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One such crucible
The present is a battleground where rival what-ifs compete to become the future ‘what is.’ How does one what-if prevail over its adversaries? The answer, ‘Military and political power of course!’ is a postponement, for what is it that directs the minds of the powerful? The answer is ‘belief.’ Beliefs that are ignoble or idealistic; democratic or Confucian;...
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Why does this feel like every okcupid profile I...
…by imposing a false world on his victims, the liar excludes them from his world. Insofar as he places them within an understanding of reality that differs from his own, he separates them radically from himself. This is what leads Adrienne Rich to observe, with poetic exactitude, that “the liar leads an existence of unutterable loneliness.” The loneliness is precisely...
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americanameloncholia: !OldRoomies! in the west by Songs For Moms on Grooveshark Notes: The boy has degenerated into a heap of white tee shirt and black skin. Finger extended above his head he traces the BART map making hissing explosive sounds at each turn and stop. Twisting his… Hit Making.
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Listendark dark dark - make time I’ll build you a boat...
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The Internet Shall Shame Me into Perfection
2012 Resolutions do not sit down in shower call parents write more songs no goatees acquire motorcycle license create something cool in the deep playa be brave in french keep heart open
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ListenThe Squid - Mama, You Been on My Mind (Bob Dylan...
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Feelgood Feelbad
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ListenThe Antlers - VCR (the xx cover)
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“Let her be bored. Let her have long afternoons with absolutely nothing to do....”
– Make Your Kid A Writer (via Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Post-it Notes from the Underground
joekloc: The Rumpus LAST WEEK JOE KLOC VISITED BOTH OCCUPY OAKLAND AND OCCUPY SAN FRANCISCO. THE FOLLOWING IS A “POST-IT NOTE RECORD” (MADE UP OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND OVERHEARD QUOTES) THAT KLOC CREATED BASED ON SCENES HE WITNESSED. Oakland, California - 10/16/11 San Francisco, California - 10/16/11 Read More I’d start calling you Joe Title if Joe Kloc wasn’t already such a...
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ListenPenny & The Quarters - You and Me
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Questions raised during dinner
Is The Rise of the Planet of the Apes the worst movie title of the year?  Why wasn’t it called The Planet of the Apes: First Class?  Has there ever been another movie that used “of the” twice in title? Why was the original called The Planet of the Apes rather than The Planet of Apes or, better yet, Ape Planet?  Jurassic Park wasn’t titled The Planet of the Dinosaurs
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