Ann Hirsch’s “Scandalishious”

this cage is worms

This is the first thirty minutes of Ann Hirsch performance. She lived the life of a youtube “camwhore” (her words) for a significant amount of time, and I think this is the culmination of that work as a performance for a group of people in a small space Some of the videos she is sent are heartbreaking; the chats linger. The laughter in the audience makes me ashamed to be a human and destroys me.

I’m sorry I’m not writing about this well, but I’m doing this early Thursday morning. Time travel.

You can find Ann Hirsch on twitter. You can see more of her art here. You can listen to her on one of my favorite podcasts here.

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Ginger Men

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Back to Salem and the material world. August is the traditional Americana month in the world of Antiques auctions and shows, and one particular lot from this weekend’s upcoming Skinner Americana auction has me transfixed: Ammi Phillips’ PortraitofaGinger–hairedYoungMan, which has an estimate of $15,000-$25,000. What a portrait! Riveting blue eyes, patrician profile, the 19th century hand-in-waistcoat pose, and very notable ginger hair.

Ginger is the preferred term for red hair in the nineteenth century, and before. The relative rarity of this hair color created a folkloric characterization (shiftless, hot-tempered) that endured for centuries. The weakness of William the Conqueror’s heir, William Rufus, was attributed to his hair color, as was the voracious personality of Henry VIII. Much later, the prejudices subsided, but the titles of nineteenth-century portraits of redheaded men, women and children always reference hair color, still the conspicuous characteristic…

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The Camp Gyno is Period Positive – Are You?

Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

‘You the smartest bitch in this place’: What if brains were sexy?

Mark Vonnegut on art and mental illness

Commercial Society Goes Vaguely Political: Bill de Blasio For NYC Mayor

Commercial Society

I’ve had the TV on the background today, and have seen this commercial at least 3 times. If I was actually registered in NYC, I’d strongly consider voting Bill de Blasio for Mayor. The reason? Well, his policies seem appealing. But also because Dante is his son, and Dante’s hair is just awesome.

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Day Nine of Tough Mudder training

Daily Prompt: ( YAWN )

Try a New Point of View: One Topic, Three Takes

The Daily Post

A band I once knew wrote a concept album telling the story of the destruction of a kingdom… from the point of view of a rock  on the abandoned castle floor.

Was it a good album? Not at all. Did it make people think? It did, and not just, “How much beer do you have to drink to think it’s a good idea to write an album from the point of view of a rock?” It made people think about how point of view shapes storytelling — the details you decide to include (and exclude), and the tone you choose to use. Point of view is also the difference between a post that falls flat, and one that sucks readers in.

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