January 2011
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Sprezzatura
Sprezzatura is an Italian word originating from Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier, where it is defined by the author as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it.” It is the ability of the courtier to display “an easy facility in accomplishing difficult actions which hides the...
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Cobras - It’s A Lie
Sweet 60s garage.
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“A man should look as if he had bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on...”
– Hardy Amies
“I used to admire believers,” Tomas continued. “I thought they had an odd...”
– The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
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My lower legs are so bruised right now.
From continually banging into the stage last night.
I wish I wasn’t awake, but Molly just left to go to work, and I, well, woke up, clearly.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
The Jesus and Mary Chain (61)
Black Flag (47)
RainyMood.com (40)
Mount Kimbie (39)
James Blake (35)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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waldosia
n. [Brit. wallesia] a condition characterized by scanning faces in a crowd looking for a specific person who would have no reason to be there, which is your brain’s way of checking to see whether they’re still in your life, subconsciously patting its emotional pockets before it leaves for the day.
