Friday Ephemera
Hubris meets nemesis. (h/t, Damian) // There’s a GoBoat with your name on it. // 12 hours of air conditioner hum. Use it wisely. // Darth by Darthwest. // Bath time. // Behold. // Do not swallow your phone. // For all your subtitled Soviet movie needs. (h/t, Tom) // “History’s most dangerous piece of intellectual malware.” // Suspiciously quiet on Mars. // Miniature nineteenth century photo studio. // Man’s besties. // The making of you. // Hardcore ivy. // Stiff breeze. // Headline of note. // Because Korean hip-hop exists. I denounce the cultural appropriation. // Corgi orgy. // And happily it’s washable. (h/t, Paul) // For the wee ones, a cuddlesome cephalopod. // Sculptural fish tanks. // And finally, thrillingly, the Great Crepitation Contest of 1946. It’s all in the knees, apparently.
You have to hand it to these contemporary artists – every time I think they have reached the ultimate depths of meaningless narcissism, there’s always one who seems to manage to delve just that little bit deeper, go that little bit farther.
It’s not the depravity of it – that would no doubt make the artist thrilled if she thought she had shocked anyone – but the almost sublime lack of imagination that it takes to manufacture such tedious blandness that surprises.
World – meet Sophie Hewson
World – meet Sophie Hewson
Oh dear. I see that before we even get started she’s telling us, at some length, how we, the audience, are supposed to react. Apparently, we’re supposed to agree with her various conceits. Never a good sign. And I suppose there’s no point asking where the aesthetic is.
You know, the thing that makes a thing art.
I see that before we even get started she’s telling us, at some length, how we, the audience, are supposed to react.
Well, unless doing improv, one’s fellow actors do need to have their script to follow . . . !
World – meet Sophie Hewson
From the gallery notes:
Caught in her gaze, the viewer is not only forced to bear witness to her subjectivity, but impilicated in her desolation. (Emphasis supplied)
Really? She orchestrates and films a sex act with a stranger, defines it as “rape” and puts it to film, (now “art” instead of “shitty porn,”) in order to show same to the world and, presumably, derive some monetary benefit from same. But somehow, this is our fault. And I note her conceits are basically a litany of generic feminist talking points, all of which are certainly open to debate including this from the footnotes:
Describing rape as the foundation of the patriarchy /s Susan Griffin explains “women live their lives according to a rape schedule. . .”
The fact that all of said conceits are refuted by the fact that she planned and executed the whole thing herself doesn’t seem to register.
Or, consider this bit:
It’s essential to the patriarchy that rape is taboo, because demystifying the act challenges shame and erodes the fear that is needed to suppress the majority.
Well, which is then? Is rape “taboo,” i.e. prohibited by custom, which is presumably a good thing or do we have a “rape culture,” supported by the nefarious “Patriarchy” for its own purposes?
The sad thing is, there will be hipster dipshits who read this drivel and nod their heads, pay over perfectly good money to watch it and say things like “wow, that was really powerful, man.”
God help us.
Make that, “Which is it then?”
I read the article and if one were to be a sugar Nazi I’d say things must be looking up for them because the sugar-free production is unaffected.
One will have to be a proper and connected party member and government official to have a rum and coke when the coke has to be shipped in all the time. After all, as usual, the lesser people will just do without . . . .
Swiss LMG25, aka “the world’s biggest Luger”. With accouterments.
“Hasn’t seen much use…”
Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0O_VYcsIk8
I found this amusing:
https://twitter.com/Furmadamadam/status/730161192354877445
Would that this be ephemeral, Black Feminist Calculus.
Neither, my surprise is complete. Scroll through the rest at the link for some USDA Grade A arglebargle.
Black Feminist Calculus.
“The limits we face as black feminist time and space travellers cannot be ignored.”
Dude, that book is like $68. Marked down from $85, so you’re saving like…something anyway, cause…marked down. I’m sure it’s worth it because
So like SUNY is for smart people and stuff. So you prolly oughta be pretty smart to go there and take a class that requires this book. Which is expensive so like the government needs to provide and guarantee loans so people can afford to buy stuff like this. If we care about the future and stuff.
Sorted.
Snort
Snort
They seem very pleased with their untainted womanliness.
Others noted lack of blackness, indianness, etc. Rather age-ist as well. Or am I showing my age by noticing?
The amazing thing about that huff post picture is the age of the women / girls. Three seconds out of college. They probably all think they worked for the position. Worked hard.
They’re all using MacBooks!
Others noted lack of blackness, indianness, etc…
There are three oriental – oh, wait, the Pres says I can’t say that anymore – three Persons Of Color Who Have Descended From Other Persons of Color Whose Nation Of Origin Is West Of The International Date Line.
Much better.
Of course they are way in the back, which is probably because they lack Pallor Privilege.
There are three oriental – oh, wait, the Pres says I can’t say that anymore . . .
If there are any carpets in the room, they prolly aren’t oriental, regardless of how many Asian or non Asian staff stroll about on ’em . . .
Labour members not happy after receiving email addressed to ‘Firstname’ asking them to donate £20
I don’t see what the problem is . . . After all, if a bureaucracy is to rule and command everything, then that is almost the perfect bureaucratic name.
If there are any carpets in the room
But would they match the drapes?
…I denounce myself.
The folks at Merriam-Webster provide this Simple Definition of oriental:
The folks at Merriam-Webster provide this Simple Definition of oriental:
of, relating to, or from Asia and especially eastern Asia
Bingo. Oriental carpets, oriental furniture, oriental food, oriental decor, Etc, all generally originally created by Asians.
all generally originally created by Asians.
Which would apply to the Asians themselves, would it not? Generally, I mean.
Which would apply to the Asians themselves, would it not?
Visit the link I provided and scroll down to Definition of ORIENTAL for Students, which says:
In other words, it is now politically incorrect.
But would they match the drapes?
It’s mostly hardwood floors these days.