The title above has nothing to do with the post below; I just saw that sentence yesterday and thought it should be shared.

The Great Empty (from the NY Times) provides a fairly consise visual of where we are as a species in the short term. For millenia, we have constructed environments to suit our biologies and societies, and much of this architecture is now void of human life due to a new virus that is infecting us on a global scale.

I just spent 150 minutes with Béla Tarr’s film The Turin Horse and am at once depressed, impressed, staggered and resigned. (and unsure if that is in order or not)

The cinematography is amazing. There is not a single bad frame in this entire movie. The narrative reminded me of Camus’ bleakest, darkest stories from Exile and The Kingdom but without all the frivolity, senseless joy and optimism.

Finbarr O’Reilly is a photojournalist that I’m just becoming aware of. Reuters has a nice introduction to his work here.

This week wasn’t all doom and gloom: a weary nation missed the news, but will soon rejoice when it realizes: it is finally over.

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