Wednesday's WORD

Epeolatry

epeolatry /ep-ee-OL-ə-tree/. noun. The worship of words. From Greek epos (word) + latreiā worship.

“I’m a book-bosomed literarian guilty of epeolatry and bibliosmia, which means I ALWAYS have a book with me, I’m educated, and I worship words and smell books.” (Fortified By Books)

he does not believe in hashtags

Editors’ Choice:  Best of Jackson Hole (Wyoming)
Best ‘grammer with Class
Tristan Greszko (@tgreszko) (instagrammer)

 

In an era of social media excess, things that appear to be reality may not be reality at all. 

One of the larger critiques of social media begs the question: Does it come from art or ego? 

Humble yet talented Tristan Greszko grams beautiful images without all the hype. Cofounder of the Teton Artlab in 2007, this adventure photographer’s accomplishments include Tiny Jackson (google it), national and international publications, completion of two Teton Picnics, and climbing El Cap. In the Insta world, he keeps the class without flaunting pictures of his chiseled body glistening in the sun or posting countless selfies of himself getting after it in the mountains; most importantly, he does not believe in hashtags. 

When asked about this slight counterculture perspective, Tristan explains that while people need followers to be relevant, “hashtags just play into the rat race.” 

Photography, he said, “Suits my inherent need to search for perfection – not in the universal sense, but maybe in a tiny localized sense – within an individual image, or a moment, or a person in a moment, or just the need to continually refine and improve my skills as a photographer.” Gram subjects of @tgreszko note that he does not disrupt the lifestyle while taking photographs. If anything, Tristan adds to the lifestyle with his mad skill, good attitude and great snacks. This incognito presence seems to be a rarity in the world of instantaneous self-aggrandizing, but that’s what makes this guy pretty darn classy.

– Elizabeth Koutrelakos

BEST OF JACKSON HOLE

Monday Maniac

Another album cover - BOOM

where am I going

hint: AC

Why limit art to the walls when you can also hang it from the ceiling?

A photo posted by Mohegan Sun (@mohegansun) on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT

feral poetess

No one comes to my little church
Anymore, but I’m all lit up anyway;
I don’t need parishioners to shine.
Hallelujah, I’m a seeker too, celestial
Splendour renews me, I forget the dogma
Some preacher taught here long ago;
The living life impulse—preaches here now.

read more

I like to spend Sundays thinking about nothing religion-related... BOOM!

books books books

On the cover of this month's Indie Next list is
UNDERGROUND AIRLINES: A Novel, by Ben H. Winters

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“Winters has managed to aim a giant magnifying glass at the problem of institutionalized racism in America in a way that has never been done before. This Orwellian allegory takes place in the present day but in a United States where Lincoln was assassinated before he ever became president, the Civil War never took place, and slavery still exists in four states, known as the Hard Four. In agile prose that manages to convey the darkest of humors, Winters tackles the most sensitive of issues such as the motivations of misguided white liberals involved in racial politics, the use of racial profiling, and the influence of racism on the very young. Underground Airlines is the most important book of the summer. Read it.”

—Kelly Justice, The Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA

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Indie Next around the web. . .

"This multigenerational saga follows the fortunes of the Sel and Duke families from early Colonial days to the present, spanning centuries and continents as they make their living not only from the bounty of the land but also from the ravaging and destruction of it. As always, Proulx is brilliant at creating a story that flows impeccably, and her nature writing is some of the most beautiful and evocative to be found in modern literature. This novel is an epic work, a fictional Silent Spring that will linger with readers long after completion." —Bill Cusumano, Square Books, Oxford, MS Annie Proulx's Bloody New Novel 'Barkskins' Is About More Than Deforestation

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Why sunflowers follow the sun

you wanted this, I know you did... ha ha BOOM

head wag

 
...a statement that was given in June by Dr. Jill Stein , an American physician, activist, and politician. She is currently the Green Party’s presumptive presidential nominee for the 2016 election. Her statement echoes the words of many others in previous years, including Theodore Roosevelt,  who once told the world that “presidents are selected, not elected,” and that “behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” (source) 

"...If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet. Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.” – Niels Bohr, a Danish Physicist"

BOOM - head wag indeed 

blue hand books

If you are looking for a book, I have a place to look:

BLUE HAND BOOKS

buffalo dreams

AUGUST should be all about reading...
I'm reading this unpublished manuscript...

My friend sent me her book Buffalo Dreams... it's all about dreams... I like dreaming... BOOM

ARTSY US: Institutional Time

Institutional Time

“In this characteristically tenacious book, feminist artist and educator Chicago, best known for her 1979 installation The Dinner Party, shares her struggles and successes as an art instructor—at CalArts (where she helped establish the feminist art program), Indiana University, Duke, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and elsewhere—and boldly calls for a systematic restructuring of studio art programs, which she finds ‘deficient, dishonest, and lacking in standards,’ as well as androcentric. Chicago’s critiques and proposals are powerful conversation-starters, presented earnestly and without academic jargon. She contends, for example, that studio art educators should have teaching credentials; that students should be exposed to a greater variety of art practices and practitioners, such as muralists and community-based artists; women’s studies should be fully integrated into the core curriculum; and, finally, ‘artists might consider joining forces to combat an art system that is bad for art and toxic for artists.’ Disillusioned students and educators will benefit from this rousing book.”
—Publishers Weekly

this is true, if I had $40 I'd buy this...BOOM!

pickle ball anyone?

Hey, I have good friends who play this - have you? I'm going to google it - BOOM

Monday Maniac

This is an album cover - you decide - BOOM

Eric Serra - "The Experience of Love"

BOOM - James Bond's Golden Eye has this song stuck in my head

Brainwrap: No debate? WHAT?

TRUMP ANNOUNCES HIS DEBATE ESCAPE PLAN.

 
By Brainwrap 

Friday Jul 29, 2016

Just last night I posted a diary which included a poll asking what how people thought the Debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will play out. I included 7 different options.

The very last option I included...which ended up receiving a whopping 58% of the votes...was this:

Trump chickens out of showing up at all, blaming the media/the moderator/the host network for "not treating him fairly"

Well, less than 24 hours later, guess what?

BOOM.

Wow...I figured there was a good chance of him weaseling out of the debates, but I didn’t think he would start the process the very first day of the general election!

In fact, I actually figured he’d go ahead and willingly participate in the first one (September 26th), and would only squirm out of the second and third ones after getting his ass thoroughly handed to him in Round 1.
From the looks of it, he has no intention of even showing that much backbone.
Stay tuned...

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