An Eye With a View
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Art, Autobiography, Cinema, Disability, French Language, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Literature, Painting, Schnabel
Don’t miss this unexpected masterpiece—Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon)—directed by Julian Schnabel, which screened at the Mill Valley Film Fest, based on the French language novel by Jean-Dominique Bauby. Schnabel concentrates his megalomaniac sensibility by restricting it to the view…
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leave a comment Food For Thought
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Art, Eat It With Relish, Hamburgers, Society
A story to chew on:
Once upon a time, a society made a religion of the Hamburger. Fast food restaurants became places of worship. Many people had heart attacks, strokes, more had stomach cancer or could not climb stairs without gasping. But they saw themselves as martyrs and would not give up their religion.
Political candidates ran on a pure beef platform, which the public ate up. Everyone prayed to The Hamburger to make their life better. Many found it profitable. Hamburgers became an enormous business. After work people drove to the nearest drive-through for a prayer dinner with onion rings.
The demand for burgers was so great it became increasingly difficult to obtain fresh meat. Vegetarians were considered heretics—one by one they began to disappear. Then, when they were gone, homeless people began to vanish. The burgers were chewier but those who kept eating did not mind. The new sources of meat were publicly named Human Resources, and soon every city developed its own Human Resources Department. Eating the homeless was supported by government, business and the church leaders because, as any fool could see, poverty was finally being eaten away.
The fools began to disappear next.
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A One Night Love Affair
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Art, San Francisco
Terri Saul (AKA Sister Rye), a litblogger, is going to be in an art show in San Francisco:
“We’ve pulled together a list of ten amazing local artists and three djs to rock the dance floor. Come look at art and get your groove on at the Milk Bar, in San Francisco, on Wednesday March 14th. The party starts at 7pm. There is no cover charge. See you there!”
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