May 2012
71 posts
“[Some years ago, a child was asked
whether he liked radio or television best.]...”
– Jack Gilbert, from “A Man in Black and White” (via the-final-sentence)
“INTERVIEWER: What was it about the twenties that inspired people like yourself...”
– Dorothy Parker on “the lost generation” and hard work, part of The Paris Review’s fantastic historic interviews. (via explore-blog)
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write,...”
– Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (via bookmania)
“To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must...”
– Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (via bookmania)
“The daily experience of the self is so familiar, and yet the brain science shows...”
– The Self Illusion – how our social brain constructs who we are (via explore-blog)
“[Read] aloud — always the best single piece of writing advice — and [choose] the...”
– The New York Times’ Ben Yagodaon mastering the art of the comma – a fine addition to our ongoing archive of writing advice. (via explore-blog)
“To be human is to feel at times divided, fractured, pulled in a dozen directions...”
– The Spirituality of Imperfection – storytelling and the search for meaning. (via explore-blog)
“The self is something that is central to a lot of psychological questions and,...”
– British experimental psychologist Bruce Hood, author of The Self Illusion, on essentialism, further confirming the idea that character is fluid and there is no such thing as a fixed self. (via explore-blog)
“Complaining is stupid. Either act or forget.”
– Design icon Stefan Sagmeister in the excellent Things I have learned in my life so far.
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“What I didn’t yet understand was the importance of taste and timing. Books are...”
– Mark Haddon, The Right Words in the Right Order (via distantheartbeats)
Unrequited.
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Timeline
You may not have this infectious virus yet … but you will.
“Love is wise, hatred is foolish. In this world which is getting more and more...”
– Priceless 1959 BBC interview with Bertrand Russell (via explore-blog)
“I’m always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always...”
– John Walters, Role Models (via bookmania)
This was me when I finally got into the Harry Potter series…could not put those books down, even reading until 4 or 5 in the morning….I’d fall asleep, then, when I woke up, dove right back into the books! That was how I was able to finish...
“Like the way the sun is right now, with the long shadows, and that kind of...”
– John Green, Looking for Alaska (via bookmania)
“Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by...”
– C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog)
“Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through...”
– Conan O’Brien addressing the graduating class at Dartmouth in 2011, one of 5 ½ timeless commencement speeches. (via explore-blog)
“I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliché about teaching...”
– David Foster Wallace’s legendary This Is Water 2005 commencement address. (via explore-blog)
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Guess Who? Movie Trailer
From the producers of Battleship and Monopoly, the hit board game Guess Who? comes to life as film’s greatest mystery.
Good Posture Helps Your Spine
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