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Another Cleveland touchstone: the world headquarters of Lincoln...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:49:29 -0400

Another Cleveland touchstone: the world headquarters of Lincoln Electric is just a 5 or 6 minute drive from where I grew up.

From “Going to Work” (Story by Harvey Pekar. Art by Gerry Shamray.)

Luckily, the classic “Funk 49” guitar riff keeps me...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:54:21 -0400

Luckily, the classic “Funk 49” guitar riff keeps me from dwelling on the cognitive dissonance of seeing Joe Walsh and Daryl Hall in the same video…

"When I was first starting out people always said, ‘Write what you know.’ Seriously, no one is..."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:05:55 -0400

“When I was first starting out people always said, ‘Write what you know.’ Seriously, no one is interested in what I know. I’m not interested in what I know. …I find that the stories I like best to read and the stories that people like best of mine are the stories where I’m trying to figure something out. Usually what I am trying to figure out is something that bothers me and often it doesn’t actually have an answer.”

- Maureen McHugh (via austinkleon)

Miss Cleveland sometimes, but this was always true.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:19:13 -0400

Miss Cleveland sometimes, but this was always true.

Another set of personal Cleveland touchstones from Harvey...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:46:27 -0400

Another set of personal Cleveland touchstones from Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor.

By the time I got to it, the only thing left of Euclid Beach Park was that arch, just down the street from Villa Angela High School, an all-girls Catholic high school that merged with my all-boys Catholic high school my senior year…

I remember Uncle Bill’s discount department stores. I...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:01:00 -0400

I remember Uncle Bill’s discount department stores. I remember what wretched hives of scum and villainy that Value City stores used to be, too.

"It is, of course, undeniable that the colonial interlude in Filipino history wrought some changes ..."

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:52:42 -0500

“It is, of course, undeniable that the colonial interlude in Filipino history wrought some changes and brought about the demise of some cherished traditions (tattooing, as it was practiced by the ancestors of the Bisayans, engaging in slave raids and blood feuds, and the considerable sexual freedom of pre-Christian days, among other things).”

- Joseph Baumgartner, “Folklore: The Forgotten Mirror of Philippine Culture”
Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, Vol. 8, No. 1, Special Folklore Issue
(March 1980), pp. 1-6, University of San Carlos Publications

“…cherished traditions”???

Kevin Sorbo ain’t got NOTHIN’ on Lou Ferrigno!

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:12:38 -0400

Kevin Sorbo ain’t got NOTHIN’ on Lou Ferrigno!

"Growing up in Ohio was just planning to get out."

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:06:56 -0400

“Growing up in Ohio was just planning to get out.”

- Jim Jarmusch

mydarkenedeyes: Paolo Franco Orlando

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:55:15 -0400

mydarkenedeyes:

Paolo Franco Orlando

magniflorious: Charge of the Light Photon Brigade! All costumes...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:38:54 -0400

magniflorious:

Charge of the ~~Light~~ Photon Brigade!

All costumes are now canon. CANON!!!

My Tumblrs seem to have a theme lately…

laurennmcc: Wonder Woman auto-reblog.

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:26:32 -0400

laurennmcc:

Wonder Woman auto-reblog.

“In creating there is learning what you knew all...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:22:44 -0400

“In creating there is learning what you knew all along.”

-Robert Lamm, “Out of the Blue”

darkmachines: Chow Yun Fat for Hugo Boss I know he has 3-5...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:37:25 -0400

darkmachines:

Chow Yun Fat for Hugo Boss

I know he has 3-5 glocks under that suit. I just don’t know how he carries them without ruining the lines of his jacket…

"The fact is that everything I have in my pockets is carefully chosen so I’ll always be..."

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:29:42 -0400

“The fact is that everything I have in my pockets is carefully chosen so I’ll always be prepared. Everything is there so I can be at an advantage at the moment of truth. Actually, that’s not accurate. Everything’s there so I won’t be at a disadvantage at the moment of truth.”

- Etgar Keret, “What Do We Have in Our Pockets?” (Translated by Sondra Silverston)

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Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:00:35 -0400

Proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:51:20 -0400

Proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

"He misses the feeling of creating something out of something. That’s right — something..."

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:44:11 -0400

“He misses the feeling of creating something out of something. That’s right — something out of something. Because something out of nothing is when you make something up out of thin air, in which case it has no value. Anybody can do that. But something out of something means it was really there the whole time, inside you, and you discover it as part of something new, that’s never happened before.”

- Etgar Keret, “Suddenly, a Knock on the Door” (translated by Miriam Shlesinger)

actioncinema: Hard Boiled (1992) #savethisbaby? The baby...

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:05:06 -0400

actioncinema:

Hard Boiled (1992)

#savethisbaby? The baby actually peed on Chow Yun-Fat and got away with it. He don’t need no saving.

kayfabe: hrtbps: Secret cinema found beneath Paris In...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:26:44 -0400

kayfabe:

hrtbps:

Secret cinema found beneath Paris

In September 2004, French police discovered a hidden chamber in the catacombs under Paris. It contained a full-sized movie screen, projection equipment, a bar, a pressure cooker for making couscous, a professionally installed electricity system, and at least three phone lines. Movies ranged from 1950s noir classics to recent thrillers.

When the police returned three days later, the phone and power lines had been cut and there was a note on the floor: “Do not try to find us.” (via)

The Guardian has a creepier side of the story.

“There were two swastikas painted on the ceiling, but also celtic crosses and several stars of David, so we don’t think it’s extremists. Some sect or secret society, maybe. There are any number of possibilities.”

The truth is, it’s probably a group of prowling hacker-artists.