http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ A serial guy in what seems a parallel world. en Vox Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:36:02 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:36:02 -0800 Happy Birthday to karawynn (proof that I'll come out of hiding even re Vox, when it's important enough... :) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00d41420f3ed6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/wouldnt-it-be-heavenly.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/wouldnt-it-be-heavenly.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/wouldnt-it-be-heavenly.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:02:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22529a328549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22529a328549d-50si" alt="Constellation-160" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> There are a few snippets of lyrics I'll search for, every now and then. Just to see if someone has written something online since the last time I checked (and probably came up empty). The search string this time -- a long one -- was, "wouldn't ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/wouldnt-it-be-heavenly.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252a97b48e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music filk singing science records http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/art-deco-and-plovdiv.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/art-deco-and-plovdiv.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/art-deco-and-plovdiv.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:11:56 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252970658fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252970658fdb-50si" alt="Art deco, plovidv, bulgaria" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Doc Searls went and pointed to a very interesting page of photos of Plovidv, Bulgaria, taken by Stephen Lewis. Apparently the town is a time capsule of (among other styles) Jugendstil and Art Deco buildings. This was not much of a surprise, as w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/art-deco-and-plovdiv.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c225296f5b549d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography architecture bulgaria art deco jugendstil plovidv http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/eat-your-heart-out-botticelli.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/eat-your-heart-out-botticelli.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/eat-your-heart-out-botticelli.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:51:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252951b4604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252951b4604a-50si" alt="Whitehousenight" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, here's a remarkable thing. On the left there, you can see White House at Night (June 1890), by Vincent Willem van Gogh. Not one of his most famous paintings, but nice in its way. While poking about the Wikipedia entry for Van Gogh, I learn... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/eat-your-heart-out-botticelli.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252951e3604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> art astronomy bbc van gogh venus http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/sous-loeil-de-lange.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/sous-loeil-de-lange.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/sous-loeil-de-lange.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:22:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22528cc18604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22528cc18604a-50si" alt="K-maro - Sous L&#39;Oeil De L&#39;Ange (192)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is "Sous L'Oeil De L'Ange," by K-maro. It's somewhat like Gypsy Kings meets hip-hop, in French. I first heard it on SR Sverige... Which I'll explain more about later. It was a channel on Swedish Radio. Just wanted to take advantage of a s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/sous-loeil-de-lange.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22529bb328e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music reviews sr sverige http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/dew-on-a-leaf-or-what-does-that-title-mean.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/dew-on-a-leaf-or-what-does-that-title-mean.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/dew-on-a-leaf-or-what-does-that-title-mean.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:00:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c225287f60549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c225287f60549d-50si" alt="Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> "staarcroft" What the heck is that? Why use that for a journal title? Well, I admire Anne Fadiman. A lot. And that book over there -- Ex Libris -- is one of the few she's brought out so far. There's an essay in the book, "Words On a Flyleaf... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/dew-on-a-leaf-or-what-does-that-title-mean.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c2252881bd8fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quote meta literary mark helprin staarcroft anne fadiman sacred bullshit camorra http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/faaaaabulist.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Hal) http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/faaaaabulist.html?_c=feed-rss http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/faaaaabulist.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:27:20 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c225287abd549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c225287abd549d-50si" alt="Looper - Impossible Things 2" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A first post. Haven't done one of those for a while. This is for Maggy. Because I know she likes stories, and this is a very good one. I'm not sure where I found out about Fabulist, but one of the first times I was there I ran across this post... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://staarcroft.vox.com/library/post/faaaaabulist.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523a08d8e1d00c22528836f604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music review audio looper fabulist maggy