When I was young, I thought that an artwork reflected the values of the person who made it. Over time, I learned that this was very often not the case…
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A New View of Losing Years of Work
When Improvised Life went down over the holidays due to the web host’s mighty and prolonged fail, there was the possibility that data backups had been damaged and six years of work could be lost. Many readers responded with heartening messages and offers of help. Ever-wise performance artist Fast Forward (whom I became friends with years ago…
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louis c.k.: why you’re lucky to feel sad moments
(Video linke here). The other night on Conan, comedien/philosopher Louis C.K. talked about why he doesn’t let his kids have cell phones. The whole 4.50 minutes is great but the best, stunningly wise bit comes at about 2:53 when C.K. is describes the sudden wave of sadness —”a kind of fall-back-to-school depression feeling” —he felt…
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louis c.k.: the fab things you get with a basic life
(Video link here.) 2:39 minutes of brilliant perspective from comedian Louis C.K, from his recent HBO special “Oh My God“. WARNING: Adult content. If you’re not ready for it, save for later. Related posts: louis c.k. on ‘putting the time in’ the collected wisdom of louis c.k. louis c.k. car dances ‘who are you?’ +…
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bearing witness to sandy, ‘stormatron 5000’
(Video link here.) We fully intended to spend the day working but have found it nearly impossible. We can’t help but be focused on Sandy, which comedian Louis C.K. called “monster sandy franken storm Paul Bunyon shitcloud might start throwing trees at babies in Manhattan”, “the stormatron 5000″. We’re hunkered downwith candles, flashlights, battery-powered radios, a…
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louis c.k. car dances ‘who are you?’ + rants on boredom
(Video link here.) Ever since we saw this 3 minute bit from comedian Louis C.K.’s amazing tv series Louie we’ve been looking for a video clip to post; we FINALLY found one. As Louie drives his daughters to visit their ancient aunt in the country, The Who‘s “Who are You?” comes on the CD player. The valiant, crazy vision…
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‘everything is so amazing, but nobody is happy’
This clip of the comedian Louis C.K. riffing on Conan O’Brien’s show is a rare combination of REALLY funny and totally wise/smart/true. It is about looking around at what we have, recognizing miracles, counting blessings… (To jump to the essence start at 2:35…)
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