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Fans of David Lynch, of Twin Peaks, of Dharma in films -- and of JUST PLAIN AWESOME FILMMAKING -- might be interested to know:
In Lynch's newest film INLAND EMPIRE (he asks that it always be written in caps like that), there's a scene very much like the one we detailed in the beginning of our latest feature, "The Owls Are Not What They Seem: The Dharma of Twin Peaks' Dale Cooper."
In fact, it's just like it -- making the same Buddhist reference -- only in a super-condensed way.
And yes, we know Lynch isn't a Buddhist (he's a Transcendental Meditation practitioner) but he clearly has received at least a little inspiration from the Dharma.
And while we're at it, here's a thread comprising a Buddhist take on the (very complicated, confounding, and again, AWESOME) movie, from the INLAND EMPIRE message-board.
It probably won't make any sense if you haven't seen the film. But you should see it, so hey.
In Lynch's newest film INLAND EMPIRE (he asks that it always be written in caps like that), there's a scene very much like the one we detailed in the beginning of our latest feature, "The Owls Are Not What They Seem: The Dharma of Twin Peaks' Dale Cooper."
In fact, it's just like it -- making the same Buddhist reference -- only in a super-condensed way.
And yes, we know Lynch isn't a Buddhist (he's a Transcendental Meditation practitioner) but he clearly has received at least a little inspiration from the Dharma.
And while we're at it, here's a thread comprising a Buddhist take on the (very complicated, confounding, and again, AWESOME) movie, from the INLAND EMPIRE message-board.
It probably won't make any sense if you haven't seen the film. But you should see it, so hey.
The new (January 2008) issue of Esquire is the "What I've Learned" issue, wherein famous (and not-so) people share, well, what they've learned. Among them is comedian Garry Shandling, who along with a couple of jokes -- "Smoothies might be fattening. Especially the ones made with frozen yogurt and gin." -- lets a wee bit of his Buddhist side show with one very simple "What I've learned" entry:
"Impermanence. Impermanence. Impermanence."
Short and to the point, that.
...For more on Shandling and his Buddhist practice, check out our feature, "Hey Now! It's Garry Shandling's Meditative Search for The Real Thing."
Just posted a new article for you all: The Owls Are Not What They Seem: The Dharma of Twin Peaks' Dale Cooper.
Just go to TheWorstHorse's homepage, here.
As we reported last week, "New York" welcomed "Buddha" back onto her show. And, as ever, there were tons of crazy Buddha-related soundbites, each one nearly more inappropriate than the next (at least when out of context).
These were all from just the first six minutes of tonight's episode:
* New York wondered aloud, "What if Buddha [is] my perfect mate?"
* After hearing that Buddha was returning and getting the "I Love New York" faux-platinum chain that all the show's competitor-dudes wear, resident snitch "Tailor Made" commented, "The last thing I want to do is give Buddha the satisfaction of looking him in the eye."
* New York, welcoming the prodigal housemate back, said, "Buddha, I can not wait to put this chain on you."
* But New York's mother (who is as ever-present as she is negative) commented, "Buddha is a beautiful person. But he has a dark side."
...Later, after a private date with him, New York reflected, "Buddha's the man. Buddha has it goin' on!"
And, last but not least:
"Buddha's kisses are tender, soft, warm.... what I want to be feelin' on my lips -- and other places as well."
Stay classy, New York!
These were all from just the first six minutes of tonight's episode:
* New York wondered aloud, "What if Buddha [is] my perfect mate?"
* After hearing that Buddha was returning and getting the "I Love New York" faux-platinum chain that all the show's competitor-dudes wear, resident snitch "Tailor Made" commented, "The last thing I want to do is give Buddha the satisfaction of looking him in the eye."
* New York, welcoming the prodigal housemate back, said, "Buddha, I can not wait to put this chain on you."
* But New York's mother (who is as ever-present as she is negative) commented, "Buddha is a beautiful person. But he has a dark side."
...Later, after a private date with him, New York reflected, "Buddha's the man. Buddha has it goin' on!"
And, last but not least:
"Buddha's kisses are tender, soft, warm.... what I want to be feelin' on my lips -- and other places as well."
Stay classy, New York!
Sometimes, you catch a break.
Tonight, in the last two minutes of VH1's "reality" show, "I Love New York 2," the show's titular queen announced that she was eliminating two of her suitors, and bringing one back.
She called for the returning housemate with all her usual eloquence, by simply calling, "Yo, Buddha!"
And in walked "Buddha." (Real name: Ezra.)
So what? Who cares, right? Well, sure. There's no good reason to care. But there's a fun reason to care, and that reason is for all the truly weird one-liners that happen when you have someone named "Buddha" on a show like "I Love New York."
