tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post8855807809804867156..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: I Am in the Mood to be ForgottenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-45776324219753657722018-05-02T09:55:43.113-04:002018-05-02T09:55:43.113-04:00"forgotten" - what about the towns at th..."forgotten" - what about the towns at the bottom of quabbin reservoir in massachusetts? no, they aren't - after reading james tate's poem about the reservoir i ordered a couple of books about them - william weld's novel 'stillwater', and a book of watercolor paintings about the swift river<br /><br />i am not really the novel reader in this house - missus charley is, though she does a lot of her reading while riding the metro red line<br /><br />linh dinh's 'postcards' website, on your blogroll, has been getting my attention recently - by a series of associate leaps from there i just got to this wikipedia article<br /><br /><b>Heroin chic</b> was a look popularized in mid-1990s fashion and characterized by pale skin, dark circles underneath the eyes, very skinny body, dark red lipstick and angular bone structure. The look, characterised by emaciated features and androgyny, was a reaction against the "healthy" and vibrant look of models such as Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer. A 1996 article in the Los Angeles Times stated that the fashion industry had "a nihilistic vision of beauty" that was reflective of drug addiction and the U.S. News and World Report called the movement a "cynical trend".<br /><br />there was an ad for heroin addiction treatment on the car radio this morning as i drove back from the shady grove metro stop<br /><br />the family of goslings i saw yesterday was at the metro stop - they were there again todaymistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-28023112671357591702018-05-01T10:42:42.094-04:002018-05-01T10:42:42.094-04:00Thanks for the email, introducing me to Murnane (a...Thanks for the email, introducing me to Murnane (along, of course, with NYTimes Mag article). Will dig in soon.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.com