Dec 14, 2009
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Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (live, 1975)

[…] Well, you burst on the scene, already a legend 
The unwashed phenomenon 
The original vagabond 
You strayed into my arms 
And there you stayed 
Temporarily lost at sea 
The Madonna was yours for free 
Yes, the girl on the half-shell 
Could keep you unharmed […]

“I love that song Diamonds and Rust. And for me to be included in something Joni had written… that… woo… I mean to this day it still presses me.” - Bob Dylan, in a recent BBC interview.

Dec 10, 2009
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Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England, 2006. David Iliff.

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England, 2006. David Iliff.

Dec 9, 2009
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Taurus-Littrow Valley, Moon, 1972. Harrison H. Schmitt. In December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon, in the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead. Near the beginning of their third and final excursion across the lunar surface, Schmitt took this picture of Cernan flanked by an American flag and their lunar rover’s umbrella-shaped high-gain antenna. The prominent Sculptured Hills lie in the background while Schmitt’s reflection can just be made out in Cernan’s helmet. The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110 kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than from any of the other lunar landing sites. And after thirty years, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon.

Taurus-Littrow Valley, Moon, 1972. Harrison H. Schmitt.

In December of 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent about 75 hours on the Moon, in the Taurus-Littrow valley, while colleague Ronald Evans orbited overhead. Near the beginning of their third and final excursion across the lunar surface, Schmitt took this picture of Cernan flanked by an American flag and their lunar rover’s umbrella-shaped high-gain antenna. The prominent Sculptured Hills lie in the background while Schmitt’s reflection can just be made out in Cernan’s helmet. The Apollo 17 crew returned with 110 kilograms of rock and soil samples, more than from any of the other lunar landing sites. And after thirty years, Cernan and Schmitt are still the last to walk on the Moon.
Dec 9, 2009
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Electric #6, 2009. Thomas Kneubühler. [From the series Electric Mountains] When I first came to Canada, I remember driving on the highway passing a mountain full of lights. It looked to me like a surreal landscape, almost like an installation or a land-art project. Later I found out that this mountain was illuminated by 500 000 watts of lights and was used for night skiing. I was stunned. (via manymany)

Electric #6, 2009. Thomas Kneubühler. [From the series Electric Mountains]

When I first came to Canada, I remember driving on the highway passing a mountain full of lights. It looked to me like a surreal landscape, almost like an installation or a land-art project. Later I found out that this mountain was illuminated by 500 000 watts of lights and was used for night skiing. I was stunned.

(via manymany)

Dec 9, 2009
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dailymeh: By Ben Quinton.

dailymeh:

By Ben Quinton.

Dec 8, 2009
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Chongjin, Hamgyongbuk-do, North Korea, 1986. Hiroji Kubota. [From the series Out of the East] When I first visited the Kim Chaek Ironworks, the largest ironworks in North Korea, in 1986, I was told that the works had an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons. There is no way of knowing what its capacity is today. A huge billboard showing the late president, Kim Il Sung, peering into a furnace is erected in front of the main gate to the ironworks. I was guided to various places inside the plant. Coupled with the falling snow, this area impressed on me a powerful visual image.

Chongjin, Hamgyongbuk-do, North Korea, 1986. Hiroji Kubota. [From the series Out of the East]

When I first visited the Kim Chaek Ironworks, the largest ironworks in North Korea, in 1986, I was told that the works had an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons. There is no way of knowing what its capacity is today. A huge billboard showing the late president, Kim Il Sung, peering into a furnace is erected in front of the main gate to the ironworks. I was guided to various places inside the plant. Coupled with the falling snow, this area impressed on me a powerful visual image.
Dec 7, 2009
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St. Alexander’s Church, Warsaw, c. 1900. Photographer unknown. (via Wikipedia/LoC)

St. Alexander’s Church, Warsaw, c. 1900. Photographer unknown. (via Wikipedia/LoC)

Dec 7, 2009
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There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain… or so says the legend…
Colleen McCullough
Dec 6, 2009
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The Dubliners - Raglan Road [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

The Dubliners - Raglan Road

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