Emptybottle.org http://emptybottle.org No pools, no pets, no cigarettes Mon, 20 May 2013 05:51:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 This to This to This http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/this-to-this-to-this/ http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/this-to-this-to-this/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 05:47:28 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2426 This Steven Hyden piece on the new Daft Punk product led me to this Wikipedia article on ‘Rockism’ (I am an unapologetic rockist) which led me to this ‘Gallery of Rockism‘ which led me to this 1990 Robert Christgau post-mortem on the 1980s which contained the phrase ‘drastic shifts of fashion are to be expected when you valorize disposability’ which is something I quite like. ∞

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/this-to-this-to-this/feed/ 1 The Curation of Time http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/the-curation-of-time/ http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/the-curation-of-time/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:38:37 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2419 The Decisive Moment is dead. Long live the Constant Moment. ∞

]]> http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/the-curation-of-time/feed/ 0 Humans http://emptybottle.org/is/angry-about/humans/ http://emptybottle.org/is/angry-about/humans/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 23:46:56 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2408

2053 nuclear detonations, 53 years. Lunacy.

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in

reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving

how express and admirable! In action how like an Angel!

in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the

world! The paragon of animals!

Here’s a palate cleanser, though, which goes some way towards making me feel that the Obvious Ironic Quote above is maybe not so ironic after all.

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/angry-about/humans/feed/ 0 Thoreauvian http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/thoreauvian/ http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/thoreauvian/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:11 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2404 “What is a farm but a mute gospel?” The Thoreau Poison and Shane Carruth’s ‘Upstream Color’. ∞

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/thoreauvian/feed/ 0 Barfly http://emptybottle.org/is/pouring/barfly/ http://emptybottle.org/is/pouring/barfly/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 08:46:35 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2396 One of my top ten movies of all time, even though I’ve decades since outgrown my Bukowski period. This is the full movie. Enjoy!

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/pouring/barfly/feed/ 2 Friday Night’s Alright http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/friday-nights-alright/ http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/friday-nights-alright/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 08:38:45 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2393

]]> http://emptybottle.org/might-be/wigging-out/friday-nights-alright/feed/ 0 Words That Last http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/words-that-last/ http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/words-that-last/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:19:39 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2391 A research team led by Mark Pagel at the University of Reading in England has identified 23 “ultraconserved words” that have remained largely unchanged for 15,000 years. ∞

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/pondering/words-that-last/feed/ 0 That’s A Lot Of Clash http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/thats-a-lot-of-clash/ http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/thats-a-lot-of-clash/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 10:58:49 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2386 There will come a time when you feel the need for a lot of Clash. Perhaps all of Clash.

I have you covered, friends.

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/listening/thats-a-lot-of-clash/feed/ 0 Waeguk-in http://emptybottle.org/is/navelgazing/waeguk-in/ http://emptybottle.org/is/navelgazing/waeguk-in/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 08:22:01 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2384 Keep your eye on waeguk.in — another kinda new thing from the friendly folks at Wonderchicken Industries™, coming soon. ∞

]]> http://emptybottle.org/is/navelgazing/waeguk-in/feed/ 0 Here Is Today http://emptybottle.org/notices/links/here-is-today/ http://emptybottle.org/notices/links/here-is-today/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:43:41 +0000 stavrosthewonderchicken http://emptybottle.org/?p=2381 Here is today. ∞

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