“an artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”
–jean cocteau
“an artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”
–jean cocteau
by kl
so, there is a teaser out right now from the scientific community planting anticipation for opening night of the higgs boson. they say this could change the way we understand the world as we know it? maybe us civilians should start by trying to understand the other elements first… THEN we can get logical about the 96% of matter that is invisible.
• the standard model is the simplest set of ingredients – elementary particles – needed to make up the world we see in the heavens and in the laboratory
• quarks combine together to make, for example, the proton and neutron – which make up the nuclei of atoms today – though more exotic combinations were around in the universe’s early days
• leptons come in charged and uncharged versions; electrons – the most familiar charged lepton – together with quarks make up all the matter we can see; the uncharged leptons are neutrinos, which rarely interact with matter
• the “force carriers” are particles whose movements are observed as familiar forces such as those behind electricity and light (electromagnetism) and radioactive decay (the weak nuclear force)
• the higgs boson came about because although the standard model holds together neatly, nothing requires the particles to have mass; for a fuller theory, the higgs – or something else – must fill in that gap
by kl
graphite and charcoal drawings by chinese artist Hong Chun Zhang– 2009 by cp
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
by kl
a tribute to my favorite turkish singer who i think is a genius. his turkish songs are even better but for now let’s focus on his obsession with brigitte bardot. he was also in french movies in the 50s and 60s. he makes me proud. by ak
the only good thing left from arizona, is the arizona ice tea… and even that is not from arizona but from long island! here’s why they suck in case you didn’t know, like our little ak! by xy
a dapper dali and demure chanel share glances and smokes. by sv
freckles, a book by reto caduff, only available at dashwood. if it’s there, it means it’s good. by pp.
right on right on. stormtroopers vs. cops, courtesy of nicolai larsen. by dd
oil painting by james white for the cornered series, now at max vigram gallery in london. by pp.
according to my sources, sartre declared guevara the “era’s most perfect man” in addition to proclaiming that “he lived his words, spoke his own actions and his story and the story of the world ran parallel.” it would appear as if sartre was also fascinated by the lines and curves of guevara’s hand. either way, i would give a limb to be in the same room as these beautiful intellectuals. nostalgia at its best. by sv