October 2011
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“What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.”
– Roland Barthes, on expressing and receiving signals in Mythologies
Oct 24th
Oct 20th
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On Progress
In our generation, immediacy has demanded such a high value that we (or, I should just speak for myself, so: by “we” I mean “I”) have chosen it over the long, grueling road of mastery. I was reading an interview of an American poet, Mary Jo Bang, and she shared her insight on the idea of learning: … I could see myself getting closer and closer. Over time, what was...
Oct 19th
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“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to...”
– E. E. Cummings, American poet
Oct 19th
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Always, More.
Steve [Jobs] was a shallow, narcissistic person who became more fully developed emotionally as he went along… He created a lot of great hardware, but over the years, he also invented himself.”  John Perry Barlow, friend of Steve Jobs Who you are now does not have to define who you will be when this life is over.  (end)
Oct 18th
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Oct 11th
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“Beautiful is not allowed to be the new awkward. It’s just not. Because at...”
– Cracked, in 4 Reasons Zooey Deschanel Can Stop Pretending She’s A Dork
Oct 7th
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“I don’t know to what extent the truths of others are their lies; human...”
– The Gospel According To Jesus Christ, by Jose Saramago
Oct 6th
I’m pretty sure I hate all graphic designers. We’re worse than hipsters. 
Oct 5th