Instrument

February 8, 2010 / The film about D.C. punk band Fugazi was made by a Wesleyan alum.

[Fugazi in action]
Fugazi still from Instrument (1999) (also the album cover)

Aural Wes recently posted about the 1999 film Instrument by Wesleyan alum Jem Cohen ’84. I’ve had the soundtrack for years thanks to my much-cooler-than-me wife, and enjoyed it immensely. Except that I didn’t know that there was a film. There are three words on the album cover: Fugazi, Instrument, and Soundtrack… No? Nothing? I suppose I thought that “Instrument Soundtrack” had some kind of inside meaning. This is why I like psychoanalysis so much—an underdeveloped sense of the literal. Now I know. Netflixed it to the top, bumping out Blackadder, at least for now.

On the Mattabesset Trail with Genie

January 12, 2010 / Walking with my dog into the hills, over snow-covered trails, in the long afternoon shadows.

Suburban lightning

January 3, 2010 / My brother, now on Flickr, shoots some iconic Australian subjects.

New, new, new, all-new

January 1, 2010 / New year’s resolution: achieved!

Elena and the Carousel

December 28, 2009 / Here we are, growing, as Lydia most aptly stated, “pensive and pensiver” about the state of the American mall.

Twelve/Twelve

December 21, 2009 / You have to wait your turn to get a table at Sarabeth’s.

Athenian II

December 20, 2009 / The local diner is one of my favourite places.

Next Stop: Modernity

December 17, 2009 / We used to imagine a better Future through architecture.

Black Carbon Earth

December 16, 2009 / There’s nothing to see here. Please move along.

Mini with the Works

December 11, 2009 / You’re a handsome devil. What’s your name?