From the outset, the overlapping bureaucracies in Ferguson handled the case in ways that suggested ineptitude. Yet subsequent developments—the stonewalling followed by contradictory statements, the detention of reporters, the clumsy deployment of sophisticated military equipment—all point not to a department too inept to handle this investigation objectively but one too inept to cloak the fact that they never intended to do so. One protestor held a sign that said, “Ferguson Police Need Better Scriptwriters.”
Art, notes, and inspiration.
Yeah, staff, I REALLY don’t need to have BDSM porn on my dash as a “recommended” blog.
Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.
— C. (Cody) Kennedy (via the-healing-nest)
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Scattered Crowd by William Forsythe
German choreographer William Forsythe suspended thousands of white balloons, varying in size and in transparency, to alter the viewer’s perception of time and space and to represent our world’s perpetual metamorphosis.
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What does it mean to be brave?
What is strength, really?
What is weakness, really?
What happens when we place value judgments on perceived weaknesses and strengths?
For a resident of New York, Paris or London death is a word that is never uttered because it burns the lips. A Mexican, on the other hand, frequents it, defies it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it, it’s one of his favorite toys and his most permanent love.
— Octavio Paz, El Laberinto de la Soledad (via newdealband)
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Celebrating Day of the Dead with Sugar Skull Artist @ilovesugarskulls
To see more artwork made of sugar, water and meringue, follow @ilovesugarskulls on Instagram.
“It’s a time of storytelling, remembrance and celebration of life for those who are no longer with us,” explains artist Robert Owens (@ilovesugarskulls), who goes by the name Rob-O, about the meaning of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
On the holiday, many visit cemeteries to tidy up and decorate the graves of their departed friends and family, leaving traditional offerings such as marigolds, mementos and sugar skulls. “Our first attempt at making sugar skulls and the Royal icing was comedy. The icing was too thin and it just ran a bit, so all the sugar skulls looked kind of sad,” Rob-O recalls. But over time, the artist perfected his recipe and became intrigued with the concept of turning the sugar skull into art. “It was pretty exciting to push the boundaries.”
Although all ingredients for the sugar skulls are edible, Rob-O wants his works to withstand time and pass on to future generations: “It’s a piece of me, a moment of time that I will never get back, and I want to share this with the world.”
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Mwangi Hutter. Transference, 2014. Photo diptych, c-print (2), 83 x 125 cm.
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