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All I want is little Nazi children

David Waterston — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:29:12 +0000

“For the occasion, she [heiress Francoise Dior, niece of Christian Dior] wore a black and gold swastika necklace, encrusted with diamonds. They supped mead, toasted the British Nazi movement to the strains of the ‘Horst Wessel Lied’, and over a swastika-draped table, swore that they were of untainted Aryan blood, cut their fingers and let the mingled drop of their blood fall on to an open page of a virgin copy of Adolf Hitler’sMein Kampf.”

- Extracted from ‘The National Front’, by Martin Walker (Fontanna, 1977).

“Fashionably Fascist – The Forgotten History of Dior” (whomakesthenazis.com)
“Francoise Dior’s Nazi Wedding” (viciousbabushka.com)
Francoise Dior (wikipedia.com)

Infrequent quote of the day #26

David Waterston — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:06:53 +0000

“People who are told they have six months to live don’t go and climb Machu Picchu. People stay in marriages they’re not happy in and jobs they don’t like. People don’t tend to run. And that’s probably an uncomfortable thing to hold a mirror up to.”
- Mark Romanek, director of “Never Let Me Go”

100 photographs you didn’t know were great #13: Diego and Nakita with Fiona

David Waterston — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:05:41 +0000

“Diego and Nakita with Fiona” by Kyle Cassidy (2007)
From the book “Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes”.
(Click pic to embiggen)

Get low

David Waterston — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:02:43 +0000

Bongoût Gallery in Berlin have finally announced that pre-orders are being taken for “Human Nature”, a 128-page, hard cover collection of photographs by Daikichi “Genki Genki” Amano. No indication when it will be released but, at only €39,95, it’s sure to sell out fast.

A Present for a Good Boy from Scarborough

David Waterston — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:47:08 +0000

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first novel in the Flashman series, BBC Radio 7 recently rebroadcast an edition of ‘Book Club’ from 2006 featuring the author, George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008). In the 30-minute show a group of readers, guided by Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie, ask the author questions about the book, the characters and himself.
The content is fairly insubstantial but for anyone who has even a passing interest in the very wonderful and very funny Flashman series this is an enjoyable diversion.

Book Club: George MacDonald Fraser (rapidshare.com)
The 30-minute program in 128Kb/s mp3 format.
Approx. 25Mb.

Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser eBook (rapidshare.com)
The first book in the series in DRM-free ePub format.
Approx. 2.5Mb.
Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser unabridged audiobook (getdropbox.com)
At 64Kb/s mp3 this isn’t the best quality but this is the definitive, out-of-print version. Read by Timothy West and far superior to the currently available edition.
Approx. 210Mb.
Royal Flash, the movie (piratebay.org)
The second in the series and the only one of the Flashman novels to be turned into a movie.
Starring Malcolm MacDowell, it’s played for laughs more than the book but it remains, even today, a worthy interpretation.
The Flashman Society (harryflashman.org)
The Book Club, BBC Radio 4 (bbc.co.uk)
George MacDonald Fraser audiobook collection (ioffer.com)
17 GMF audiobooks, converted to MP3 and offered on two DVDs.
Includes all of the Flashman series.

Sex Pistols

David Waterston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:44:45 +0000

Despite the fact that it is aleady being offered for sale on AbeBooks.com for $245, there are still a few copies of the latest portfolio from Stu Mead available at the regular price of €35 from the publisher, Le Dernier cri. Published in August, 2008 and limited to only 150 copies, this collection of 16 silk-screened prints (each 9″ x 12″ – 23cm x 30cm) features Stu Mead’s take on the legendary Krampus as well as his more familiar obsessions which will be well known to his fans and admirers.

Mead’s previous publications such as Manbag and Miniput rarely appear on the used book market and only then at extortionate prices so get it while you still can.

Le Dernier cri online shop (lederniercri.org)
Stu Mead (stumead.com)
Le Dernier cri – New books Summer of Hell (flickr.com)
Pictures of all prints in the Krampussy portfolio, as well as from other Dernier cri publications.
Krampus: The Sinister Sidekick of Santa (socyberty.com)
A brief introduction to the legend and festival of Krampus.
Krampus Postcards (oldpostcards.com)
A wide variety of original postcards featuring Krampus.

Previously:

Bring me my crown

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #19

David Waterston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:14:42 +0000

“Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book.”

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (wikipedia.com)
Goethe quotes (quotationspage.com)
Goethe eBooks (gutenberg.org)
Goethe in print (amazon.com)

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #17

David Waterston — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:42:47 +0000

“Is there anything more pathetic than a monster who keeps asking please? please? please?”

Brett Easton Ellis – “Lunar Park” (2005)

Official “Lunar Park” Website (twobrets.com)
Not An Exit (notanexit.net)
” reports on and discusses the novels of Bret Easton Ellis and the subsequent film adaptations.”

No alarms and no surprises

David Waterston — Mon, 07 May 2007 09:10:48 +0000

“Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”

G. M. Trevelyan

I’ve added a reading list page which I will update frequently.
The link is at the bottom right of every page.

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #11

David Waterston — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:17:59 +0000

“I have known many troubles in my life, and most of them never happened.”

Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper Collections and Related Resources (twainquotes.com)
Mark Twain at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
Mark Twain House and Museum (marktwainhouse.org)