Jacques Boiffard, “Big Toe” (Gros Orteil, 1930 Documents)

Corns on the feet differ from headaches and toothaches by their baseness, and they are only laughable because of an ignominy explicable by the mud in which feet are found. Since by its physical attitude the human race distances itself as much as it can from terrestrial mud — whereas a spasmodic laugh carries joy to its summit each time its purest flight lands man’s own arrogance spread-eagle in the mud — one can imagine that a toe, always or less damaged and humiliated, is pcyhologically analogous to the brutal fall of man—in other words, to death. 

Keith Haring and the Rhythms of Painting

Yamagata Tweakster. The Korean John Maus. And more. 

On the Erotics of Evil:

Some thoughts on Adrzej Zulawski’s horror film “Possession” (1981) wherein a woman exhausts the libidinal energy of her collapsed marriage while summoning a relationship with a monster.

Magic Touch “I Can Feel the Heat” — love this sound 

jonathan gold. writer of ramen and rap, among other things that make LA amazing. 

losbangeles:

NWA hitting the cover of LA Weekly, 1989.

(source: LA Weekly)

(via egotripland)

Hot fiction. 

(Source: kingmost)

According to Balzac’s theory, all physical bodies are made up entirely of layers of ghostlike images, an infinite number of leaflike skins laid one on top of the other. Since Balzac believed man was incapable of making something material from an apparition, from something impalpable-that is, creating something from nothing-he concluded that every time someone had his photograph taken, one of the spectral layers was removed from the body and transferred to the photograph. Repeated exposures entailed the unavoidable loss of subsequent ghostly layers, that is, the very essence of life. 

— Felix Nadar “My Life as a Photographer” 

Liasons dangereuses live in Manchester, 1982, performing “Los ninos del parque.” German band, French name, Spanish and English lyrics. Damn.