How can it almost be the end of August ? Spring and summer have gone by in a flash and autumn is knocking at the door. As if to drive the point home the first Halloween displays appear in the supermarket. Even worse the garden centre e-mails to ask if we want to order a Christmas tree. Through it all talk of tariffs seem to have been a constant presence.
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Xylophones. I'm guessing the 'intern' is still choosing the breakfast music on the local radio station :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b2GKp70LzU&list=RD8b2GKp70LzU&start_radio=1
Underground Toronto :https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/torontos-underground-labyrinth
'Involution' - prose a bit of a heavy read but worthwhile :https://jasmi.news/p/china-2025?hide_intro_popup=true
Sadly, I'd have to agree with every word of this :https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/with-allies-like-these-steve-witkoff
Think I know what they're getting at :https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marshmallow-horror-2509289
5 comments:
Hari OM
Will return to Jasmi's article, but the opening has pulled me in... the art piece was a bit muddled, but yeah, the world is absurd - but hasn't art always reflected that? To the point of stretching taste and credulity (which I think was his point). ... and has Puppy finally been contained?! YAM xx
Your links are always interesting, but today's are especially so. The China piece demands time, so I will finish that later, and I confess I did not listen to the Flight of the Bumblebees - somehow, marimbas disturb me, maybe too perky? As to the art piece, it reminded me of a long-ago conversation between my husband and the artist who is visiting with us this week. She had done a rather disturbing portrait of him, and he recalls her telling him that art is supposed to be disturbing. She doesn't remember saying that, but the pictures in the linked article do seem to illustrate the point. And then Witkoff - there was a remarkable piece on Reuters this week about how he simply misunderstood what Putin was "offering" in the much-touted "land swap". He apparently doesn't use note-takers either. I guess that Trump is comfortable with him because they are both NY real estate guys. Hope the haircut worked out OK.
Strangely enough, I had just mentioned to my husband a few days ago that one rarely (or never) sees a Xylophone being played and then up pops your link.
I once owned four of those brown leather barrel chairs which were indeed, insufferably uncomfortable. Cute, but I swear the floor offered more comfort. It was a good day when they left my house for the local charity shop. They've probably still being passed around today.
This Torontonian was very appreciative of the piece on the Path. There is so much griping about the state of the city that it is good to see something positive.
It can feel a bit tentacular; I remember getting lost a few times when I first moved to Toronto, but even remote corners were perfectly clean and- more importantly as a woman-perfectly safe. With both private business and various levels of government now mandating the return to the 5 day in the office workweek, I hope it can return to its glory days.
Enjoy your fine weather. Disappointingly for my vacation, the South- Eastern Mediterranean coast (La Grande-Motte) feels decidedly autumnal.
I, too, want to know how the haircut turned out...
Knowing that art can be a weapon against kings and wanna-be-kings alike, I recommend my favorite political marshmallow art : the.droobiee Though the art is childlike arts and crafts, the messages are adult and humorous. PS, the views are Canadian and a "duster" is Canadian slang for a player who sits on the bench. Enjoy friends.
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