For the record, you should probably see Let the Right One In first, as it's a remarkable film. But there's some good buzz hovering around this remake, so you may want to keep an eye on it.
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Jul 11
Lali Singh of Sanai Sampura, India, was born with two faces, and lived for two months, according to the Wikipedia entry. Somewhat different than the condition of being a conjoined twin, Lali's condition was caused by an overabundance of a type of protein involved in the development of facial features.
How might our lives be different if we could look in two directions at once? How might language be different, if we could express two things at once? How might our lives be different if we could sing with two voices, smile with two smiles, cry twice as hard?
After she passed, it is said that they planned to build a temple in her memory. Here in the western Empire, we do not build temples to honor those so marked by difference. Mainly we bury them, and construct powerful dreams from their ashes. It's a different tradition.
Jul 9
Like puzzles, games, logic, fantasy, and world-building? Or perhaps, like me, you just have a god complex? Either way, you should go and play Doodle God. Like, right now. Frighteningly simple, frighteningly creative, frighteningly addictive.
Jul 4
My humblest apologies for the dearth of content. There were a couple of weeks of serious crunch going on at work, and a couple of weeks of visiting a strange and pleasant world. More updates to come. In the meantime, spend a little moment with the Sad Cow.
Jun 7
Now, as to the "black legends" surrounding the Prince of Sansevero, there are many, each stranger than the last. That he was a mysterious figure, multilingual, an inventor of wonders, a Mason, an artist - to these things we can attest, and speak of publicly.
But as to the darker rumors - the whispers that he experimented on human subjects, could create blood from nothing, and authored a process by which men could be transmuted into marble - of these things we cannot know. The path of deeper inquiry is open to you, should your -- unusual curiosities provoke you in that direction. As for us, we shall retreat to safer climes. Some stones are best left unturned.
-K
May 31
Half-hidden by shadow and starlight, the paths of the Floating Island at night form a labyrinth that is neither straightforward, nor entirely real. You attempt to retrace the path you followed out to the Garden, without success. Many times, you feel that you're starting to recognize the terrain around you -- and just as many times, you take a step into reverie instead of a step towards home.
A glimmer of hope appears, in the distance. Torchlight. Before long, you have followed it into an ancient plaza strewn with chunks of coral, as well as marble pulverized by the relentless grasp of vine. In the center of the plaza, you discover a device. Laying hands upon it, you hear a fast, repetitive, relentless beat. It makes your nerves go crystalline with adrenaline, and with each beat of your heart you can feel the distinctive hum of electric bass.
Continue reading B Side: Lift Me Up.
May 18
All I know about Rubber is that it is the story of Robert, a homicidal killer tire with psychic powers.
Now, I don't want to oversell this thing. But, purely based on the plot synopsis, I feel we may be looking at the most amazing movie ever.
May 15
This is the Cowboy's Story. Growing up, he always wanted to be a cowboy; perhaps something was
wrong with him, you know, mentally. He wanders far and wide settling
disagreements with violence, even at the cost of love. Thinking he has
fought for peace, he instead realizes that he has helped create a world
full of cowboys, and there will never be peace.
Check out Part One of the Boys' Own Audio Adventure Series, Astronaut.
Press play for the tracklist.
Check out Part One of the Boys' Own Audio Adventure Series, Astronaut.
Press play for the tracklist.
May 14
Tired of bodies turning up drained of blood? Know there's a vampire on the loose but there's nothing to be done about it? Well, fear no more my friend. What you need is the handy dandy new vampire hunting kit. But where in this day and age can you even find one of those to know what goes in it, you ask? Why, gentle reader, here of course.
You're welcome. Happy hunting.
You're welcome. Happy hunting.
May 14
Upon reading this story, I have to admit that what caught my attention first was the fact that there is a Buddhist region of Russia. This is the republic of Kalmykia, on the northern shore of the Caspian sea, and the only nation in Europe of Mongolian origin. The place sounds fantastically interesting - read more about it, here.
Their president,
Kirsan Ilumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation.
It's nice to have a smart guy in office! You just have to allow for
certain pecadilloes, like planning to build a Chess
City in Dubai, or claiming during a television interview that he has
met aliens on board a spaceship.
Sure, it sounds a little crazy.
But supposing he's right. Do you really want to be on the wrong
side of a multimillionaire businessman chessmaster president with possible
Mongolian ancestry and a connection to aliens? He's nine tenths of the
way to being a bona fide supervillain. I really don't think we want to
push him over that edge.
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