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Thursday, April 15, 2004



...the whole problem: to have within oneself the inseparable reality and the physical clarity of a feeling, to have it to such a degree that it is impossible for it not to be expressed, to have a wealth of words, of acquired turns of phrase capable of joining the dance, coming into play; and the moment the soul is preparing to organize its wealth, its discoveries, this revelation, at that unconscious moment when the thing is on the point of coming forth, a superior and evil will attacks the soul like a poison, attacks the mass consisting of word and image, attacks the mass of feeling, and leaves me panting as if at the very door of life.
Wagner/Artaud, from Samuel Delany’s Longer Views

See Me, Blog ME We are rich dealers, and our drug is information
Turned on by online opinion sites? Then get ready for Web video journals
Boston-based music-video producer Steve Garfield, 46, is no ordinary blogger. Instead of simply posting his thoughts online in a chatty weblog like millions of others around the world, he links a Canon GL2 digital video camera to his laptop and uploads short clips of protest rallies, traffic short-cuts and even news events onto his personal Internet site.

· Lets get the Vlogs Out, changing things for the better through information [link first seen at MEdia Dragon is going to be famous: Google Says It Doesn't Plan to Change Search Results]
· Commissioner Gorelick is not the right person to probe intelligence lapses
· Athens 2004 Olympic Games (The official website) [Link Poached from In a parallel universe called 'what if:' Reading Poetry Is Risky Move]
· See Also It's a fine thing to act tough with other people's blood or be generous with other people health

Pun 4 Phun: According to Caterina SusSex
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
MEdia Dragon just finished reading for the second time story by Matt Frei Italy: Unfinished Revolution. And the fifth sentence on the 23rd page is: Businessmen thus found themselves in unenviable position of having to pay bribes not only to the relevant authorities in the country where the project was being funded but also to the political party at home that funded it.

· Italy's secret life laid bare [ via Memery]