A PLACE FOR SIDEWAYS TRAINS OF THOUGHT
This painting is Brueghel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. You will probably need to click on the picture to enlarge it in order to see Icarus clearly. If you were visiting the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels in a bit of a hurry and didn't know the painting's title, you might even... Continue Reading →
This is a duck I encountered on Malta as it waited on one leg on dry land... ... because of the no bathing sign ? ... ... and the dog on duck patrol ? If you want to know why the duck is in a yoga position, here is a very pretty Vietnamese legend which explains it. (Taken... Continue Reading →
Departure of the Winged Ship Current Stopped moment More pictures at his website
I came across the picture of this new product. Unfortunately I don't know who to attribute it to.
I am not sure that there has ever been a book about film quite like François Truffaut's interviews with Alfred Hitchcock. Two masters discuss the craft of cinema. Truffaut listens carefully and gets Hitchcock to provide full disclosure of what he thinks is needed to make a film tick. I have had the book for... Continue Reading →
Heroic in Socks: two words which don't often go together
In old Shanghai, not only could one find all kinds of delicacies on the streets but the countless vendors all had their own special local colour. The ones from Shandong sold steamed buns, those from Northern Jiangsu "tiger paws" and "sesame seed rolls", the locals plied sugar plums and the Cantonese olives and water chestnut... Continue Reading →
I can't find where the original of this picture comes from. I suppose the instrument must be a gattoforte, because it must be pinching their tails or something not too pleasant, so there is no way they are yowling softly, which means it is definitely not a gattopiano I think someone should compose a piece... Continue Reading →
 It's true that the fireworks the Children Brand children are playing with look like sparklers. But there still seems to be a bit of a discrepancy between what the wording on the label says (Do not hold in hand after lighting) and what the picture is suggesting. I suppose that if you are a Children... Continue Reading →
Since this place is a station, perhaps there should be some trains every now and then, so here is the brilliant opening sequence of  La Bête Humaine with Jean Gabin steaming into Le Havre.