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Looking at Death by Barbara Norfleet, 1993, published by David R. Godine
from the Visual Studies Workshop Books and Periodicals Archive
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Exercising on the Beach by National Media Museum on Flickr.
D1422_B76545_M_13 by Public Record Office of Northern Ireland on Flickr.
Last night, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted the 2013 Met Gala. This year’s theme was “Punk: From Chaos To Couture.” For many celebrities, this was the first time they had used the word “punk” in a sentence that wasn’t “Have my assistant get me Daft Punk tickets.” It was also an excuse for them to spend $10,000 to spike their hair up and play punk dress up for a night. When interviewed, they all sounded like total shitheads talking out of their asses. Here’s what some of them had to say in these actual quotes from the red carpet…
anonymous asked: As long as you’re giving out general advice; how do I get that perfect rockin’ beach bod?
If you have a perfect beach mind, you don’t even need to worry about how other people see your body!
There were heretics, but thousands of us were thrown on the fire. Most of all our memories were burned. The voice was replaced with paper, and a greater silence came to reign. Any stories that were not in their one Book were banished. Memories of magic, of healing, of speaking with the forest, of our origins, memories of the time when we shared everything and nothing was owned, were suppressed.
This is how they destroyed our roots. And this is why, on May Day, we tell stories. Stories of our lives, of our struggles, of the future we want, of a past we invent because we no longer remember it.
"The Witch’s Child
i honestly wish that anarchists put more effort into writing weird stuff like myths. theory gets really boring as the only way that people wanna communicate ideas and i think that storytelling is a really important form of communication which is still present in some ways in what we do but not enough. (via hystericalqueen)
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Great comment via POCZP touring member Suzy X <3
POCZP founder Daniela Capistrano would like to add that storytelling - as a conduit for affirming and deconstructing our realities as POC - is a critical component of our past and upcoming Race Riot! tour.
(via poczineproject)
(via poczineproject)
This is a big weekend for us! Saturday is Self Preservation: Paper Edition. Then Sunday, April 28, we host our FIRST EVER benefit book sale at The Empty Bottle!
Peruse books, magazines, zines, ephemera and all manner of print donated over the years — but for one reason or another never fit our Chicago-centric collection.Plus!
- Book and paper letter crafts with The Letter Writers Alliance! http://16sparrows.typepad.com/letterwritersalliance/
- Paper hat and mask-making to be documented in a Glitter Guts Photobooth! http://glitterguts.com/
- Paperkraftwerk Table by Read/Write Library volunteers
And fun with Mystery Bags!- $5 “Mystery Bags!” A bunch of cool stuff (media and craft), in one big paper bag!
- Try your luck at Double-or-Nothing Rochambeau! Take on a Read/Write Volunteer in Rock, Paper, Scissors for a chance to get your Mystery Bag for free or $10. Start warming up your reflexes now!
- Mystery Bag Lightning Round! In the last 30 minutes, fill your own Mystery Bag for $5!
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Eikoh Hosoe Audio Recording, VSW, 1972
from the Visual Studies Workshop Audio Tape Archive
The other day we noted plans to repurpose Denver’s unused train station into a hotel. Turns out it’s not the only former train station that’s finding new life:
The heyday of railway travel may have passed, but the nostalgic allure of architecturally striking infrastructure has ensured that it’s not the end of the line for many historic station buildings. We recently learned that Union Station in Denver, which opened to passengers in the late 19th century, will be transformed into a trendy hotel, with adjoining restaurants and a beer hall, by 2014. Click through our gallery to see how other train stations have been repurposed into thriving cultural centers, libraries, and more.
Train Station Library
Library attendance numbers in the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands were dwindling. A public service organization decided to bring books to the people instead of waiting for people to come to the books. They created a public library in part of the Haarlem train station, providing a literary oasis for busy commuters.
I can’t decide what’s funnier, the dog, or the guy that’s dying of laughter in the background
I literally almost peed my pants from laughing so hard. Hahahaha!
I have never heard a grown man laugh like that.
i just woke up everyone in my house bc i was laughing so hard
i am literally crying
ab workout
(via tanacetum-vulgare)
Take a gander at this shit right here, it’s an MRI of broccoli.
Broccoli contains a fucking ridiculously high amount of potassium, which maintains a boss nervous system and keeps your brain at the top of it’s game.
Best thing ever? Or just best thing on the internet. Discuss.
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Exhibit by Nam June Paik at Emerson ‘74
