July 2012
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The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They...
– Military school Commandant’s graduation address, “The Secret War of Lisa Simpson” (via bezoar)
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Related: Adam Sessler on violence in video games →
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I really can’t understand people saying the film ISN’T the cause of the shooting. Anyone who has seen and truly understood TDK knows that Nolan makes a plausible case for the Joker - its what makes his character so great. Sure, justice prevails, but the movie wouldn’t have the ‘moral ambiguity’ if the Joker didn’t have a logic reasonable on some scale...
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“It’s pretty clear what 60’s, 70’s music, or 80’s music or 90’s music is but if someone were to say ‘gimme some 2000’s music - what’s that vibe?’…”
- second time I’ve referenced this amazing podcast.
And they went on to talk about how it was based on the pop charts. Fred says maybe Outkast and Gnarls Barkley apply. I...
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Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison,...
– Donne, Holy Sonnet 10 excerpt
Last night all I could think about was the vacations my parents took us on during my formative years - the hotels and villas and ski lodges. A Carnage action figure (a four-armed one, nemesis of Spiderman). It was probably one of the first things I ever stole, from some hotel’s game room.
I remember their pool.
I threw the doll at a power transformer in the middle of our cul de sac.
I...
He did not stir, because Julia was sleeping with her head in the crook of his...
YOU ARE A BLOWFISH
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Showers that turn into baths. Archimedean baths.
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I want to flutter in your room like a moth, every time, then leave before you can catch me.[[MORE]]
I don’t want to be mad at you but honestly I am. And *** is mad at me about the fucking AC bill because she wants us to pay up our asses for a cold apartment so im in no mood to hear you tell me about how you dont like our differences and youre not infatuated with me. A) if you want to make a girl...
It’s only natural that one of the last conversations we had was about picking what moments to go against our own bodies, what was wrestling around in my head. Naturally. Artificially.
so now you've noticed how much time he spends...
I think it hurts most because it was something that was once so dear to me, then I felt betrayed when I grew up and thought it through and learned new things. And thus I do not find it beautiful.
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So Long, Lonesome
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like time is not unilateral
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The Moon Is Down
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Fate can-not exist! It’s an inane way to think about causality and personal decisions. A useless endeavor of meritless...
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