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Discovery for the sake of sharing

by Farrah Bostic July 8, 2010 images

Just saw this entry over at Laughing Squid: 13 Year-Old Jimmy Page on the BBC Show All Your Own in 1957. Go to this link, watch the YouTube video (a clip from this performance made it into the documentary It Might Get Loud). You’ll notice a few things about young Jimmy Page and his skiffle [...]

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Padded Cell Delusions: Part 1

by Farrah Bostic July 2, 2010 images

Tonight I momentarily considered setting up on formspring.me, then realized hearsay is so much, well, funner. Also, there’s this: ZOMG what am I doing?? (yikes @urlesque!) Find out here Posted by Farrah Bostic via email from prettylittlehead

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These Kids Today – Are They Alright?

by Farrah Bostic June 29, 2010 images

I’ve already said this, but I like to repeat myself:  the joy I experience hating the New York Times every weekend is immeasurable.  This past weekend was no exception. I realize that sometimes what I’m hating are the people quoted in articles; that sometimes I’m hating that the front page has no relationship to the [...]

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Rivane Neuenschwander: “I wish I had a turtle and that there were no wars”

by Farrah Bostic June 23, 2010 images

[my favorite wish: I wish I had a turtle and there were no wars] Yesterday brought the reception and opening of the new Rivane Neuenschwander exhibit, “A Day Like Any Other” at the New Museum.  My friend Kyle invited me to the reception, and as usual we ranged over a broad array of topics – time, semiotics, narrative, [...]

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introspection, or explaining yourself

by Farrah Bostic June 22, 2010 images

Two things I read in the Sunday NY Times Book Review: “One of the things I’ve learned from writing profiles of larger-than-life people… is that they’re not especially introspective.  Maybe introspection bogs them down; it’s just a neurotic, pointless use of their creative energy.” and “The only thing universal in communication is our inability to say exactly [...]

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