Delicious Alec Empire mix

Atari Teenage Riot has left me with some fond memories. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this fantastic mix by Alec Empire while traveling the internet highway.

The Functionality of Depression

A fascinating look at current scientific thinking about depression and its possible benefits.

Climate Change

We ignore Gore at our peril.

Scissor

The new Liars video is creepy and effective until it is ruined by CGI. It's a shame really because for a music video it has a good sense of pace and mounting tension. The stone rain just fails to communicate weight and threat, mainly because it looks fake. The song rocks, though.

You've got to love this guy

"[Art] lets you kind of control physiology and the secretions that take place within the body.”

--- Jeff Koons in The NY Times

In praise of Maria Casares

I saw Bresson's "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne" yesterday and it made a terrific impression on me, but my feelings about it were mixed. His style as a director seemed to be pulling away from the melodramatic dialogue by Cocteau. It is well worth seeing, though, if only for Maria Casares. She has figured in two of my favourite films ("Les Enfants du Paradis" and "Orphee") and she is sublime here. Early in the film, she falsely confesses that she no longer loves her partner, and when he responds that he has fallen out of love with her, the suppression of her pain is wrenching. This star dazzles with singular brightness.

Will it be a Singing Blond or a Horny Devil?

Beer tasting!