Marilyn Monroe’s Unpublished Poems: The Complex Private Person Behind the Public Persona
"I’m finding that sincerity
and trying to be as simple or direct as (possible) I’d like
is often taken for sheer stupidity
but since it is not a sincere world –
it’s very probable that being sincere is stupid."
Showing posts with label Meaning Perception Subjectivity Incompleteness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meaning Perception Subjectivity Incompleteness. Show all posts
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Suspiria De Profundis by Thomas De Quincey (1891)
GENERAL INTRODUCTION | xi | ||
| SUSPIRIA DE PROFUNDIS: | |||
| Introduction, with Complete List of the 'Suspiria' | 1 | ||
| 1. | The Dark Interpreter | 7 | |
| 2. | The Solitude of Childhood | 13 | |
| 3. | Who is this Woman that beckoneth and warneth me from the Place where she is, and in whose eyes is Woeful Remembrance? I guess who she is | 16 | |
| 4. | The Princess who overlooked one Seed in a Pomegranate | 22 | |
| 5. | Notes for 'Suspiria' | 24 |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Kafka Short Stories Online
A Report to an Academy
The Neighbour (transl. Annika Eder)
The Neighbour (transl. Tanya Ellerbrock)
The Metamorphosis
Selected shorter writings, transl. by Ian Johnston (Before the Law, The Hunter Gracchus, Up in the Gallery, An Imperial Message, Jackals and Arabs)
A Hunger Artist (transl. by Ian Johnston)
In the Penal Colony (transl. by Ian Johnston)
A Country Doctor (transl. Ian Johnston)
A Report for an Academy (transl. Ian Johnston)
The Metamorphosis (transl. Ian Johnston)
The Great Wall of China (transl. Ian Johnston)
My Destination (transl. Alex Flores)
On the Gallery (transl. Maja Sinn)
Unhappiness (transl. Claudia Furrer)
Five short texts from Kafka's youth
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Definition of L'Informe or Formlessness - George Bataille
Source for translation.
"…not only an adjective having a given meaning, but a term that serves to bring things down in the world, generally requiring that each thing have its form. What it designates has no rights in any sense and gets itself squashed everywhere, like a spider or an earthworm. In fact, for academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the universe is something like a spider or spit."
"…not only an adjective having a given meaning, but a term that serves to bring things down in the world, generally requiring that each thing have its form. What it designates has no rights in any sense and gets itself squashed everywhere, like a spider or an earthworm. In fact, for academic men to be happy, the universe would have to take shape. All of philosophy has no other goal: it is a matter of giving a frock coat to what is, a mathematical frock coat. On the other hand, affirming that the universe resembles nothing and is only formless amounts to saying that the universe is something like a spider or spit."
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Twin Peaks Episode 2
What I feel to be Lynch's quintessential (if completely mystifying) statement about everything to come, in Twin Peaks, but also through his movies: Episode 2 of Twin Peaks.
Excerpt:
COOPER
(thinks of something, flicks on recorder)
Diane, 8:17, quick note: definition of a Chinese
word, "Koro," that's the name of Mrs. Josie
Packard's dog, mixed breed. I believe the word
is Mandarin, I'm sure I know what it means but I
can't lay my hands on it.
Truman reaches the spot on the rock with the tape and calls back ...
TRUMAN
Exactly sixty feet, six inches.
COOPER
Perfect.
Cooper bites into a doughnut. At the rock, Hawk whispers to the Sheriff ...
HAWK
What do you think he's up to?
TRUMAN
Beats me.
HAWK
Sixty feet, six inches; that's the distance from
home plate to the pitcher's mound.
TRUMAN
Kind'a interesting, huh?
HAWK
Yeah.
Truman starts back, respooling the tape measure. Andy shows Cooper the bucket
of rocks.
ANDY
Where would like these rocks?
COOPER
Set 'em down by the donuts, Deputy.
Andy does. Lucy picks up a coffee pot.
LUCY
Would anyone like a warm-up?
EVERYONE
(severally)
Yes, please ... thanks ... you bet
COOPER
Damn good coffee ...
