[…] Three drops of blood plopped out of his left nostril, hardened instantly in the brittle air and lay before his eyes on the prayer-mat, transformed into rubies. Lurching back until he knelt with his head once more upright, he found that the tears which had sprung to his eyes had solidified, too; and at that moment, as he brushed diamonds contemptuously from his lashes, he resolved never again to kiss earth for any god or man. […]
Salman Rushdie, “Midnight’s Children,” 1981
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Gene’s Presents “Blue Hyperlink,” Hosted by Rumpus Room & Amy Granat
Amy Granat: Hi Jackson! So good to see you! I’m so glad we are doing this show with Josh and Keith/Gene’s and a truckload of art. And well, I’m going to jump right in and start at the beginning –
BURGEONING
“Burgeoning” is a dynamic descriptor frequently used in the field of agricultural economics, referring to the rapid surge in crop yields or livestock herds, akin to bamboo shoots after rain. It also points to two distinct models of proliferation in
