Wonder Stranger

The prettiest video...

Food and colours and wonder in the kitchen. Kinda fits aesthetically with my new Sophie Dahl cooking show obsession.



by Chicago-based artist Via Tania

Let England Shake

I am listening to PJ Harvey's newly released, Let England Shake, an album that unsettlingly juxtaposes cheery bouncy music with dark commentary on the subject of the Great War and the experience of England as a people pushing through this darkness. Its title track begins with the words, "The West asleep, let England shake, weighted down by the silent dead, I fear our blood won't rise again. England's dancing days are done."



Here's an excellent review of the album which speaks to its historical theme of England in WWI.



Another favourite:

Parting the White Sea

Tucked up in my igloo loft during the 5th or so snowstorm in a month and a half, I am looking at cool vids of snowstorms on youtube. Found this particularly beautiful one, which at first glance looks like some sort of ship cresting white caps across the ocean. It's actually a train plowing its way across snow-buried tracks. What looks like a shack on the side of the tracks is actually a parked caboose on the track next to the train (I think).