I have two of these, one white and one grey. They both have red eyes. One sits on my desk, and the other sits near my phone. Sometimes their tails catch my eye. For some, rats conjure up the idea of pestilence. To me, they’re a sort of familiar.
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The New York Times has an interesting story about “the legal battles and innovations behind 42nd Street” that includes this interesting tidbit:
“Speaking of wholesome, an interesting issue that arose was where the adult entertainment businesses would go. The city decided to enact what some of us in the land use field refer to as ‘erogenous zoning’: prohibiting adult entertainment uses from residential areas, some manufacturing and commercial districts, requiring that they could locate no closer than 500 feet from schools, day care centers, houses of worship. That ordinance was challenged on constitutional grounds, because adult entertainment also has rights under the First Amendment free speech clause.”
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A shot from my Instagram. A topless mannequin in the window in Magnolia Park.
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Best career advice that I can give: Don't ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organization or a project. Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose ONLY. That's how you keep your power & your peace. It's worked pretty well for me thus far.
— erica williams simon (@missewill) June 6, 2018
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From left to right:
“Un Chien Andalou,” dir. Luis Buñuel, 1929
“A Clockwork Orange,” dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971
“Minority Report,” dir. Steven Spielberg, 2002
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An excerpt:
“Not that long ago, I read something that said Brazzers was in Burbank. Brazzers, if you’re not aware, is an adult production company, and I live in Burbank. I had a hard time believing that Brazzers was based in such a sleepy part of the San Fernando Valley.”
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“Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then. Rather than your face as a young woman, I prefer your face as it is now. Ravaged.”
—Marguerite Duras, The Lover
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Noah Kalina. One man’s attempts to find joy in a world that thwarts him.
Austin Kleon. An eclectic mashup of art, life, and impetus.
Neal Ungerleider. Good for people into marketing, communications, and words.
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If you’re not watching “Lovecraft Country,” you’re missing the best show on TV. Last Sunday’s episode featured a mind-blowing vivisection of race in America. It starred Ruby in a shape-shifting scene that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
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As seen in Burbank. A shot from my Instagram. Taken with my iPhone 11 Pro Max.
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THREAD: Hire me! I’m looking for full-time, part-time, or consulting work. An employer once described me as a “Swiss Army knife.” I do a lot of things! Here are a few ways that I can add value. *Please RT!* (1/7) pic.twitter.com/UpcIdqPPEO
— Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) August 31, 2020
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A shot of the Nuart Theater from my Instagram. The theater was built in 1929.
From Wikipedia:
“The Nuart was the location for the theatrical world premiere of ‘Beyond the Valley of the Ultra Vixens’ directed by Russ Meyer. Edith Massey of ‘Pink Flamingos’ fame performed on a makeshift stage with her punk rock band The Incredible Edible Eggs featuring Regina 'Gina' Schock on drums prior to Ms. Schock becoming a member of the all-girl rock band The Go-Go's. Director Michel Gondry filmed part of Beck's video for ‘Deadweight’ at the Nuart. The Nuart is mentioned in ‘Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.’”
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All my life I want money and power
Respect my mind or die from lead shower
I pray my dick get big as the Eiffel Tower
So I can fuck the world for seventy-two hours
— Kendrick Lamar’s “Backseat Freestyle”
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If you haven’t seen “PEN15” on Hulu, you really should. In theory, it sounds like a series that would never work. Two adult actors play grade school versions of themselves alongside young actors. But it’s genius. It’s seriously cringe-worthy, endearingly revealing, and LOL hilarious. Watch it. Season 2 is coming soon.
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My latest newsletter is out. Subscribe here. In this week’s edition, I ponder my life choices, consider the dominatrix, and contemplate the role of the sex doll during a global pandemic.
An excerpt:
“ […] but that all sounded so boring, and then I thought it would be more interesting to write about a guy who makes sex dolls and says they’re ‘a perfect COVID-19 companion’ because they ‘can be enjoyed without another individual in the room — and yet it feels as if there is.’ […]”
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The other day, I found myself walking past these monstrous satellite dishes in Burbank. I think they are there for a TV studio to broadcast from? But I’m not sure. I’d walked by them several times in the past, but getting closer to them required walking onto private property. This time, I decided to investigate by walking up the driveway and then snapped a few shots of two big dishes that I could see on the other side of a hedge. Then I kept walking down the street.
As I walked past another driveway, I saw there were more dishes, and I could get closer to them. So I walked towards them. There were a series of large dishes, and some other smaller things doing I don’t know what. There was also a small building with a sign that read 2901 SATELLITE BUNKER. It all felt very @socialistmodernism. I wondered if the dishes were transmitting information or receiving information or both. I snapped more pics. Then my phone rang, and a woman walking by asked me if she was going the right way to the Chick-fil-A, and I walked back to my car.
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Yesterday, I posted a link to my Twitter feed, where I’d posted a GIF-heavy “Hire Me!” thread in which I outlined the different types of work that I do. After that, I created a series of Stories on my Instagram feed featuring the top 10 reasons why you should hire me. You can see them in my Stories for 24 hours, and after that they’re archived in the Highlight folder entitled “Hire Me!” at the top of my profile.
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THREAD: Hire me! I’m looking for full-time, part-time, or consulting work. An employer once described me as a “Swiss Army knife.” I do a lot of things! Here are a few ways that I can add value. *Please RT!* (1/7) pic.twitter.com/UpcIdqPPEO
— Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) August 31, 2020
I wrote a Twitter thread about ways in which you can hire me. Retweet it here.
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