One-sentence Marxist theory of what ruined art: it became a financial instrument.

Happy World Wetlands Day.

Melaleuca forest and Myall Lakes National Park, 2023.

#wetlands #melaleuca #holga

Let us who live try

Charles Olson

The old City of Blue Mountains council logo (before it became Blue Mountains City Council).

To be clear, speaking out for trans people should not be motivated solely by the aim to protect one’s self from mutual enemies, but you get the idea.

Beautiful Smudge | Sydney Review of Books In this essay, Anwen Crawford reflects on being a latecomer to the sport that united her family: cricket. From scorebooks and dictionaries to journalism to on-field protest messages, Crawford tallies ...

I re-read this today and remembered why she’s my favourite writer.

On a wall near Katoomba Woolies today.

… it probably is a duck.

‘I don’t like being revered’: Brian Eno on art, AI, and why he hates talking about David Bowie He’s worked with some of the biggest names in music, but his latest book claims there’s an artist in all of us. Brian Eno and co-author Bette Adriaanse discuss the myth of genius, and how to really un...

Well worth your time

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Mammatocummulus over Katoomba yesterday.

#clouds #meterology

A family of Australian wood ducks at my local pool.