cipher noun 1 the information may be given in cipher: code, secret writing; coded message, cryptograph, cryptogram. 2 he has spent most of his working life as a cipher: nobody, nonentity, nothing, non-person, unimportant person, person of no account.

| Amon Tobin : Eight Sum

| "Great Caesars Ghost" : I Don't Even Know What It Is Myself

I am only now reviewing the photos I took on the streets of Barcelona in June, mostly of the striking graffiti. This unusual graffiti set appeared on a tiny street in the Gothic Quarter outside of my friend's apartment. The last of this particular series will appear tomorrow.

| Liars : The Exact Color of Doubt

| The School of Life : Friendship & Vulnerability

Tonight, in case you were not able to make it to the morning services, we here are going to send you to CHURCH, children, on this Sunday evening, Let the preacher say it: CHURCH!

| Aretha Franklin : Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

| Alicia Keys : Fallin'

I want to talk more about Gifts soon. But right now, seriously, I'm so exhausted I'm staring, unblinking, at the screen. This weekend, be Gifts to one another, you no-neck monsters. Behave.

| The Psychedelic Furs : Love My Way

| Tori Amos : Winter

Last week I received an email from a NY Times subscriber newsletter called "The Amplifier". It's written by Lindsay Zoladz. Me and Lindsay have a kind-of stand-off-ish relationship. The other day she nailed it, with a music compilation based on Sofia Coppola's movies.

| Air : Playground Love (feat. Gordon Tracks)

| New Order : Ceremony (Marie Antoinette)

When I was a kid the evangelical Christians would burn disco records. "Disco Sucks" was a big meme then. It doesn't take a genius to figure out all the reasons why. Just a passing reflection on that specific brand of hate will give you a short list. We got the last laugh. Everything is disco now.

| Heaven 17 : Penthouse and Pavement

| The Strokes : The Adults Are Talking

This is the disco version of "Angel Eyes" by Roxy Music. I saw Wings of Desire in the theatre when it was released in 1987. The photo is a Rutger Hauer look-alike shot down in the war. This is a synopsis for the excerpt.

| Roxy Music : Angel Eyes

| Wings of Desire : Peter Falk and Bruno Ganz in Berlin

Today is All Souls' Day, as we call it in the States. It's a day to visit a cemetery plot of a loved one and spruce it up. In Rome, the ancients had their own version, but they would climb on top of the sepulchres and party on the roof.

| The Smiths : Cemetry Gates

| We don't have forever.

So boo. Trick or treat. Go find an old oak and dance under it tonight. Me, I'm going to crawl under the nearest goose-down duvet, "say a few spells, and baby, there you go". It's finally cool here!

| Donovan : Season of the Witch

| The Tragedy of Macbeth by Joel Coen, Clip: The Three Witches