Yesterday Once More

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I have to admit: Genius blew my mind when he told me that Karen Carpenter was not only the primary singer- but also the drummer!

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
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With Barbie dolls as the principal actors, Superstar portrays the life of Karen Carpenter and her battle with anorexia. Haynes never secured the rights to the Carpenters' music he used in the movie, and Richard Carpenter filed an injunction that kept Superstar from public release. Even without Carpenter's court order, the film would probably have been stopped by the notoriously litigious Mattel, the makers of Barbie.

Also: An interesting interview with the director, Todd Haynes, written shortly after the release of his claustrophobic masterpiece, Safe.

Centaurus: Bunny Form

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Remember that one scene in Akira where a giant, stuffed animal assemblage comes stalking out of the closet? Remember how that horrific image made you afraid of the dark again?

Now it is a reality.

"Something dreadful in the mail each month to brighten your life."

Industry! Industry!

Pic from: Brooklyn Vegan
Joanna: "That the difference between / the sprout and the bean / is a golden ring, it is a twisted string." Or, Sufjan: "when she had her last child / once when she had some boyfriend, some wild / she moved away quite far / our grandpa bought us a new VCR."? You be the judge.

PS... Does Joanna have an itty-bitty body, or is her head just fucking gigantic?