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...conscious mental processes had abandoned her completely, and it was only by virtue of her years of training that she managed to mumble an apology and shut the door behind her. Back in the hallway, she fell into confusion. Her first instinct was toward prayer (her first instincts were almost always toward prayer), but she did not know what to pray for. The marbled vestibule seemed to spin around her in a white haze. All around her, the blur of white walls and white pillars and spare mahogany furniture seemed to dissolve into one streak, like a spirit. She sank...
...accompanying music video. This of course means weathered faces, long shadows, extremely slow-moving shots, and puppets. But these puppets are like the gnarled, ugly ancestors of the cuddly Muppets you grew up with. Seemingly carved out of wood, the husband and wife puppet duo have expressions of almost unbearable sadness etched unchangingly into their faces. It’s a very creepy and powerful effect, especially when coupled with the woman’s rag-like clothing. Here’s the story: the wife waits on the shore as her gnarled fisherman husband is eaten by a spiny...
...intensity, and soulfulness of his signature portraits, which form the bulk of the exhibit.All four walls of the vast room that houses the collection are lined by photograph upon photograph of Karsh portraits. What is amazing about all of these images is not only the fact that their subjects almost form a Who’s Who of the 20th century, but that each and every one manages to capture some je ne sais quoi of their subject, effortlessly revealing in a single frame either some private moment of the public persona, or some prominent, popular understanding of the individual...
...Formerly, The Cure united hordes of depressed teenagers behind caked-on makeup and under a banner of angst. Now they reach for modernity while half-heartedly grappling to recapture their former appeal—failing at both. During “The Real Snow White” I can almost see The Killers’ Brandon Flowers wailing about “promises made in the heat of the moment” in Robert Smith’s place. Just add a few synths and Flowers would be right at home. Then 11th track “Sleep When...
...where the artist has been and where they’re likely to go. What they produce is a sort of audio-autobiography, from which one can extrapolate the maker’s personality.The upshot of all of this is that the track listings behind these works can almost certainly be found on the internet. This isn’t news. But it seems to me that not enough people look into the provenance of these compilations, and thus, are missing out on some great stuff.Take the DFA Radio Mixes as an example. Started in 2005 by DFA Records...