page one two three, period six seven eight

got an invitation from m.hulot -thank you, mister- for this overly intellectual [!], page-turning game so picked the first book off the shelf. vienna : from schubert to schnitzel it was, published by 'lonely planet' in 2001. flicked through the dusty guide and on page one two three ta-dah ta-dah...

[Coffee Houses]
Café Central, Herengasse 14 has a fine ceiling and pillars, and piano music from 4 to 7 pm. Trotsky came here to play chess. Say hello to the plaster patron with the walrus moustache near the door-a model of the poet Peter Altenberg. [...]

akoimetos, discolata, george le nonce, locandiera, sykia happy to flick the pages?

the man who saw the angel

από την καλύτερη έκθεση της περασμένης χρονιάς: 'bright, bright day…', tarkovsky polaroids

[other tarkovsky events will take place in moscow and verona, and london at the tate modern in february-april 2008]

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reminds me of the 'matinée' closing party at fabric
[original: 'uninvited'-alanis morissette]

bloomed in a russian prison

[images above via webПарк.ру]

'The drawing above shows the spelling of a man’s name, Vasia, in Cyrillic characters. The symbols on each finger have specific coded meanings: “In life, only count on yourself,” is the meaning of the symbol on the first finger, and the three skulls on the third finger symbolize murders committed by the criminal.

A cross can indicate bondage, subordination, or slavery. Some tattoos are given involuntarily, as warnings or punishment for transgressions-sex offenders, for example, are frequently branded with a dagger running across their shoulder blades and through their necks.

[more at foreign prisoners.com, a campaign for prisoners' rights >> ]

inta ruka

born/lives in rīga.

© inta ruka & baukunst gallery

'stalin was a stunner'. discuss.

i do have a thing for georgians [1 & 2], especially those from eastern georgia, who usually have a fairer complexion and blue or greenish eyes...and i 'm always happy to spot the sexy one out. on this occassion, it is joseph stalin, aged twenty-four and jaw-droppingly fit.

αλεξάνδρεια, μέρες του 2005

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στάση λεωφορείου, χειμωνιάτικη μέρα με ελαφριά σύννεφα. φρέσκα μπαρμπούνια στην ψαροταβέρνα της rue de crete. περπατάμε προς την αγορά. οι προσδοκίες της επίσκεψης αμβλύνονται από την ένταση της προηγούμενης νύχτας- όλο χαρά και δύναμις, αίσθημα κι ωραιότης... στο σπίτι της οδού σαρμ ελ σεϊχ, ο μουσταφά προσπαθεί από τα κείμενα και τις εικόνες στους τοίχους να καταλάβει... οι ομιλίες των φροντιστών του διαμερίσματος του δευτέρου ορόφου, τα βλέμματά μας, η απαγγελία μπλέκονται σ' ένα πρόχειρο-η κάμερα κάποια στιγμή αδικαιολόγητα πλαγίως-βίντεο.