Posts with tag ”usa”
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Odd lifeforms in the deserts of California
Deserts are places where you can find things that you wouldn’t expect. These are areas that attract a certain kind of people, who are able to endure and even thrive in the open wastes. Out here, the line between genius and madness gets blurred.
Bombay beach and beyond
There’s something unsettling about watching the American dream curdle under a relentless desert sun. Head southeast from Palm Springs and things quickly begin to unravel.
Listening for cosmic signals at VLA in New Mexico
There’s something unsettling about the emptiness of the deserts in New Mexico. A silence so complete it feels like the universe itself is holding its breath. Out here, under the endless sky, far from the nearest espresso or cell tower, humanity feels small.
Having pie in Pie Town
Somewhere between nowhere and forget-about-it, on a stretch of asphalt called US Route 60, lies Pie Town. The name isn’t ironic. It’s not a failed hipster rebranding project. It’s a town named for what it actually does: pie.
Presidential election in Utah
I’m currently in the small town of Kanab, Utah. Tonight is the presidential election where Obama squares off against Romney. To me, it’s just another sunny day in November. But in America, it’s Election Day.
Aliens in Nevada and New Mexico
There’s something about the American Southwest that makes you believe in the unknown. Maybe it’s the desolation, with miles of scorched earth and silence that hums like static.
Driving through Death Valley
There are places in the world that don’t care if you’re there. Death Valley is one of them. This infamous area of harsh territory is located in Eastern California, in the northern part of the Mojave Desert.
The silver screen memory of Los Angeles
It feels good to be back in Los Angeles, the city of angels, devils and Hank Moody. Even though Hollywood feels like more of a tourist trap these days, one cannot deny the historic importance of the area.
Halloween ten years later
Tonight the annual Halloween parade was planned to roam through Greenwich Village in New York as usual, but it has been cancelled due to the emergency situation in wake of hurricane Sandy. I guess somewhere Jack Skellington cries out in agony.
Review: On the Road
On the Road is the classic tale from 1957 where Jack Kerouac and his buddies from The Beat Generation travel in a haze of weed and caffeine across America. It’s considered to be one of the definitions of Beat literature and remembered as a big influence on writers and artists.