http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:47 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/reading.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/reading.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/reading.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:47 +0100 Probably a bad thing for a writer, but I seem to have gone off reading paperbacks, in particular science-fiction and fantasy. Double-bummer for a writer of fantasy. Not sure what the problem is -- or if it can actually be defined as a problem. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/reading.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fa968ac4400003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reviews magazines books reading http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/two-films.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/two-films.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/two-films.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:10:00 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/video/6a00d09e45e669be2b0100a7eb268d000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e45e669be2b0100a7eb268d000e-50si" alt="Curse of the Golden Flower - Trailer" /></a> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/video/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fae8ceb162000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fae8ceb162000b-50si" alt="Serenity Trailer" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Curse of the Golden Flower starring the bewitching Gong Li - a wonderfully lavish, sensory-soaked film for visual feasting. The intricate family drama is delightful, the action a wee bit outdated and cheesy but overall very satisfying. Jos... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/two-films.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fae8ceb055000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reviews movies films http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/the-gun-tree.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/the-gun-tree.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/the-gun-tree.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:17:00 +0100 A surprise discovery has me putting down American Gods for a break, and re-reading one of my favourite books: The Gun Tree by Zahrah Nasir. I originally read it about a year or two ago and it moved me then in a way few books have. Briefly, its ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/the-gun-tree.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fa968ac3f30003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reviews books http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/rear-window.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/rear-window.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/rear-window.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:58:00 +0100 Flicking through the TV channels one night, I caught Rear Window by accident--the Hitchcock remake of one of my favourite films--starring Christopher Reeve as the wheelchair-bound voyeur. The first half of the film feels very familiar, with Ree... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/rear-window.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fad69c589e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reviews movies films http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/acrylic.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/acrylic.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/acrylic.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:59:00 +0100 Last night I got round to adding some more detail to the unfinished calligraphy painting that's been lying around for ages. I'm not really experienced with acrylics, (or any paint medium, for that matter) but I did enjoy the slower, more fo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/acrylic.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b0100a7eb2563000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr artwork http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/promises.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/promises.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/promises.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0100 You say you want Your love to work out right To last with me through the night You say you want Diamonds on a ring of gold Your story to remain untold Your love not to grow cold All the promises we break From the cradle to t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/promises.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fa968a22950002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music flickr photography lyrics moodswings http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/a-little-bird-told-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/a-little-bird-told-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/a-little-bird-told-me.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:03:00 +0100 ...something interesting about a girl called crimsonsilk... and um, crimsons1lk. The bird's name was twitter and it spoke in tweets of one hundred and forty characters. Or so the story goes. My twitter story is tortured and convoluted and wel... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/a-little-bird-told-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fae8ceaffe000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> twitter crimsonsilk http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/success.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/success.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/success.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100 Well kind of...enough for a nice, warm, cosy amount of bokeh in the latest garden photoshoot. I only noticed the ants frolicking around on the first flower after I'd taken the shot...and um, I really have no idea what they're up to. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/success.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fad69c58630005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr photography http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/smallville-7.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/smallville-7.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/smallville-7.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:12:00 +0100 A little bit up, a little bit down, that's the best way to describe the seventh series of Smallville. The intense intra-character interactions that define a lot of the core aspects of the show have been great in places and not-so-great in others... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/smallville-7.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b00fad69c585e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv reviews smallville http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/sketched.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Crimsonsilk) http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/sketched.html?_c=feed-rss http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/sketched.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:00 +0100 The box containing all my art equipment came out of hiding this weekend. It felt very strange to pull out all my brushes and sift through the paints and pastels. Even stranger to drag out a notebook and start sketching. This was the result ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://crimsonsilk.vox.com/library/post/sketched.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e45e669be2b0100a7eb2527000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr photography artwork