(sips, burns his tongue)
... and hot. Would everyone please take a seat?
Truman, Hawk, Andy and Lucy sit on the four folding chairs. Cooper takes a
telescoping pointer out of his coat pocket and expands it full length.
COOPER
By way of explaining what we've been doing and
are about to do, I'm going to first talk to you a
little bit about the country called Tibet.
Cooper flips the two-sided blackboard over, revealing a detailed map of Tibet and
surrounding countries tacked to the back.
COOPER
Tibet is bordered on the southeast by Burma, on
the south by India and Nepal, on the west by
India and Kashmir and on the north and east by
China. It is almost completely surrounded by
mountain ranges. An extremely spiritual country,
practising a form of Buddhism known as Tibetan
Buddhism, for many centuries the leader of Tibet
has been known as the Dalai Lama; upon the
death of each Dalai Lama, his spirit is believed to
pass into the body of a newborn infant. An
exacting series of tests are performed to discover
this boys identity, who is then rigorously trained
to fulfill his great responsibilities.
The Sheriffs department is intrigued but completely mystified.
COOPER
In 1950, Communist China invaded Tibet and,
while leaving the Dalai Lama nominally in charge,
they in fact seized control of the entire country.
Following a Tibetan uprising against the Chinese
in 1959, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee for his
life to India and has lived in exile ever since.
Cooper collapses his expanding pointer.
COOPER
Following a dream I had three years ago, I have
become deeply moved by the plight of the
Tibetan people and have been filled with a desire
to help them.
Cooper flips the blackboard back over. The Sheriffs department members look
at each other just a tad uneasily.
COOPER
I also awoke from this same dream realizing that I
had subconsciously gained knowledge of a certain
deductive technique, involving mind-body
coordination operating hand-in-hand with the
deepest levels of intuition. Sheriff, Deputy Hawk,
if I could have your assistance I will be happy to
demonstrate this technique ...
Truman and Hawk look at the others, look at each other and stand. Cooper
expands his pointer again.
COOPER
You'll recall that on the day of her death Laura
Palmer wrote in her diary the following entry ...
Points to where this line is written along the top left side of the blackboard ...
COOPER
"Nervous about meeting "J" tonight." Remember
also that under the nail on the ring finger of
Laura's left hand we discovered the letter ...
Points to where this is written along the top right side of the blackboard ...
COOPER
"R." In addition, under the nail on the ring finger
of the left hand of Theresa Banks, the girl who
was murdered last year, we discovered the letter
"T."
He writes the letter "T" next to the "R."
COOPER
Today however we are going to concentrate on
the "J's." Harry, is you would, when I give the
word, would you please read aloud each of the
names we've written on the blackboard, all of
whom had a direct connection with Laura Palmer.
TRUMAN
Okay ... alright.
COOPER
Deputy Hawk, if you would hold this bucket of
rocks up near me where I can get at them ... and
would you please wear the kitchen mittens.
HAWK
(looks at Truman, who nods)
Yes, sir.
Hawk puts on a pair of kitchen mittens and picks up the bucket of rocks.
(thinks of something, flicks on recorder)
Diane, 8:17, quick note: definition of a Chinese
word, "Koro," that's the name of Mrs. Josie
Packard's dog, mixed breed. I believe the word
is Mandarin, I'm sure I know what it means but I
can't lay my hands on it.
Truman reaches the spot on the rock with the tape and calls back ...
TRUMAN
Exactly sixty feet, six inches.
COOPER
Perfect.
Cooper bites into a doughnut. At the rock, Hawk whispers to the Sheriff ...
HAWK
What do you think he's up to?
TRUMAN
Beats me.
HAWK
Sixty feet, six inches; that's the distance from
home plate to the pitcher's mound.
TRUMAN
Kind'a interesting, huh?
HAWK
Yeah.
Truman starts back, respooling the tape measure. Andy shows Cooper the bucket
of rocks.
ANDY
Where would like these rocks?
COOPER
Set 'em down by the donuts, Deputy.
