From the star of Swimming with Sharks today . . .
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Earlier . . .
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
For Your Consideration: California Navel-Gaze . . .
Art by Marcela Nowak, Performance by Kiernan Shipka
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Art by Marcela Nowak, Performance by Kiernan Shipka
Art by Marcela Nowak, Performance by Kiernan Shipka
Friday, April 18, 2025
For Marcela de las Leyendas …
Photo or Art — Which Becomes a Legend Most?
From tonight's NY Times obituaries for musician Nino Tempo
and for illustrator Robert E. McGinnis . . .
Tempo appeared, uncredited, in a Breakfast at Tiffany's bar scene
(above, cropped to emphasize Hepburn).
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Photo or Art — Which Becomes a Legend Most?
Photo or Art — Which Becomes a Legend Most?
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Choreography for Marcela de las Leyendas
"Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one." — Roethke
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
On Location with Marcela-234
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Monday, September 11, 2023
Variation on a Theme of Marcela Nowak
— Adapted in 2021 from art at the home of Marcela Nowak. A variation:
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Philosophy for Marcela*
* Marcela Nowak, designer/photographer —
"… someone must accept things the way they are …."
— Philosophical phrase from a dictionary (see above).
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
Manic Pixie Dream Couch
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"Another day, another couch." — Marcela Nowak
Related reading in today's
online New York Times —
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/opinion/
therapy-neuroscience-perception.html .
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Bustin’ Out
. . . Bustin' out all over . . . . The Apartment —
A followup from today's online New York Times . . .
Vide “Paradise Regained," 1968, about the edenic fantasies of
New York apartment dwellers. Credit…Duane Michals; via
DC Moore Gallery, New York
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Saturday, June 6, 2026
For the Founder of Serial Shooters . . .
. . . https://www.instagram.com/serialshooters/ . . .
On June 6, 2018 . . .
. . . Bustin' out all over . . . . The Apartment —
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Friday, June 5, 2026
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Friday, December 12, 2025
Color Fields
For those who prefer art that is less tightly structured
than that of today's previous post . . .
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
Resonance Art Event: Dies Natalis
March 9, 2025, in this journal . . . "Resonance" —
" 'Resonance' represents an intricate and multi-faceted experience
that pushes the boundaries of conventional art and collaboration.
Conceived by the visionary studio of Gregory and Judith Beylerian
in collaboration with the acclaimed multimedia artist Marcela Nowak,
this exceptional event brought together diverse attendees to engage in
a fully immersive experience aimed at creating resonance amongst the
participants."
— https://www.issuewire.com/a-multi-dimensional-journey-resonance-art-
event-unveils-an-immersive-fusion-of-art-human-connection-and-metaverse-
1777395622653633 … September 18, 2023.
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Sunday, July 13, 2025
Booting the System*
The Painted Tongue — Detail of a July 12, 2025, photo by Marcela Nowak.
Compare and contrast — The Photographed Tongue , from today.
*
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Saturday, July 12, 2025
The Painted Tongue
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
A 50-Minute Hour* for Mossy and Tangle**
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Annals of Art Marketing:
TikTok Tactics
Another approach . . .
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TikTok Tactics
TikTok Tactics
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Not So Nobel . . .
In memory of comic book writer Peter David, who reportedly died
on May 24, here is a sequel to this morning's post The Nobel Eye . . .
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Saturday, May 24, 2025
En Recherche de Pynchon’s Preterite*
* See a post of May 18.
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For May 24: Case Study Notes
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Friday, May 16, 2025
“Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November” —
Moonshine Lullabies
Meanwhile . . .
" A faithful cork tries desperately to be reunited with the neck of his
champagne bottle, only to discover he should have aimed for
a different bottle all together."
In other entertainment news . . .
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Moonshine Lullabies
Moonshine Lullabies
Sunday, April 27, 2025
The Milagro Beanfield Line
"When you come to a fork in the road . . ." — Yogi Berra
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Palme d’Or
The above date from September 2019 suggests a review of that month.
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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Jon Hamm Returns Tonight as SNL Host*
Possible material . . .
Pizza Geometry: The Fourth Quarter —
Pizza photo credit: Marcela Nowak on Instagram
* https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/
snl-tonight-host-musical-guest-new-april-12-2025
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Monday, April 7, 2025
Street of Dreams
This post was suggested in part by the phrase "animation player"
in this morning's post "Sneak Preview."
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MN and the Dial of Destiny
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