing Don Markstein’s Toonopedia, a growing database of cartoons of all types.

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how unhip?

I don’t know who jaguaro.org might be, or on what authority they decree One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately [new link], but what the hell. I went through the list and found five that I own … Continue reading

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