December 2010
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“Right now, I’m imagining that you, like me, have had doubts about being on the...”
– I love the way Justin put this.
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“What people really value is acquiring crap. Oprah’s show purports to be a lot...”
– Bill Maher: A Christmas Message for Oprah (via kateoplis)
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“We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the...”
– George Santayana, in his essay “The Philosophy of Travel” and quoted in a fabulous article by Pico Iyer, entitled “Why We Travel” It dawned on me when I read this that I rarely experience the moral holiday of running some pure hazard while I’m in America. I’ve...
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Interview w/ Frank Gehry →
kateoplis:
“Ninety-eight percent of buildings are boxes, which tells me that a lot of people are in denial. We live and work in boxes. People don’t even notice that. Most of what’s around us is banal. We live with it. We accept it as inevitable. People say, ‘This is the world the way it is, and don’t bother me.’ Then when somebody does something different, real architecture, the push-back is...
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WatchJay Electronica — Live at Bonnaroo.
Whether you love hip-hop like me, or don’t think you “get” it… CHECK THIS OUT.
Let me put it simply: Jay Electronica is the only true MC out there right now.
So, if want to enjoy an amazing 30 minutes tonight, put on your favorite headphones, grab a snack, chill out, and turn it up. This is a blast. And unless you’ve heard Jay...
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Close the Washington Monument
Bruce Schneier:
The empty monument would symbolize our war on the unexpected, — our overreaction to anything different or unusual — our harassment of photographers, and our probing of airline passengers. It would symbolize our “show me your papers” society, rife with ID checks and security cameras. As long as we’re willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a...
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