It was Slavoj Žižek’s birthday last week, and I figured – seeing as I am a bit of a fan – that would dedicate a couple of posts to his short but oh so fabulous introduction to the work of Jaques Lacan. What I’m going to do here is pretty much paraphrase Žižek’s work. I think there is […]
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Interview – Lisa talks to Kris Saknussemm about life, love and Reverend America
posted by lisathatcher
I’m a good friend of Kris Saknussemm. In fact, to come completely clean, I consider him one of my best friends. Kris Saknussemm is the internationally acclaimed author of Zanesville, Private Midnight, Enigmatic Pilot and the short story collection Sinister Miniatures. His work has appeared in Playboy, Nerve, The Boston Review, The Hudson Review, The […]
Quick Post: The Guardian’s Ten Rules for Writing Fiction
posted by lisathatcher
I’ve come back to this article so many times that I thought I would perform a speedy share here and let you all in on a brilliant little secret. It’s the Guardians Ten Rules for Writing fiction. Usually I avoid writing articles and ‘How-To’s’, but this one has so many gems It is actually helpful. […]
Art that goes deep, not broad.
posted by lisathatcher
Someone very precious to me introduced me to the diverse music styles on this blog. When he saw the effect of the music on me, he generously gave me the (at the time) entire music file on his computer. That turned out to be eight DVD discs filled to bursting with lists, collections, and random tid bits […]
Seb Doubinsky and Henry
posted by lisathatcher
Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. Henry Miller Hello lovely precious readers, (where would the world be without readers?) I wanted to draw your attention to this wonderful interview with my Publisher Seb […]
Czech Cubism: Images from the museum of Czech Cubism
posted by lisathatcher
Sharp points, slicing planes, crystalline shapes. These are the trademarks of the Czech Cubists – a unique, avant-garde group, feverishly active in Prague between 1910 and 1914. As well as fine art, they left behind them building facades prickling with little pyramids, furniture bursting with energy, and decorative objects dynamized with stark black lines. Four young, multi-talented designers, […]
I think I need to start smoking: or how to be an artist without a Gauloises hanging from your mouth.
posted by lisathatcher
I was rather disturbed to find out recently that some folk I admire are giving up smoking. I was startled to say the least. No matter what anyone says, smoking remains the hallmark of cool. It’s as synonymous with art as booze, and as chic as any Euro fantasy. Besides my obvious initial concerns (the loss of […]
Trent Parke: The Christmas Tree Bucket #2
posted by lisathatcher
The Trent Parke Christmas Tree Bucket is a beuatiful series of photographs and many of you have been coming to take a look. So I thought I would add the rest of the series. These stunnings images of a typical Australian suburban Gothic Christmas are available for puchse through the Stills Gallery here. Believe me […]
Trent Parke: The Christmas Tree Bucket
posted by lisathatcher
The Christmas tree Bucket is a collection of suburban Australian Christmas photogrpahs taken by Magnum photographer, Trent Parke. I went to a lecture given by Trent Parke about this collection and other works a few years back when the exhibition was current. The story behind the above photograph goes, Trent came home ‘unwell’ around Christmas […]
The Black Herald #2: Carbon based passion – Part 2
posted by lisathatcher
In a recent essay, Paul Stubbs wrote: “The poet of the 21st century will, like any animal, be subject only to the continuing process of adapting to his own biological environment, to create a poetry that must strive in its imagination to actually affect the planetary balance (…) The pen in the hand today need […]
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