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As A Dweller In An Arid Climate…

There’s a lot I like about this one. I could see living there.

Es Pou House in Formentera by Marià Castelló
Formentera Spain
94m2
The proposal is divided into three volumes, which order the program while providing it with a smaller grain and in accordance with the scale of the landscape. From south to north, the first volume houses a porch that offers solar protection, the second contains the more public program and the third two bedrooms. Among them are transverse strips that physically separate the volumes, giving them ventilation and lighting, as well as providing them with services and connections. In front of the house, there is a cistern that makes it self-sufficient in terms of water supply while offering a solarium for the coldest months of the year.

From the inside and through the porch, deep perspectives are discovered towards the flat landscape of wheat and oat fields, where the soft and warm color of the earth and the muted greens of the almond and fig trees predominate. The light, color, and material from the outside enter the interior of the house thanks to ceramics and wood, two noble materials that are combined in a subtle and timeless way.

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I’d Be Happy In Just The Private House Portion

I really like the overall vibe of this.

DĀR AL-ẒILL | دار الظل begins with a simple idea: what if the house didn’t wear Al-Sadu, but let the sun weave it?

Set on a 4,200 m² site in Irqah, overlooking Wadi Hanifah, Riyadh, the residence unfolds through three monolithic limestone volumes, a shaded central courtyard, a dark linear pool, and the signature Shadow Loom an oxidized-bronze canopy that translates Saudi weaving into light, rhythm and shadow.

Inside, warm Riyadh limestone, smoked timber, mineral plaster, bronze and custom furniture create a calm world of contemporary Saudi architecture, luxury interior design and modern desert living. Privacy, hospitality and landscape are carefully layered from the urban street edge toward the Wadi.

Ideator/ Designer: Jad El Mourad

[Disclaimer: Completely AI generated. Not a real residence, project, or commission.]

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The Best Scene in All Of AHS: Asylum

American Horror Story: Asylum — Lana Winters’ escape (2012).

“One of American Horror Story: Asylum’s most intense moments came when Lana Winters, portrayed by Sarah Paulson, finally escaped Briarcliff Manor after enduring months of abuse, manipulation, and confinement.

After everything she had been forced to endure inside the asylum, Lana’s escape represented more than simply freedom. It was the moment she took back control of her own life and refused to let Briarcliff define her.

Terrifying, emotional, and deeply cathartic, the scene marked a turning point for Lana and helped establish her as one of American Horror Story’s most resilient and unforgettable characters.”

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Afternoon Tunes

Cerrone – Cerrone’s Paradise (1978)

Still coming off the high that was Cerrone’s debut, Love in C-Minor, the year before, when Cerrone’s Paradise appeared in 1978 I was less than impressed. I wouldn’t say I hated it, but it most definitely wasn’t Love in C-Minor.

It was only years later that I realized Love in C-Minor was a heavy collaboration with disco daddy Alec Costandinos of Romeo & Juliet fame. All of Cerrone’s releases subsequent to his first were his own work; his own sound. And over the years I came to love it.

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And Another Day Begins Without Being Greeted With That One, Glorious Headline

I mean seriously. He’s an 80 year old, grossly-overweight, incontinent, flatulent, fast food-guzzling, dementia-ridden patient who—if not for who he is and the cadre of apparatchiks he has in place—would be in an assisted living facility or nursing home.

What is his end goal? Complete domination of the United States and forced adulation of the entire populace a la North Korea? To possess all the money? To continue to fuck thirteen year old girls with impunity? Or does he just want to do as much damage as possible to the planet and civilization as possible until that inevitable—and glorious—day he’s sucked back down into the pits of hell?

When I posted this image a couple weeks ago, it was kind of in passing. Another bit of shitgibbon-related detritus the internet hacked up. But the more I think about it, does he seriously think he’s going to escape this fate, either by the hands of humanity or an errant blood clot?

If he thinks he can—ahem—outrun this fate, we can add totally fucking delusional to his description above.

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Afternoon Tunes

Cindy & Roy – Feel It (1979)

Obscure doesn’t begin to describe this one. It didn’t get much club play back in the day, and all the copies I’ve seen are marked For Promotional Use Only. It’s not great, but it’s not awful; middle-of-the-road disco would be a good description. It was their only release, and even now they’d rather not talk about it. There’s no CD release, so I dubbed my vinyl onto a shiny silver disc some time ago.

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