“He who delights in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Xooang Choi, Islets of Aspergers Type VII (detail), 2008

Photo by Tim Peake, London, Midnight, Saturday, 30 January 2016

"Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment." ~ Søren Kierkegaard, the prototypical existentialist.

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Francis Danby, Shipwreck, 1850

"Our minds are sick."

The School of Life: Theodor Adorno

Luis Ricardo Falero, Twin Stars, 1881

One of my favourite books, now a movie.

Released 60 years ago today

Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel

Pixies, Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)

Jane's Addiction, Three Days

George Carlin being arrested for "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", 1972

Born this day

Jeff Koons, Antiquity 3, 2009-2011

Born this day

David Bowie & Trent Reznor, I'm Afraid of Americans

Leonard Cohen, Slow

Vince Taylor and his Playboys, Brand New Cadillac

Fierce!

Savages, Fuckers