Who do you blame when all your dreams come true?

[sovay]

Fortunately not in person, ap_aelfwine just introduced me to Jack Parsons. I cannot imagine how I never heard of him before, but between the rocket science, the moonchild, and the fulminate of mercury, there's a beautiful secret history here. Has someone alerted Tim Powers?

I am so looking forward to PJ Harvey's new album, and not just because its songs are titled things like "Cracks in the Canvas" and "The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children Go."

This is merely lovely: death (and vampirism) in Venice.

"To kill the vampire you had to remove the shroud from its mouth, which was its food like the milk of a child, and put something uneatable in there," Mr Borrini said. "It's possible that other corpses have been found with bricks in their mouths, but this is the first time the ritual has been recognised."

Comments

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Yay, PJ Harvey! I loved Uh-Huh Her, and of course her earlier stuff, too.
There's a Hal Hartley movie called "Book of Life" in which she plays Mary Magdalene. I highly recommend it.

[sovay]

I loved Uh-Huh Her, and of course her earlier stuff, too.

Yes. My favorite album is probably either To Bring You My Love (1994) or White Chalk (2007), but Rid of Me and 4-Track Demos (1993) are right up there. I haven't heard her earlier collaboration with John Parish, but I probably should.

There's a Hal Hartley movie called "Book of Life" in which she plays Mary Magdalene.

I will have to see that.

Thanks!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

I've seen it. I actually have a copy of it, albeit on videotape. The guy from Henry Fool (ie, Henry Fool himself) plays the Devil.

[sovay]

The guy from Henry Fool (ie, Henry Fool himself) plays the Devil.

The one who isn't James Urbaniak? Cool.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

That's him. And Martin Donovan plays the risen Christ.