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“Trash Man,” Jimi Hendrix
I am your trash man Throw out all your trash today Clean out your mind today Please pass the weed And please take some heed Take your fast glass guns and Throw them away There he goes, hey I just … Continue reading
“Coming Up Roses,” Elliott Smith
[Verse 1] I’m a junkyard full of false starts And I don’t need your permission To bury my love under this bare light bulb [Pre-Chorus] The moon is a sickle cell It’ll kill you in time Your cold white brother … Continue reading
“Trash, Art, and the Movies,” Pauline Kael
“There is a moment in “Children of Paradise” when the rich nobleman (Louis Salou) turns on his mistress, the pearly plebeian Garance (Arletty). He complains that in all their years together he has never had her love, and she replies, … Continue reading
“Mansard Roof,” Vampire Weekend
I see a Mansard roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eaves The ground beneath my feet The hot garbage and concrete And now the tops of buildings I can see them too I see … Continue reading
“Suzanne,” Leonard Cohen
Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where … Continue reading
“Silver Linings Playbook,” Running Scene
Bradley Cooper Wearing a Garbage Bag:
“Choice Notes” by Alex Winston
Filmed at the Heidelberg Project. More info about the Heidelberg Project: http://www.heidelberg.org/
Walter Benjamin Quote #1
“A rag-picker who picks up garbage early in the gray morning. Muttering darkly to himself, getting a bit drunk, he spears the remains of speeches and fragments of words with his stick, and throws them into his cart. Occasionally he … Continue reading
Robin Nagle II, “Throwing Away”
Such casual unthinking is evident in the peculiar construction in English of “throwing” our garbage “away”–an act both emphatic and vague. We don’t “put” away, which would imply saving it, or “place” it somewhere, which suggests handling it with … Continue reading
The Downfall of the Plastic Bag: A Global Picture
Originally posted on Earth Policy Institute:
By Janet Larsen and Savina Venkova Worldwide, a trillion single-use plastic bags are used each year, nearly 2 million each minute. Usage varies widely among countries, from over 400 a year for many East…
Garbological Studies 