Andy does. Lucy picks up a coffee pot.
LUCY
Would anyone like a warm-up?
EVERYONE
(severally)
Yes, please ... thanks ... you bet
COOPER
Damn good coffee ...
(sips, burns his tongue)
... and hot. Would everyone please take a seat?
Truman, Hawk, Andy and Lucy sit on the four folding chairs. Cooper takes a
telescoping pointer out of his coat pocket and expands it full length.
COOPER
By way of explaining what we've been doing and
are about to do, I'm going to first talk to you a
little bit about the country called Tibet.
Cooper flips the two-sided blackboard over, revealing a detailed map of Tibet and
surrounding countries tacked to the back.
COOPER
Tibet is bordered on the southeast by Burma, on
the south by India and Nepal, on the west by
India and Kashmir and on the north and east by
China. It is almost completely surrounded by
mountain ranges. An extremely spiritual country,
practising a form of Buddhism known as Tibetan
Buddhism, for many centuries the leader of Tibet
has been known as the Dalai Lama; upon the
death of each Dalai Lama, his spirit is believed to
pass into the body of a newborn infant. An
exacting series of tests are performed to discover
this boys identity, who is then rigorously trained
to fulfill his great responsibilities.
The Sheriffs department is intrigued but completely mystified.
COOPER
In 1950, Communist China invaded Tibet and,
while leaving the Dalai Lama nominally in charge,
they in fact seized control of the entire country.
Following a Tibetan uprising against the Chinese
in 1959, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee for his
life to India and has lived in exile ever since.
Cooper collapses his expanding pointer.
COOPER
Following a dream I had three years ago, I have
become deeply moved by the plight of the
Tibetan people and have been filled with a desire
to help them.
Cooper flips the blackboard back over. The Sheriffs department members look
at each other just a tad uneasily.
COOPER
I also awoke from this same dream realizing that I
had subconsciously gained knowledge of a certain
deductive technique, involving mind-body
coordination operating hand-in-hand with the
deepest levels of intuition. Sheriff, Deputy Hawk,
if I could have your assistance I will be happy to
demonstrate this technique ...
Truman and Hawk look at the others, look at each other and stand. Cooper
expands his pointer again.
COOPER
You'll recall that on the day of her death Laura
Palmer wrote in her diary the following entry ...
Points to where this line is written along the top left side of the blackboard ...
COOPER
"Nervous about meeting "J" tonight." Remember
also that under the nail on the ring finger of
Laura's left hand we discovered the letter ...
Points to where this is written along the top right side of the blackboard ...
COOPER
"R." In addition, under the nail on the ring finger
of the left hand of Theresa Banks, the girl who
was murdered last year, we discovered the letter
"T."
He writes the letter "T" next to the "R."
COOPER
Today however we are going to concentrate on
the "J's." Harry, is you would, when I give the
word, would you please read aloud each of the
names we've written on the blackboard, all of
whom had a direct connection with Laura Palmer.
TRUMAN
Okay ... alright.
COOPER
Deputy Hawk, if you would hold this bucket of
rocks up near me where I can get at them ... and
would you please wear the kitchen mittens.
HAWK
(looks at Truman, who nods)
Yes, sir.
Hawk puts on a pair of kitchen mittens and picks up the bucket of rocks.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
In full, with original illustrations, at project Gutenberg.
I Down the Rabbit-Hole
II The Pool of Tears
III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
V Advice from a Caterpillar
VI Pig and Pepper
VII A Mad Tea-Party
VIII The Queen's Croquet-Ground
IX The Mock Turtle's Story
X The Lobster Quadrille
XI Who Stole the Tarts?
XII Alice's Evidence
c/f 1903 film version . . . .
II The Pool of Tears
III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
V Advice from a Caterpillar
VI Pig and Pepper
VII A Mad Tea-Party
VIII The Queen's Croquet-Ground
IX The Mock Turtle's Story
X The Lobster Quadrille
XI Who Stole the Tarts?
XII Alice's Evidence
c/f 1903 film version . . . .
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