fernand de Beauvoir
@fallenleavesbox.art
music +films +photography.
& snark about all else.
tentativeness of an infinite man:
https://fallenleavesbox.art
"a temptation to exist... in terrible canyons of static."
—Emil Cioran +GY!BE
& snark about all else.
tentativeness of an infinite man:
https://fallenleavesbox.art
"a temptation to exist... in terrible canyons of static."
—Emil Cioran +GY!BE
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fernand de Beauvoir
@fallenleavesbox.art
· Nov 20
from 2005 to 2020, I was lucky to be based in SF, Paris, and Moscow. thus, many concerts with a camera (vs audio recording previously).
a few to follow…
Wire's Graham Lewis
@ Leuven, BE
2008.Apr.29
~
#fdbConcerts
"It's Beginning To and Back Again" series fallenleavesbox.art/tag/fdbibtaba/
a few to follow…
Wire's Graham Lewis
@ Leuven, BE
2008.Apr.29
~
#fdbConcerts
"It's Beginning To and Back Again" series fallenleavesbox.art/tag/fdbibtaba/
this is damning. indeed, I should retire from Social Networks.
what is striking to me is the use of "indeed" showing up. indeed, it is puzzling.
[ anisota.net/harvest/fall... ]
what is striking to me is the use of "indeed" showing up. indeed, it is puzzling.
[ anisota.net/harvest/fall... ]
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
this is damning. indeed, I should retire from Social Networks.
what is striking to me is the use of "indeed" showing up. indeed, it is puzzling.
[ anisota.net/harvest/fall... ]
what is striking to me is the use of "indeed" showing up. indeed, it is puzzling.
[ anisota.net/harvest/fall... ]
way to kill the plot and dramatic scene at the trial. the whole intent was to find out who called the Code Red.
also, after a trillion dollars there is a Code Red? how does that play into the next trillion?
also, after a trillion dollars there is a Code Red? how does that play into the next trillion?
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
way to kill the plot and dramatic scene at the trial. the whole intent was to find out who called the Code Red.
also, after a trillion dollars there is a Code Red? how does that play into the next trillion?
also, after a trillion dollars there is a Code Red? how does that play into the next trillion?
"How could you *not* hate maths!?"
(the good is that once I am asked about profession, I know there will be only one more question, at most... or end of conversation.)
(the good is that once I am asked about profession, I know there will be only one more question, at most... or end of conversation.)
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"How could you *not* hate maths!?"
(the good is that once I am asked about profession, I know there will be only one more question, at most... or end of conversation.)
(the good is that once I am asked about profession, I know there will be only one more question, at most... or end of conversation.)
I really couldn't care less for guitarist virtuosos.
yeah, Gilmour and Page I rather like and actually listen to their work... more so appreciating Gilmore's emotional playing.
after all that, this is freakin' impressive and emotional.
yeah, Gilmour and Page I rather like and actually listen to their work... more so appreciating Gilmore's emotional playing.
after all that, this is freakin' impressive and emotional.
Start your week with Prince smoking the While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I really couldn't care less for guitarist virtuosos.
yeah, Gilmour and Page I rather like and actually listen to their work... more so appreciating Gilmore's emotional playing.
after all that, this is freakin' impressive and emotional.
yeah, Gilmour and Page I rather like and actually listen to their work... more so appreciating Gilmore's emotional playing.
after all that, this is freakin' impressive and emotional.
I wish people will learn about modern criteria:
it is rather standard procedure that if anyone aces a cognitive test, an MRI is needed to verify that the brain is still there (and activated).
otherwise, there can be some Ai+LLM cheatin' happenin'
it is rather standard procedure that if anyone aces a cognitive test, an MRI is needed to verify that the brain is still there (and activated).
otherwise, there can be some Ai+LLM cheatin' happenin'
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I wish people will learn about modern criteria:
it is rather standard procedure that if anyone aces a cognitive test, an MRI is needed to verify that the brain is still there (and activated).
otherwise, there can be some Ai+LLM cheatin' happenin'
it is rather standard procedure that if anyone aces a cognitive test, an MRI is needed to verify that the brain is still there (and activated).
otherwise, there can be some Ai+LLM cheatin' happenin'
Reposted by fernand de Beauvoir
I used to write the Sunday Salons--essays about photographers as a prompt for #photography discussions.
