Wonderfalls was meant to be a TV series but was canned in 2004 after just four episodes were aired on two different nights. Fortunately, all 13 episodes can be found on DVD; I got mine via Netflix but there are many renting and buying options. The setting is Niagara Falls; the actors are fabulous; the [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Wonderfalls
Posted in Cheese, Film on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No Apologies
Posted in Art, Literature on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While I try to keep my own intake modest, and avoid drunks whenever possible, I cannot get enough of Modern Drunkard magazine. Maybe it’s the art, maybe it’s the attitude, maybe I just need a drink. But these people deliver a generous pour.
Not Alone
Posted in Literature on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“A man who writes a story is forced to put into it the best of his knowledge and the best of his feeling. The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. A writer lives in awe of words for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right [...]
Ring of Truth
Posted in Literature on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“It was at a petting party at the White House that I first met Jane Austen.”
– Ring Lardner in The Story of a Wonder-Man (1927)
Wisdom
Posted in Naps on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Naps are one of the most neglected parts of modern civilization.”
– George Sheehan
Big Fish
Posted in Photography, sports on November 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Clair Winship holds a muskellunge he caught in Chautauqua Lake, sometime in the 1950’s. I recall seeing photos of larger muskies, but this one will give you an idea of what my grandfather could do with a bamboo fishing pole from a rowboat. One of my favorite things about this picture is the bandage on [...]
Virginia Woolf, 1884
Posted in Literature, Photography on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A photo by Henry H. H. Cameron (1852-1911) of Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), when she was about two years old, held by her mother, Julia Stephen (1846-1895). It is haunting to think of all that was in store for this child.
From the Smith College Libraries’ online exhibition of Leslie Stephen’s photo album.
Blue Tea
Posted in Art, Tea on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I could use a cup right now. Available at allposters.com.
More Polo
Posted in Art, sports on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While I’m on the subject of polo posters, this beauty by artist Ludwig Holhlwein is also available at allposters.com. And you can find more polo posters at barewalls.com, as well.
On Hiring
Posted in Literature on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“The north-eastern tower was appropriated to the domestics, whom Mr. Glowry always chose by one of two criterions — a long face, or a dismal name. His butler was Raven; his steward was Crow; his valet was Skellet… His grooms were Mattocks and Graves. On one occasion, being in want of a footman, he received [...]
