I am a Mistake

I found the title unique.
It's the last Theatrography of Jan Fabre,who describing his self-destruction tendencies claims that:

"I am loyal to the pleasure that is trying to kill me"

For persistent smokers and not only!

Leaving New York..never easy!

Klimt exhibition at Neue Gallery. My friend A. introduced me to this amazing gallery and I strongly recommend it combined with a visit to Guggenheim museum,3 blocks further.

Kerouac exhibition at the Public Library.Everything you want to know about the writer of "On the Road" A Beautiful Soul ....

Having tea at Corner Cafe Shop,Bleecker and Broadway with T.
Brunch at Havana Cafe in Noho with A.and C.
Strolling around in Soho and Village with beloved friends.
Dinner with D. and A., without voice but with vivid spirit
Drinking the best martini ever!
and of course buying Shoes and Bookssss......

My avocado places:
5/9,Meatpacking
Turks and Frogs,West Village
55 Bar, Christopher Str
Ice cream on West 4rth
V Bar, Sullivan Street

My coconut places:
Pepe Rosso,Sullivan Street
Balthazar, Spring Street
Antique Garage, Mercer Street
Asia De Cuba, Madisson Avenue
Hudson Hotel
Veselka, 9th and 2nd Avenue
Carnegie Delli, 7th Avenue

Remebrance...November 17, 1973

November 17, 1973:
Athens Polytechnic uprising against the Military Junta.
After 3 days of protest, the tanks crashed the gates of Polytechnic School at 3 am. Bloodshed.
It seems that dictatorships apply same policies worldwide.
5 years ago in Mexico, same scene( thank you conejo for the photos)!
Lack of creativity of inhumanity as someone said...
Memories of my childhood: me holding a red carnation and the hand of my grandmam at the monument in Athens, beginning of 80's and the tears of my uncle who happened to be there that night, 17 year old boy...

Homosexuality, Ancient Greece and Iran

Some days ago I read a comment of an Iranian official that homosexuals should be tortured and sentenced to death.
The same day I read the publication of a book on ancient Greece and Greek love.
From antiquity to 21st Century, 2 countries with parallel history but different evolution!
maybe the Iranian official should buy the book!

A different game to combat poverty

The last days I think a lot on social and economic rights terms:
the number of deaths due to starvation are shocking!
then I came across this word game.
It's easy, simple and most important you contribute to the UN World Food Program.
Please have a look and circulate as well http://www.freerice.com

Cause in Bhutan, they measure the "Gross National Happiness Indicator" and in Philippines they talk about "Justice of Eating"

lhasa - el desierto

Thank you avocado

Lhasa de Sela - De cara a la pared

I'm in love with this song!

What about grey?

This morning I read an article about a zimbabwean refugee in S.Africa who died of starvation.He was trying to get a work permit, having nothing to eat for almost a month.
Later this afternoon, I read about the Amputee Football World Championship taking place these days in Antalya,Turkey.
National teams from Liberia,Sierra Leone, Ghana, Brasil, Russia, England and France take part, composed mostly by former soldiers.
I always thought that life should be black or white but I realize more and more that grey is the color that fits me better..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7090730.stm
http://www.worldamputeefootball.com/

The P Word

"Propaganda, comes from propagatus perfect participle of propagare."
Thank you M. for the morning enlightenment on the P word

The departure of a 'conservative leftist'

Norman Mailer,the author of the "The Naked and Dead" and "The Armies of the NIght" died this Saturday at 84..
Among other things he said:"You never know a woman until you face her at a court room"

a fascist outburst and a royal shut up

the epitomy of diplomacy became the trendiest ringtone in Spain,"Ρor que no te callas"????????
Difficult times for Head of States....

Vogue Covers

For fashionista's and not only!

Torque, Farfalla, E....

Sunday morning-afternoon-evening after a very very stresfull week!
3 Friends today made me feel back to purple...

Persepolis comic and film

Persepolis is the famous comic of Marjane Satrapi where she describes her life as a girl in Iran after revolution.
The story has become an animated film and won the Prize of the Jury at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Persepolis is a creative graphic novel for every free mind...

To my french friend N. and my iranian friend R.

In the name of Justice

On Saturday evening, General Musharaf declared emergency rule in Pakistan.
This morning hundreds of lawyers and Human Rights activists protested against the suspension of the Constitution.
They were beaten and arrested.
This is one of these rare times, the logo of the T-shirt "Trust me, I'm a lawyer" has concrete meaning...so ironic!

the G Hotel

A fashion Hotel, the G is the absolute self-indulgence!

http://www.theghotel.ie/g/