an unwritten life

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s: Tomás Saraceno, Cloud Cities (2011)

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:55:31 -0400

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

Tomás Saraceno, Cloud Cities (2011)

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s: Andreas Nicolas Fischer;

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:55:16 -0400

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

Andreas Nicolas Fischer;

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s: Olafur Eliasson | Your rainbow panorama

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:54:46 -0400

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

Olafur Eliasson | Your rainbow panorama

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Mon, 20 May 2013 07:52:46 -0400

cinyma: Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson in ‘The...

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:48:15 -0400

cinyma:

Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson in ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ Directed by Wes Anderson, 2007.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:36 -0400

baklavaismyfavoriteword: The Bohemian who wore too much red.

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:23:09 -0400

baklavaismyfavoriteword:

The Bohemian who wore too much red.

"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:14:39 -0400

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.”

- Lemony Snicket (via langleav)

aros: “De Markies” (The Awning). by Eduard Bohtlingk,

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:14:07 -0400

aros:

“De Markies” (The Awning). by Eduard Bohtlingk,

aseaofquotes: Zadie Smith, On Beauty

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:13:26 -0400

aseaofquotes:

Zadie Smith, On Beauty

algonquinlover: James Dean in his apartment on West 68th...

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:38:19 -0400

algonquinlover:

James Dean in his apartment on West 68th Street (New York City, 1955).

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Fri, 17 May 2013 02:37:43 -0400

allthehemispheres: soniafeliz: I traveled for one month around...

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:36:42 -0400

allthehemispheres:

soniafeliz:

I traveled for one month around California and I swear I saw the most breathtaking landscapes. It was a great experience to explorer new places, to try the local food and to meet new people. I got lucky enough to grab a few stills and I’m still working on a video.

creatureofthesun: Strangers - The Kinks

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:50 -0400

creatureofthesun:

Strangers - The Kinks

"I feel all shadows of the universe multiplied deep inside my skin."

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:19 -0400

“I feel all shadows of the universe multiplied deep inside my skin.”

- Virginia Woolf (via moonhymns)

its-salah: Following his release from Guantanamo Bay, Sami...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:52:20 -0400

its-salah:

Following his release from Guantanamo Bay, Sami Al-Hajj, a (former) Guantanamo Bay detainee, dashes towards his eight year old son Mohammad and swoops him up in his arms, hugging him and planting tender kisses on his face in their first reunion after seven years.

After being imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay for seven years, during which he was repeatedly interrogated and tortured, including being physically, sexually, and psychologically abused, Al Hajj was released without any charges held against him.

Al Hajj, a journalist for the Al Jazeera network, was arrested in Pakistan in 2001 while on his way to do camerawork for the network concerning the war that had recently broken out in Afghanistan. It has been speculated by both Al Hajj’s lawyer, Clive Stafford Smith, and Reporters Without Borders that the main reason that he was incarcerated for so long was due to the US Miliary’s desire to make him an informant against Al Jazeera, as most of Al Hajj’s interrogations consisted of American interrogators questioning him about the (Al Jazeera) network.

While in Guantanamo, Al Hajj wrote a poem titled Humiliated in Shackles to his son Mohammad:

When I heard pigeons cooing in the trees,
Hot tears covered my face.

When the lark chirped, my thoughts composed
A message for my son.

Mohammad, I am afflicted.
In my despair, I have no one but Allah for comfort.

The oppressors are playing with me,
As they move freely around the world.

They ask me to spy on my countrymen,
Claiming it would be a good deed.

They offer me money and land,
And freedom to go where I please.

Their temptations seize
My attention like lightning in the sky.

But their gift is an empty snake,
Carrying hypocrisy in its mouth like venom,

They have monuments to liberty
And freedom of opinion, which is well and good.

But I explained to them that
Architecture is not justice.

America, you ride on the backs of orphans,
And terrorize them daily.

Bush, beware.
The world recognizes an arrogant liar.

To Allah I direct my grievance and my tears.
I am homesick and oppressed.

Mohammad, do not forget me.
Support the cause of your father, a God-fearing man.

I was humiliated in the shackles.
How can I now compose verses? How can I now write?

After the shackles and the nights and the suffering and the tears,
How can I write poetry?

My soul is like a roiling sea, stirred by anguish,
Violent with passion.

I am a captive, but the crimes are my captors’.
I am overwhelmed with apprehension.

Lord, unite me with my son Mohammad.
Lord, grant success to the righteous.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:22 -0400

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it

mysticmementos: Led Zeppelin | Down By The Seaside

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:13:22 -0400

mysticmementos:

Led Zeppelin | Down By The Seaside

nevver: Meanwhile, back in the States.

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:16 -0400

nevver:

Meanwhile, back in the States.

battybatty: You’re like a party I heard through a wall

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:49:07 -0400

battybatty:

You’re like a party I heard through a wall