The Poetry Foundation launched a poetry recording project a few months ago, and it is wonderful. I’ve been wanting a way to stream recorded poetry and this works well – not to mention the sheer joy of recording words that have sounds and shapes and tastes like bubbles and jewels and crispy toast. To participate, simply head over to Soundcloud, pick a favorite poem, record it, and submit. Below is my reading of Jake Adam York’s “Abide.”
Netflix and the Ghosts in the Machine
“Let me get philosophical for a minute. In a human world, life is made interesting by serendipity,” Yellin told me. “The more complexity you add to a machine world, you’re adding serendipity that you couldn’t imagine. Perry Mason is going to happen. These ghosts in the machine are always going to be a by-product of the complexity. And sometimes we call it a bug and sometimes we call it a feature.”
–How Netflix Reverse Engineered Hollywood
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Caffeinated Links: Trends of the Action Genre, Marvel and Wonder Woman
Flavorwire on the three films this year that took a surprising approach to the “action” genre – “Captain Phillips, Dr. Stone, and Our Man are neither the gun-slinging robots nor the impenetrable, untouchable, indestructible heroes that too much of modern cinema idolizes. They’re people, recognizable and relatable, and though their struggles may be extraordinary, they respond to them as we might. And these three films, traditional “action movies” or no, inject into the genre what was missing as those computer-generated buildings full of computer-generated people collapsed across multiplexes all summer: a much-needed dose of humanity.” RT
Absolutely superb article from Darren Franich at EW on the casting of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
“We basically know what to expect from the Marvel movies at this point. Rigid professionalism. Witty banter. Assembly-line visual style. Unchallenging narratives. Cameos. But what the hell is this Man of Steel sequel, that has 40-something Oscar-winning Batman and man-candy emo Superman and heroin-chic B-movie-star Wonder Woman and football and rumored titles that all sound like early ’90s erotic thrillers? It sounds unlikely. That’s not a bad thing. ” RT
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Pride and Prejudice Pulp Fiction
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Quotidian: Drink Coffee Be Happy
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Boys Before Flowers/Korean Hanadan quotes
“Just because you’re gone doesn’t mean chaos will erupt in South Korea”-Goo Jun Pyo
Episode 2:
“The moment I see your face, it feels like bugs are crawling all over my body” – Jandi
Episode 4:
“Since I was with you for one whole night, tell them that I’d take responsibility of you.” – Junpyo
Episode 5:
“How can a tiny and skinny person have such a loud voice? Did you eat a train’s heart?” – Jun Pyo
Episode 6:
Episode 7:
“The type of guy I hate the most?” – Junhee
“A disgraceful guy, A stingy guy, A guy that can’t let go of the past.” – Junpyo
“A guy that brags about himself? – Junhee
“A disgraceful guy.” – Junpyo
“A guy that never forgives his friends? – Junhee
“A stingy guy.” – Junpyo
“A guy that can’t accept his defeat? – Junhee
“A guy that can’t let go of the past.” – Junpyo
“Okay, then.” – Junhee
“If you were the friend who remembered that we watched this 11 times, then it wouldn’t have gone this far.” – Junpyo
Episode 8:
“Just once…tell me that you like me. Then all of this will be over.” – Jun Pyo
“If everything can be settled by the word sorry, why would then law and police exist?” – Ji-Hoo
Episode 9:
Goo Jun Pyo: “What are you, the little match girl? why are you without your gloves?”
Jandi: “I have gloves!”
“There’s no such thing as Jun Pyo’s world or Jandi’s world. Just like you and I are of the same world.” -Ji Hoo
“I liked him better when he was messing up proverbs.” – Yijung
“I’m so busy that I don’t even rememeber that you didn’t call me for 3 days and13 hours!” -Goo Jun Pyo
“You.. you get touched by such trivial things!” – Goo Jun Pyo
Episode 11:
“Does she have an ancestor who died on a date?” – Jun Pyo
Episode 12:
“What’s this?” – Jandi
“Can’t you tell? It’s a necklace.” – Junpyo
“Hey, this won’t do. I know you have weird taste, but this is a girl’s!” – Jandi
“You dummy. It’s yours.” – Junpyo
“What?” – Jandi
“I said it’s yours. There’s only one in the world, so if you lose this one, I’ll really kill you.” – Junpyo
“You do this every time. Whenever I try to get closer, you trample my heart like it’s nothing. Do I still mean so little to you?” – Jun Pyo
“I came to find your heart. I didn’t lose it on purpose.” – Jandi
Misc:
Jandi : “It’s strange. “
Ji-hoo : “What’s strange?”
Jandi : “Whenever the emergency bell rings in my heart, you always appear. “
Ji-hoo : “Then let me be.”
Jandi : “What?”
Ji-hoo : “Let me be Geum Jan Di’s honourable firefighter.”
Episode 20
“Just let me stay like this for five minutes…then I’ll get up” – Junpyo
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Something to Believe In – Hook/Emma
Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Hook and Emma in ABC’s Once Upon a Time are a slow burn but I’m hoping they’ll turn into one of those epic star-crossed couples ala Veronica and Logan. This music video is cut with such flair and magic (and set to one of my favorite songs, Aqualung’s “Something to Believe In”).
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Creative Job Alert: Communications Assistant
Miss Representation is hiring in San Francisco!
Reports to: Director of Communications
Classification: Non-Exempt
Location: San Francisco, CA
“The Communications Associate augments the story-telling capacity of the organization by designing, creating and maintaining inspiring and relevant content for The Representation Project website, blog, social media and all collateral and branded materials.”
Check out more information and apply here
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