— Anaïs Nin, from Henry and June

Persona (1966) dir. Ingmar Bergman

(Roma, Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme.)

Fallen Angels (1995) dir. Wong Kar-wai

(i) i samuel 20:4 / (ii) gustave doré, david and jonathan, c. 1886 / (iii) pirkei avot 5:16

American Beauty (1999)

Planet Saturn, observed by Voyager 1 on this day in 1980.

— Ari K. Castañeda, from “Self Portrait, During and After O Face,” published in glitterature for the mobs

John Liggins Untitled, 1975

This quote from Courtney is from nearly a year after Kurt’s death.

if you don’t remember, it will be something that never happened.

“we are slaves to the gods. whatever gods are.” - euripides, orestes

— Anne Sexton, “Speaking Bitterness”

Lincoln Cathedral Choir, ca 1890, Francis Frith. English (1822 - 1898)

Liv Tyler by Ellen Von Unwerth for Vogue Italia. 1996