This piece, from 2007, is on Ralph Meatyard--one of those WTF photographers (which, okay, isn't an actual genre of photography, but ought to be).
salon.utata.org/2007/08/12/r...
This piece, from 2007, is on Ralph Meatyard--one of those WTF photographers (which, okay, isn't an actual genre of photography, but ought to be).
salon.utata.org/2007/08/12/r...
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I used to write the Sunday Salons--essays about photographers as a prompt for #photography discussions.
This piece, from 2007, is on Ralph Meatyard--one of those WTF photographers (which, okay, isn't an actual genre of photography, but ought to be).
salon.utata.org/2007/08/12/r...
This piece, from 2007, is on Ralph Meatyard--one of those WTF photographers (which, okay, isn't an actual genre of photography, but ought to be).
salon.utata.org/2007/08/12/r...
I submit that this statement be subjected to Miracle Max’s test.
and he can take the chocolate cover pill to recover all of his credibility.
and he can take the chocolate cover pill to recover all of his credibility.
Donald Trump is losing almost all of his credibility
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I submit that this statement be subjected to Miracle Max’s test.
and he can take the chocolate cover pill to recover all of his credibility.
and he can take the chocolate cover pill to recover all of his credibility.
this. there needs to be a federalisation of multinationals, as it has been absurd in 10 years to build up apps/services in:
.com (usa only)
.fr
.se
.es
(skipped using .ru )
.com (usa only)
.fr
.se
.es
(skipped using .ru )
I keep wondering when the EU is going to get these companies to behave as if they were in a single market. Where is Amazon.eu? Apple.eu?
Thiiiisss.
I had /have issues with Amazon, Ebay, Apple AND Audible because I moved countries. Digital world my a**.
Still can’t get certain apps, had to close and reopen accounts because they can’t change things, it’s beyond absurd.
I had /have issues with Amazon, Ebay, Apple AND Audible because I moved countries. Digital world my a**.
Still can’t get certain apps, had to close and reopen accounts because they can’t change things, it’s beyond absurd.
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
this. there needs to be a federalisation of multinationals, as it has been absurd in 10 years to build up apps/services in:
.com (usa only)
.fr
.se
.es
(skipped using .ru )
.com (usa only)
.fr
.se
.es
(skipped using .ru )
(looking at this as the biggest shift in musical genre-- conveniently removing The Police's « Zenyatta Mondatta »)
there was not one album: a epochal moment when a Freshman year roommate played Joy Division's « Closer », followed by Wire's « Pink Flag ».
a bizarre double album, perhaps.
there was not one album: a epochal moment when a Freshman year roommate played Joy Division's « Closer », followed by Wire's « Pink Flag ».
a bizarre double album, perhaps.
At 15, I listened to rock, hard rock, and glam rock.
Then I heard "Young, Loud and Snotty," the debut album by The Dead Boys, at a friend's house.
Listen → buy → forever in my heart
Found the path to punk 😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #thedeadboys #punkrockhistory
Then I heard "Young, Loud and Snotty," the debut album by The Dead Boys, at a friend's house.
Listen → buy → forever in my heart
Found the path to punk 😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #punkvinyl #thedeadboys #punkrockhistory
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
(looking at this as the biggest shift in musical genre-- conveniently removing The Police's « Zenyatta Mondatta »)
there was not one album: a epochal moment when a Freshman year roommate played Joy Division's « Closer », followed by Wire's « Pink Flag ».
a bizarre double album, perhaps.
there was not one album: a epochal moment when a Freshman year roommate played Joy Division's « Closer », followed by Wire's « Pink Flag ».
a bizarre double album, perhaps.
I have been quite on the sidelines of the "influencer" phenom.
have they taken the place of previous (American-centric?) role-models? or commercials? or mix of both?
if so, this is may be a plus: they have no skeletons in the closet for a downfall. well, yeah, they have no skeletons.
have they taken the place of previous (American-centric?) role-models? or commercials? or mix of both?
if so, this is may be a plus: they have no skeletons in the closet for a downfall. well, yeah, they have no skeletons.
The entire Instagram "influencer" model is basically dead. Why bother posing in a hipster coffee shop when the AI can gin up the image for free in two minutes?
