Archive for June, 2009

L’orrore per la vita e il folle sogno del dandy senza volto

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Un bellissimo articolo del filosofo francese Bernard-Henri Lèvy su Michael Jackson
Innanzitutto, le cose. Il sacro orrore delle cose. Un’attrezzatura di maschere, corazze, parasole, oggetti instabili, una bolla soffocante e al tempo stesso sovra-ossigenata, chiusa e sovra-esposta, che funzionava come una serra e lo preservava dalla grande contaminazione delle cose. Non solo, come è stato detto, i [...]

Charlie Haden, still waiting for Ornette

Monday, June 29th, 2009

“You know what, buddie?” says a semi-deaf guy to a friend ” My life is totally different now that I have this brand new hearing device. I can hear better than anybody else, it’s super high-tech stuff.”
“Really?”  the friend replies “that’s wonderful news, mate. How does it work?”
“10:30.”

Charlie Haden, waiting for Ornette

Monday, June 29th, 2009

A duck walks into a bar.
“Do you have any grapes?” asks to the  bartender.
“Hell no!” he replies ” I have no grapes, you stupid duck! This is  a bar, I sell vodka, gin and whiskey. And, by the way, I  hate ducks, so get out of here!!”
The duck runs away.
The day after, the same duck [...]

O Café dos Emigrantes

Monday, June 29th, 2009