“Zlango is a visual icon-based language where icons replace concepts or words.”.
“Little more than two hundred icons is all it takes to convey daily messages, write songs or transform classic books into a rich and fun experience.
Zlango is an international language relevant in any country or culture.”.

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(This is the post number 200)
The more I try to define what this blog is talking about, the more I think that it is talking about loneliness, nearly in every subject: music, films, illustration; in language, in psychology, in the books, even in design.
Maybe for this reason people stay here for a little time: tipically, a minute or two.

“There exists a tale, handed down from times long ago, of two travelers on a pilgrimage. Hungry and tired from a long day’s journey, they come to a small, impoverished, medieval village, where they decide to rest by the side of the road.”. (The Stone Soup Legend)

Above: Anais Vaugelade, cover for the picture book Une soupe au caillou (A stone soup).

“The true nature of phenomena is emptiness. There is no realization, no delusion, no sage, no mediocrity. There is no giving and nothing to be received.”

Dokuon, who was smoking quietly, said nothing.
Suddenly he whacked Yamaoka with his bamboo pipe. This made the youth quite angry.

“If nothing exists,” inquired Dokuon, “where did this anger come from?”

Nothing exists, from 101 Zen Stories.

“A person can be highly intelligent, sane, and honest and still be totally wrong.”.

“Someone once told me a story of a high school that had a problem that it’s parking lot wasn’t big enough to accommodate all the students who wanted to park their cars there.
In response to the complaints, the principal said:
“If you get here early enough, there are always plenty of spaces!”.
(Bob Korn, Zero-Sum Games)

Responsible Thinking: “An investigation into critical thinking, the methods of science, and the problem of false beliefs.”.
By Bob Korn.

“And a ship on the horizon shows his prow for the last time.”
(Tutti I Mari del Mondo)

Telemarket.tk: instrumental songs mixed with samples of Telemarket anchors.
(Telemarket is an international television broadcaster, based in Italy, entirely dedicated to the promotion of art works for sale.)
My playlist:
Tutti I Mari del Mondo (All The Seas of the World)
Voglio vedere (I want to see)
Manca poco (The time is closer)
Se sa sa (If he knows, he knows)
Bombe (Bombs)
Michela (Michelle)
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Following

The square, perfected, has no corner;
Music, perfected, has no melody;
Love, perfected, has no climax;
Art, perfected, has no meaning.

“Taoteching.org is a non-profit site created to distribute the Tao Te Ching over the Internet.”.

“In Catalonia, as well as in the rest of Spain and in most of Italy and Southern France, the traditional Christmas decoration is a large model of the city of Bethlehem.
The Catalans have added an extra character known as the Caganer, often tucked away where he is not easily noticed.
“Caganer” translates from Catalan to English as “pooper”, and that is exactly what this little statue is doing: taking a poo.”.
(from Wikipedia)

El Caganer : “nice character of Catalan tradition”.

“When you fall asleep you’re unaware of sleeping until your awake. During last missing hours a whole other world comes alive. Welcome to the nightshift.”.

Cashback (the short)* and Cashback, the movie*.
“I think that the film tells us that what we spend our lives looking for is often right in front of us.
And if we take the time to see things calmly, we find in us what we want or we find ways to obtain it.”.
(Sean Ellis)

Above: screenshot from the teaser trailer. Model: Irene Bagach.

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“It is unfair to judge Art Frahm by these illustrations.”.

“But the falling-panty theme is a staple of his work.”.

Art Frahm: a study of the effects of celery on loose elastic.
From The Institute of Official Cheer by James Lileks.
Above: O-Oh! (1950).