The show's resident snitch, known as "Tailor-Made," delivered a couple such quotations in the show's closing moments. Such as:
"Basically, Buddha did everything he could to defame my character."
...and, said while actually wearing a t-shirt with a gold Buddha (the real kind) on it:
"The thought of Buddha being on a date with New York just makes me sick."
Ah, cognitive dissonance. It's a wonderful thing.
So welcome back, Buddha!
(You'll find a couple of other good ILNY/Buddha quotes here and here.)
Tonight, in the last two minutes of VH1's "reality" show, "I Love New York 2," the show's titular queen announced that she was eliminating two of her suitors, and bringing one back.
She called for the returning housemate with all her usual eloquence, by simply calling, "Yo, Buddha!"
And in walked "Buddha." (Real name: Ezra.)
So what? Who cares, right? Well, sure. There's no good reason to care. But there's a fun reason to care, and that reason is for all the truly weird one-liners that happen when you have someone named "Buddha" on a show like "I Love New York."
The show's resident snitch, known as "Tailor-Made," delivered a couple such quotations in the show's closing moments. Such as:
"Basically, Buddha did everything he could to defame my character."
...and, said while actually wearing a t-shirt with a gold Buddha (the real kind) on it:
"The thought of Buddha being on a date with New York just makes me sick."
Ah, cognitive dissonance. It's a wonderful thing.
So welcome back, Buddha!
(You'll find a couple of other good ILNY/Buddha quotes here and here.)
Huge, HUGE thanks to Horse reader SeanO, who sends this note and link:
NBC.com has a fair to middlin' introduction to Zen, for fans of the show "Life," starring Damien Lewis.
http://www.nbc.com/Life/exclusives/zen_guide/
In the show, Lewis plays Charlie Crews, who found Zen in prison.
Namaste. -- SeanO
Namaste back, Sean!
NBC.com has a fair to middlin' introduction to Zen, for fans of the show "Life," starring Damien Lewis.
http://www.nbc.com/Life/exclusives/zen_guide/
In the show, Lewis plays Charlie Crews, who found Zen in prison.
Namaste. -- SeanO
Namaste back, Sean!
The new season of VH1's "reality" series, "I Love New York 2" is under way.
As before, "New York," the wanna-be socialite skank and star of the show -- and I don't mean to be just totally insulting; I actually think she would consider that description accurate! -- gives each of her suitors a nickname. One asked to be nicknamed "Buddha."
To this New York replied something like, "Why would you want to be named after a little bald fat guy?"
But then she conceded that this dude was so hot that he'd get to be called whatever he wanted.
So, "Buddha" it is.
(Sigh.)
As you can imagine, the fact that this guy is called Buddha makes for lots of good soundbites. For example:
"Buddha's a good guy," said New York. "I can see us takin' it to the next level... way too soon."
And, later:
"I'm sooo into Buddha. There's nothing bad I can say about him."
As before, "New York," the wanna-be socialite skank and star of the show -- and I don't mean to be just totally insulting; I actually think she would consider that description accurate! -- gives each of her suitors a nickname. One asked to be nicknamed "Buddha."
To this New York replied something like, "Why would you want to be named after a little bald fat guy?"
But then she conceded that this dude was so hot that he'd get to be called whatever he wanted.
So, "Buddha" it is.
(Sigh.)
As you can imagine, the fact that this guy is called Buddha makes for lots of good soundbites. For example:
"Buddha's a good guy," said New York. "I can see us takin' it to the next level... way too soon."
And, later:
"I'm sooo into Buddha. There's nothing bad I can say about him."
The other night, during a new episode of Iconoclasts (on the Sundance channel), a promo ran for John Safran's show, in which he said this:
"If Buddha were alive today, he'd be playing bass in The Strokes."
Uh... okay.
Don't know what's really going on here, but I love this shot.
It's from a VH1 special about DMC (of RUN-DMC; duh), looking to find his birth-mother, which he basically just did. It was actually great -- he's a very cool, humble guy. Thoughtful.
Anyway, I missed most of it, but what I did see included some shots of DMC talking in this room with candles and a Buddha. Was it his room, or were those things just props? (I'm guessing the latter, but I dunno.)
It doesn't really matter.
Y'know?
It's from a VH1 special about DMC (of RUN-DMC; duh), looking to find his birth-mother, which he basically just did. It was actually great -- he's a very cool, humble guy. Thoughtful.
Anyway, I missed most of it, but what I did see included some shots of DMC talking in this room with candles and a Buddha. Was it his room, or were those things just props? (I'm guessing the latter, but I dunno.)
It doesn't really matter.
Y'know?
