Consider The Lobster
Why Blank Mag is in awe of the late David Foster Wallace. David Foster Wallace’s article “Consider the Lobster” begins as a journalistic report from the annual Maine Lobster Festival but soon becomes a philosophical meditation on the question, “Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure?” This [...]
Things not to say when opening Christmas presents
“Its the thought that counts – though you could have thought about it a bit more” “I think I’ve opened the wrong one. I’d never wear this.” “I need to make a phone call.” “No I’m not disappointed. I just thought you were doing all right for yourself” “Thank you darling. It’s almost as nice [...]
Simon’s Cat
Simon Tofield was aware that his bachelor days were about to end when his girlfriend and her six-year-old daughter moved in with him recently. But there have been two dominant females lording it over his household for some time — a nine-year-old tortoiseshell called Jess and a “ginormous” tabby, Maisy. “Jess is a real one-man [...]
Cormac McCarthy on The Road
Cormac McCarthy shuns interviews but he relishes conversation. Last week the author sat down on the leafy patio of the Medgar Hotel, built about 20 years after the siege of the Alamo, the remains of which are next door. McCarthy had flown to San Antonio to meet his friend Tommy Lee Jones, a star of [...]
James Ellroy
The celebrated crime writer reveals that after his last book led to a breakdown, drugs and divorce, this time he has his demons in check Some illuminating pre-interview James Ellroy research shows: “America’s greatest living crime writer” (some would root for Elmore Leonard) feigning joyful masturbation for the benefit of the Playboy Channel outside the [...]
D*Face – Video Interview
London Graffiti artist and urban art start D*Face talsk about his new show and influences D*Face, Artist :: Off The Wall from friendswelove.com on Vimeo. Tweet This Post
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What’s happened to global warming?
Its good to be reminded that global warming is a theory not a fact. So we salute the BBC’s climate correspondent Paul Hudson for writing the following article. What’s happened to global warming?. This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was [...]
Irving Penn RIP
Irving Penn was one of the most versatile photographers of the 20th century, bringing his minimalist style to subjects as diverse as designer frocks, New Guinea tribesmen, Parisian pompiers, London dustmen, nudes, Hell’s Angels, famous artists, celebrities, cigarette ends, rotting fruit and cosmetic products. Over five decades he contributed more than 150 cover photographs for [...]
