Archive for July 23rd, 2010

Goethe Month: Another sort of woman

July 23, 2010


She has a masculine spirit, and is another sort of woman from us housewives and seamstresses. She is great, steadfast, resolute. A majestic woman! I should dread to appear before her.

(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont. Act III, Scene 2.)

Oh, no, she is another sort and majestic.


The selection of screencaps of Immortal Beloved on the net we call inter is so shitty that I feel I have no choice but to remedy the dearth myself sooner than later. Look for it in the quite near future By Name

When the play Egmont debuted in 1787, Jam Master LVB, known to lesser mortals as “Beethoven,” was pretty danged impressed indeedy and, around 20 years later, set Egmont to music. No Big Deal. (except yes.)

Liberated Negative Space o’ the Day: “Ceci n’est pas,” Bridgestone edition

July 23, 2010

Ceci n’est pas l’entrance.

Not a door. Again. Right?

Flashback Friday — Daily Batman: the Joker’s going to take you down to Bonertown

July 23, 2010

Hella boners. Hella. He is super-good at it, even.