WORK
I think writing
is desire
not a form
of it.
—Eileen Myles
—from “For Jordana”
WORD(S)
mimp /MIMP/. noun or verb. An affected pursing of the lips. An overly prim look. To act in an overly precise, fussy manner. Origin uncertain: the OED states that it may derive from mim, which itself is though perhaps, to be “imitative of the action of pursing up the mouth.”
“She took up her book and began so prettily, and so sensibly, where another miss would have mimp’d.” (Hester Lynch Thrale)
“Paphian Mimp, a certain plie of the lips, considered needful for ‘the highly genteel.’ Lady Emily told Miss Alscrip, ‘the heiress,’ that it was acquired by placing one’s self before a looking-glass, and repeating continually the words ‘nimini pimini;’ ‘when the lips cannot fail to take the right plie.’” (John Burgoyne)
“‘Look at she a-settin’ up ther, mimpin!, idling, playing the fine lady.” (George Dartnell)
“I am so teased and so lectured by the old folks that I sit mimpetty mimp before them merely for peace sake…” (Charlotte Smith)
WEB
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I’m not going to describe this experimental reading project lest you miss out on the pleasure of discovering it for yourself. Slightly NSFW (as the videos progress) → hysterical literature
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Because there isn’t enough origami—much less moneygami—released into the wild → Banknote Origami Dogs Released onto Streets of London
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A compelling series of video essays about film that are astute and wide-ranging → Every Frame a Painting
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“…posting tweets starting with ‘I just want…’ + random Flickr image.” Some of the combinations are startlingly good. → Desire Bot
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Today in 1930, the Twinkie—the snack cake of (urban) legendary longevity and a mythical courtroom defense (though there was an informally titled “Twinkie law” on the books in Minneapolis), is born. A lot of people like Twinkies…but no one quite as much as ►this guy. I couldn’t match that even if offered the original banana-flavored filling Twinkies boasted until World War II (isn’t it cute that they used to use real fruit to flavor junk food?), when a banana shortage forced a change in formula…but then I long for the return of ►Twinkie the Kid. Now I’m hungry for a Chocodile.
WATCH/WITNESS
“Do you know why my eyes are like this? …”
from Mikaël Theimer’s Humans of the Street series.
REPRISES/RESPONSES/REJOINDERS/RIPOSTES
- Reader C. shares a vital Jesse James related link: Visit the Jesse James Wax Museum
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