Andy Black

I think about how The New Yorker approached the subject of Pablo Escobar from the pov of window repairmen... a cartel bomb in Bogota meant a brisk day for glaziers.

If I can give one piece of writing advice, it's tackle the big sideways with the small -- especially when the small says it all.

I think it was LOAD "$"...
Rrrrrr buried too deep in my memory, but I refuse to look it up. Give me a min, it'll bob to the surface

LOAD "*",8,1

Ten years in Oregon, and I'm still surprised by the dampness of the US mail.

The villain that makes #booksky tremble

It's sad how in a very short span of time, I see something like this and suspect A.I. -- but hey, 2019, the before-times

Sculpting dreams: Sazen Lee's blend of hyperrealism, surrealism, and fantasy — Visualflood Magazine In the realm of contemporary art, Sazen Lee stands out as a visionary sculptor who masterfully intertwines hyper-realism with elements of surrealism and fantasy. His latest collection, a mesmerizing a...

It is! Here's an article about the artist
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Sazen Lee, 2019

Other people’s Dorito’s, man. Nacho cheese should be a private affair

#unwelcomeclouds

Man, this sculpture
"Amalgam (Origin)" by Nick Cave, 2024

Via ResistanceIsAbsurd
#filmsky

Just now: A classic, perfectly executed, marching band roll-step so I can smoothly walk without spilling my overfull coffee

THIS is what throws out my knee??

Iranian artist Meysam Shalviri

There's a company developing a contact lens that accesses a databases of faces and floats (for your eyes only) a person's name over their heads. Suddenly, I'm awesome at parties.

Via DevourBooks
#booksky

Something bearded this way comes.
I mean, look at this thing!
#rightoutside

Threw the pumpkin into the compost -- and I swear the compost grunted

Jury selection today, the defense attorney asked me, "Screenwriter? Have I seen anything?" I listed some shows, and the defendant exclaimed, "Hannibal?! Goddamn, I love Hannibal!" The attorney hissed for him to be quiet, but I pointed to the guy,"Right on, thanks!"
Booted!
#scriptsky
#fannibals

Man, insomnia. Just read that Marlene Dietrich would eat a sardine-and-onion sandwich on rye as her cure. The smell would knock me dead, too

Because I freakin love him for it

I'd love a biopic about why, after winning 12 Grammies, Stevie Wonder said yes in 1978 to writing a double-album soundtrack to a documentary about plants.

Fave sign from today, "I like my democracy neat, no ICE!"
#NoKings

Via DevourMedia:
#booksky

Somebody counted the number of wikipedia articles that have been written about the element mercury vs Freddie Mercury. And I'm afraid it tallies at mercury (5112) and Freddie Mercury (4256)
#sad

Ah. It's walk-face-first-into-spider-webs season

Can you think of any scenario that would lead to "model cheaper than CG" today?? -- and then let's make it happen
#filmsky

Fascinated with the concept of a house spider. Do you choose the spider or does the spider choose you? Do you leave the door open a little extra to draw in juicy insects? Will I hurt its feelings if I name it Shelob -- or will that go to its head?

I threw out my back... stepping into pajamas

Wisco vacay, let’s go

A different take on nuclear proliferation from the pov of the physicists who built the things in the 50s. Very Frankenstein's Monster