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I have been quite on the sidelines of the "influencer" phenom.
have they taken the place of previous (American-centric?) role-models? or commercials? or mix of both?
if so, this is may be a plus: they have no skeletons in the closet for a downfall. well, yeah, they have no skeletons.
have they taken the place of previous (American-centric?) role-models? or commercials? or mix of both?
if so, this is may be a plus: they have no skeletons in the closet for a downfall. well, yeah, they have no skeletons.
unexpected Top 5, but this is the right answer.
(Take 3 is an elusive reference, but lost in the bliss.)
(Take 3 is an elusive reference, but lost in the bliss.)
Top 5 side 2 last track.
1. "Soon."
2. "Soon."
3. "Soon."
4. "Take 3"
5. "Soon"
1. "Soon."
2. "Soon."
3. "Soon."
4. "Take 3"
5. "Soon"
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
unexpected Top 5, but this is the right answer.
(Take 3 is an elusive reference, but lost in the bliss.)
(Take 3 is an elusive reference, but lost in the bliss.)
if you ask me, and nobody should, I think GoFundMe had a golden opportunity: surely Nvidia and all others could afford the fees.
Ai slop is just the spoiled teenager or nepobaby.
Ai slop is just the spoiled teenager or nepobaby.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
if you ask me, and nobody should, I think GoFundMe had a golden opportunity: surely Nvidia and all others could afford the fees.
Ai slop is just the spoiled teenager or nepobaby.
Ai slop is just the spoiled teenager or nepobaby.
trudat.
sitting or bending is not a good form.
sitting or bending is not a good form.
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
trudat.
sitting or bending is not a good form.
sitting or bending is not a good form.
I remember some bus sign with less than 1.5x this daily amount that should go to NHS.
but it must be some accounting thing that I can’t parse.
but it must be some accounting thing that I can’t parse.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I remember some bus sign with less than 1.5x this daily amount that should go to NHS.
but it must be some accounting thing that I can’t parse.
but it must be some accounting thing that I can’t parse.
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Fantastic Elizabeth Nelson essay on the 'Mats "Let it Be." "The enormity of the compassion is made to feel deeper by the extent of the confusion."
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
When The Replacements' Courage Was at its Peak
On their 1984 album ‘Let It Be,’ the Minneapolis indie-rock wastrels spewed a message of working-class passion and outsider solidarity into the world's answering machine.
www.gq.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Fantastic Elizabeth Nelson essay on the 'Mats "Let it Be." "The enormity of the compassion is made to feel deeper by the extent of the confusion."
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
www.gq.com/story/when-t...
@paranoiacs.bsky.social
sure, music at-the-time is a great experience, and « Movement » took a beating.
however, it is a wonderful internet thing to have these reviews (and distracting from news).
they are revisionists and/or to justify their love for the album (heretical in its day)— a wonder to read.
however, it is a wonderful internet thing to have these reviews (and distracting from news).
they are revisionists and/or to justify their love for the album (heretical in its day)— a wonder to read.
rateyourmusic.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
sure, music at-the-time is a great experience, and « Movement » took a beating.
however, it is a wonderful internet thing to have these reviews (and distracting from news).
they are revisionists and/or to justify their love for the album (heretical in its day)— a wonder to read.
however, it is a wonderful internet thing to have these reviews (and distracting from news).
they are revisionists and/or to justify their love for the album (heretical in its day)— a wonder to read.
well, nevertheless...
there's is a welcome discourse to further refine the meaning of paedophile and when the musk of manhood is a defense.
there's is a welcome discourse to further refine the meaning of paedophile and when the musk of manhood is a defense.
The recent Epstein emails have badly damaged Donald Trump’s credibility
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
well, nevertheless...
there's is a welcome discourse to further refine the meaning of paedophile and when the musk of manhood is a defense.
there's is a welcome discourse to further refine the meaning of paedophile and when the musk of manhood is a defense.
anatomy normalcy is not the most important human feature lost among these people, ...
but if that is their gravest concern, save some money and get the silly red hat: it broadcasts the same message to everyone else.
but if that is their gravest concern, save some money and get the silly red hat: it broadcasts the same message to everyone else.
