WORK
“One”
i’m going in for
a CAT scan i
mean an audition
for an opera
will it finally
break into
Two paths
this suffering One is tiresome
every gentle piece
of marble in
the sun was
once beaten
into shape
this doesn’t
work with people
take many deep
breaths maybe
breathing can help
Jesus didn’t
need balance
he had nails
—CAConrad
—from ECODEVIANCE
WORD(S)
odaxelagnia /oh-DAX-ə-LAG-nee-ə/. noun. One of the many and diverse paraphilias. In this case, sexual arousal through biting or being bitten.
“Biting for sexual pleasure is known as odaxelagnia and is used in courtship rituals to engage one another in the act of copulation among many species. According to the Kama Sutra, biting is an essential part of foreplay and ranges in its aesthetic appeal as well as sensual from nipping and pulling the skin to the ‘lines of jewels’ created by teeth-marks.” (Arlene Russo)
WEB
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“As we iterate on the logged out experience and curate topics, events, moments that unfold on the platform, you should absolutely expect us to deliver those experiences across the total audience and that includes logged in users and users in syndication.” → Twitter chief’s six common crimes against the dictionary
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The Typewriters in Films tumblr.
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Wikipedia’s List of Eponymous Laws. Hat-tip: a reader who I cannot recall right now
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Today in 1958, a patent is awarded for Velcro—a portmanteau of two French words: velours (velvet) and crochet (hook)—enabling people everywhere to avoid the trauma of tying their shoes. Swiss inventor George de Mestral famously created velcro after a microscopic examination of burrs that were stuck to his dog’s fur after a walk. Despite all our efforts to make it generic, Velcro remains a trademark name for the Velcro Industries product. And George de Mestral had the knack…he went on to invent the hygrometer and an asparagus peeler still sometimes seen in Only on TV ads. A bit of further trivia: George H. W. Bush’s staff coined the term “velcrosis” to describe the way people relentlessly swarmed around him when he made public appearances.
WATCH/WITNESS
NASA had me at: “twisted ropes of hot plasma and light on the surface of the sun that writhe like snakes…”. More sciency info in this article.
REPRISES/RESPONSES/REJOINDERS/RIPOSTES
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Reader S. shares my pain: “Great. Now I can’t stop watching Seb Lester’s drawings…”
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Reader N. shares a fascinating link related to last issue’s WORD: “The Megrims” – W. H. Auden on Oliver Sacks’ book Migraines
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Reader T. doesn’t like it: “The dipped painting story is too precious and pointless for me. It is just posing. ¶ The reality is that everything is eventually washed away, with only tiny unconnected fragments that form the historical record.”
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