Night, the Beloved

Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Christina Lux

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We're visited again by German singer/songwriter Christina Lux, who performs her song, To the World. This song is my wish to you, as this...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Luminous Life - Light Generation

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© Eandephotography | Dreamstime.com The luminous creatures and life forms we've surveyed so far all make use of a specific chemical reac...
Sunday, March 8, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Ane Brun

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I couldn't resist another Ane Brun video. The Norwegian singer/songwriter performs her version of the song True Colors. She sings it so...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Luminous Life - The Glittering Sea

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A bioluminescent hydromedusa. So far, our examination of bioluminescence has focused on land dwellers - fungi, worms, various insects. As ra...
Sunday, March 1, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Missy Higgins

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This week's lullaby features Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins in a live performance of her song Nightminds. I love this song ...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Pino Forastiere

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Another gifted acoustic guitarist comes to us via YouTube. Pino Forastiere performs Cammino with great skill and feeling. A penetrating pie...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Galactic Update

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Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgment: B. Whitmore (Space Telescope Science Institute)...
Sunday, February 15, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Alice Friend

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Gifted artist Alice Friend provides this week's lullaby with her video Kokopelli's Magical Tour of Paintings , featuring her artwork...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Luminous Life - Into the Woods

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© Luxgene 2000 Softly glowing mushrooms rising from the forest floor - no wonder people in bygone times concluded that they had suddenly bee...
Sunday, February 8, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Carly Simon

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We're having a midwinter thaw right now in my area, which is lovely, but I can't help wondering when the cold will return. This week...
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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Therese Honey

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This week's lullaby is a wonderful, lilting song, Hewlett, arranged and performed by harpist Therese Honey. The harp has such a soothin...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Ane Brun, Syd Matters

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You might remember Ane Brun's previous appearance here at Night the Beloved with her song, Lullaby for Grown Ups. Here, she performs Li...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Morcheeba

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We had subzero temperatures here last week, so I hope that explains the escapist tendencies found in this week's lullaby. The song is Th...
Friday, January 16, 2009

Luminous Life - Light-Up Slime

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As I've been researching bioluminescence, the ability of some organisms to produce light with virtually no heat (there's a powerful ...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Elliott Smith

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From the heart of winter comes this extraordinary video. Shot in and around Jordan, Minnesota, it captures the restlessness of youth, small ...
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Night, the Beloved
A blog devoted to the night, a place to contemplate the stars, the moon, your dreams, why you can't get to sleep or stay asleep, and the night as a repository for both our fears and imaginings about the universe. I'm a ponderer of the night. I hope you enjoy this blog, which deals with many aspects of the night, although not really sex, because it seems that topic has been thoroughly covered elsewhere...
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