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eastmanhouse: Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxembourg...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:30 -0400

Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxembourg 1879-1973) Frances Farmer, Sept. 21, 1937, Dye Transfer print, Bequest of Edward Steichen under the direction of Joanna T. Steichen, © Estate of Edward Steichen, George Eastman House.

Frances Farmer (American, 1913–1970) was an actress of stage and screen. While she is best known for the many sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital, she was also known for her independent spirit and for valuing talent over glamour. This striking portrait by Edward Steichen was taken in 1937 after she took a leave from Hollywood to do summer stock theater in Westchester, New York.

This photograph is on view in The Gender Show at George Eastman House through October 13, 2013!

Wow.

"I wanted somebody that could bring a lot of authority, but that you could feel the weight of the..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:45:48 -0400

“I wanted somebody that could bring a lot of authority, but that you could feel the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I watched Luther, that’s the essence of the character. I was watching Luther and I was like this guy makes much more out of Luther. Luther is carrying literally the evils of the world on his shoulders. He’s doing penance for all humanity. Idris is one of those actors that is capable of embodying humanity, in almost like a Rodin sculpture type of way, larger than life, almost like a Russian realism statue, big hands, all the turmoil of humanity in his eyes. I wanted somebody that you could have doubts internally, and very few guys can do that.”

- All of Your Biggest Pacific Rim Questions, Answered!

Dude.

"We were shocked (but also stoked) that Charlie Day was cast as Newt, the obligatory monster science..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:45:06 -0400

“We were shocked (but also stoked) that Charlie Day was cast as Newt, the obligatory monster science guy. Why was he cast? Because GDT is a HUGE It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fan.”

- All of Your Biggest Pacific Rim Questions, Answered!

New flags, June edition.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:08:50 -0400

Woman wrapped in CA flag

Ammo flag

Hand-colored flag

Man with flag backpack

New flags, June edition.

"The investigation broke open in April 2012 when Crawford allegedly went into an Albany synagogue and..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:14:39 -0400

“The investigation broke open in April 2012 when Crawford allegedly went into an Albany synagogue and “asked to speak with a person who might be willing to help him with a type of technology that could be used by Israel to defeat its enemies.”

- Mechanic accused of inventing a death ray for Israel and/or the KKK

"If we can’t write diversity into sci-fi, then what’s the point? You don’t create new worlds to give..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:24:16 -0400

““If we can’t write diversity into sci-fi, then what’s the point? You don’t create new worlds to give them all the same limits of the old ones.””

- Jane Espenson (from interview with Advocate.com)\

I dunno how many which ways this needs to be said

(via aragingquiet)

Roar of Steven: Feeding the Trolls

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:44:13 -0400

Roar of Steven: Feeding the Trolls:

padnick:

I know I shouldn’t do this, on some level. I had such an intensely negative reaction to Man of Steel, and my review provoked such a negative reaction in the comments section, that I feel compelled to read the comments (strike one) and now actually respond to the comments (strike two). Doing so…

This is an interesting post that I think demonstrates a comics phenomenon I’ve observed in the past: the writing and fandom of Superman strongly resembles theodicy.

"The player, sitting at their computer five centuries into the colonisation of the Americas, ought to..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:08:18 -0400

“The player, sitting at their computer five centuries into the colonisation of the Americas, ought to have all the knowledge they need to prevent the violence associated with Spain’s occupation of Mexico and the Caribbean. But nearly every decision in the game tempts a colonial impulse…”

- Expeditions Conquistador and Post-Imperial Arrogance |

Huh.

mpdrolet: Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:45 -0400

mpdrolet:

Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca, 1979 from
Juchitán

Graciela Iturbide

"Even Chris Stringer, the paleoanthropologist who popularized the African replacement theory, has..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:14 -0400

“Even Chris Stringer, the paleoanthropologist who popularized the African replacement theory, has said recently that the story is much more complicated than he once imagined. And anthropologist Ian Tattersall, another proponent of the theory, told me last year that of course there was some “Pleistocene hanky panky.” That was his joking way of acknowledging the fact that humans today include the progeny of African early humans mating with the Eurasian locals.”

- A long anthropological debate may be on the cusp of resolution

theofmoviestills: Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock | 1954

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:21 -0400

theofmoviestills:

Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock | 1954

US and California Flags on Filing Cabinet on Flickr.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:10:00 -0400

US and California Flags on Filing Cabinet on Flickr.

One more.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:17:00 -0400

One more.

San Francisco Tea Party Rally, 2011

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:54:32 -0400

San Francisco Tea Party Rally, 2011

This is tremendous fun.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:47:00 -0400

This is tremendous fun.

Protest flag, Telegraph Avenue

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:53:52 -0400

Protest flag, Telegraph Avenue

Betsy Ross Flag on Flickr.Happy Flag Day. (Note: I had totally...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:56:43 -0400

Betsy Ross Flag on Flickr.

Happy Flag Day. (Note: I had totally forgotten it was Flag Day until like ten minutes ago. Nonetheless, I obviously can’t pass up this opportunity to spam you all with flags.)

"Photography’s development has always been dictated to a great extent by its relationship with..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:25:30 -0400

“Photography’s development has always been dictated to a great extent by its relationship with consumer technology, which is in a constant state of innovation. As the world changes so must photography. So while this does seem like (and, I think, actually is) a crucial and revolutionary moment in photography’s history, it’s still just a continuation of an ongoing process. The important part to remember is that as the medium changes, so does the way we think about, talk about, and create within photography […] These developments come as opportunities for us to refine and expand our sense of what photography can be.”

- from Darwin magazine’s recent interview with Christopher Schreck; it’s a worthwhile read. (via theincoherentlight)

Heh. This is what refer to as photography’s perennial millennialism.

theofmoviestills: Lost In Translation | Sofia Coppola | 2003

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:23:39 -0400

theofmoviestills:

Lost In Translation | Sofia Coppola | 2003

"People often talk about looking at real historical magic, and I find that generally useless and..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:49:38 -0400

“People often talk about looking at real historical magic, and I find that generally useless and especially when you’re talking about Europe. Genuine historical magic is people groping towards science, and there’s nothing less numinous than magic that works like science. Genuine superstitions are a lot more useful for fantasy.”

- papersky: Destiny