tarantism
noun
a disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, especially prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century and popularly attributed to the bite of a tarantula.
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The first time I heard Mika I didn’t doubt he was talented, but I wasn’t sure I liked his music. A few months later I returned and it slowly stopped being a “guilty pleasure” and became a more deliberate pleasure. I began to recommend him without being sure what impression he would cause. I was [...]
69 Love Songs is a triple album by The Magnetic Fields, one of the many projects of hyper-prolific Stephin Merritt. The songs are quirky, beautiful, poignant, and funny. Here are a few snippets of the lyrics, just of Volume 1.
Absolutely Cuckoo
Don’t fall in love with me yet
We only recently met
True I’m in love with you [...]
William Hundley, from Entoptic Phenomena
This series by William Hundley remind me too much of American Beauty, but they’re still worth checking out.
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Esta serie de William Hundley me recuerda demasiado a Belleza Americana, pero de todos modos vale la pena verlo.
UPDATE: William has a flickr stream.
I’m posting this from Flock, a new browser desgined specifically for social networks and blogging.
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Estoy escribiendo esto desde Flock, un nuevo browser diseñado espefícamente para networks sociales y blogs.
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People can surprise you. If you watch carefully, they do it all the time. That’s our show: unexpected stories that happen to be true.
- Ira Glass, of This American Life
You can’t miss it.
Download podcasts
See the trailer for Showtime version.
Is it Christmas already? A brief message to over-eager stores everywhere.
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¿Ya es Navidad? Un mensaje corto para tiendas ansiosas.
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Algunas polaroid interesantes / some interesting polaroids:
Grant Hamilton, Feeling Blue
Grant Hamilton, 10:15, from his wonderful abstract portfolio set
Franck Juery from Plrds.com
Paul Schiek, also from Plrds.com
rockmenow48
Raul Gutierrez
Raul Gutierrez
Me he dado cuenta que mucha gente llega a este sitio por error: buscando en Google las “notas del cumpleaños feliz” aterrizan en esto que escribí del aniversario de Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía.
Para complacer a mis lectores accidentales y como experimento para ver esto sigue atrayendo tráfico, les subo las notas y acordes del [...]
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