“.. If you add more and more product to your face and are surrounded by people who do the same, ‘you lose sight of anatomic normalcy.’”
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
anatomy normalcy is not the most important human feature lost among these people, ...
but if that is their gravest concern, save some money and get the silly red hat: it broadcasts the same message to everyone else.
but if that is their gravest concern, save some money and get the silly red hat: it broadcasts the same message to everyone else.
in the name of National Security, Americans will learn to make pasta.
(Social Networks are going to revert to the times of making bread during the Covid shutdown.)
(Social Networks are going to revert to the times of making bread during the Covid shutdown.)
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
in the name of National Security, Americans will learn to make pasta.
(Social Networks are going to revert to the times of making bread during the Covid shutdown.)
(Social Networks are going to revert to the times of making bread during the Covid shutdown.)
obv to noone is Unknown Pleasures. all others I know/heard are also top records: 1. B52s; 2. The Clash; 3. Stiff Little Fingers; 4. Gang of Four.
these memes (and site) reminds me how little I paid to punk itself.
(sorely missing here Is Pere Ubu… now coming to believe is the most important band.)
these memes (and site) reminds me how little I paid to punk itself.
(sorely missing here Is Pere Ubu… now coming to believe is the most important band.)
46 Years Ago
1979 was also a year with great punk rock, post-punk, and ska albums.
Here's a selection—is your favorite among them?
Mine is definitely Ramones - It's Alive
#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #ska #vinyl #legends #musiclegends #history #punkrockhistory
1979 was also a year with great punk rock, post-punk, and ska albums.
Here's a selection—is your favorite among them?
Mine is definitely Ramones - It's Alive
#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #ska #vinyl #legends #musiclegends #history #punkrockhistory
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
obv to noone is Unknown Pleasures. all others I know/heard are also top records: 1. B52s; 2. The Clash; 3. Stiff Little Fingers; 4. Gang of Four.
these memes (and site) reminds me how little I paid to punk itself.
(sorely missing here Is Pere Ubu… now coming to believe is the most important band.)
these memes (and site) reminds me how little I paid to punk itself.
(sorely missing here Is Pere Ubu… now coming to believe is the most important band.)
Reposted by fernand de Beauvoir
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
Science does take a dark, and sinister, turn in the USA.
well, not science per se, but those that can put a dagger into it with their nonsense.
for such anti-evolution people, they surely elevate the Darwin Awards to Nobel Prize level.
well, not science per se, but those that can put a dagger into it with their nonsense.
for such anti-evolution people, they surely elevate the Darwin Awards to Nobel Prize level.
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Science does take a dark, and sinister, turn in the USA.
well, not science per se, but those that can put a dagger into it with their nonsense.
for such anti-evolution people, they surely elevate the Darwin Awards to Nobel Prize level.
well, not science per se, but those that can put a dagger into it with their nonsense.
for such anti-evolution people, they surely elevate the Darwin Awards to Nobel Prize level.
fookin’ he’ll. this is superbly full of awesomeness.
will this be a better album than the-already-best « Nobody Can Ever Know ».
giddy with anticipation. though (bastards) will not play locally on the first tour.
will this be a better album than the-already-best « Nobody Can Ever Know ».
giddy with anticipation. though (bastards) will not play locally on the first tour.
WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
fookin’ he’ll. this is superbly full of awesomeness.
will this be a better album than the-already-best « Nobody Can Ever Know ».
giddy with anticipation. though (bastards) will not play locally on the first tour.
will this be a better album than the-already-best « Nobody Can Ever Know ».
giddy with anticipation. though (bastards) will not play locally on the first tour.
Repost this with you and your significant other (not really):
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Repost this with you and your significant other (not really):
never ceases to amaze:
one of the USA’s most valuable brands is a healthcare provider.
good thing that it’s not about profits vs. health. did I get that right?
one of the USA’s most valuable brands is a healthcare provider.
good thing that it’s not about profits vs. health. did I get that right?
"Ranked: The World's Most Valuable Brands in 2025" www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-w...
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
never ceases to amaze:
one of the USA’s most valuable brands is a healthcare provider.
good thing that it’s not about profits vs. health. did I get that right?
one of the USA’s most valuable brands is a healthcare provider.
good thing that it’s not about profits vs. health. did I get that right?