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Inverted Commas: Samuel Butler
Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. – Samuel Butler
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JG Ballard and the lost English avant garde
“That he was a visionary is beyond question. Countless commentators have mentioned his acute insight into the psychopathology of our time and place: the world of mass media, celebrity, instant communications, electronic iconography, narcissism on a spectacular scale; the world of airport lounges, shopping malls and motorways, of pampered Western communities and endless suburbia; and [...]
Also posted in Asides, Feature, Literature Tagged ballard, Inverted Commas, Literature
Inventing a new poetry
The same people who are murdered slowly in the mechanized slaughterhouses of work are also arguing, singing, drinking, dancing, making love, holding the streets, picking up weapons and inventing a new poetry. ~ Raoul Vaneigem
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The relationship between textiles and computers is explicit
The relationship between textiles and computers is explicit – the punched paper cards used to program early computers are direct descendents of similar cards used to program Jacquard looms during the height of the industrial revolution, More so terms like ‘interlaced’ (among other synonyms) which describe the way pixels are weaved onto the screen, only [...]
Also posted in Asides, Science, Technology Tagged nature, Technology
I’d rather write bad
I wrote bad because writing good definitely did me no good. (Dorothy Porter, Australian Humanities Review)
Since when do words belong to anybody?
“The poets are supposed to liberate the words – not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don’t own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? ‘Your very own words,’ indeed! And who are you?” (‘Cut-Ups [...]
Kubrick on education
“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.” - Stanley Kubrick via [...]
On or off the cushion
The direct recognition of your true nature is available in every instant, on or off the cushion, whether you meditate or not… via Pointing to the Moon
Also posted in Asides, Philosophy Tagged awareness, consciousness, meditation
James Dickey on Poetry
“Poetry is, I think, the highest medium that mankind has ever come up with,” he asserted in a 1981 interview. “It’s language itself, which is a miraculous medium which makes everything else that man has ever done possible.” James Dickey | Poets.org
Also posted in Asides, Literature, Poetry Tagged quotes
Life in the time of Oprah
Ms. Okrant does not aspire to is to become Ms. Winfrey. Shortly after making the vision board, she wrote on her blog: “Oprah said … ‘Isn’t it a wonderful thing to have all your dreams come true?’ I don’t think there are many human beings on this planet who could possibly utter these words. … [...]
Also posted in Anthropology, Asides, Philosophy Tagged life, tv
Water Words in the Mirror
One of your remarkable discoveries is that water responds to words, whether they are spoken, written, or even thought, as in prayer. Kind, uplifting words tend to produce beautifully shaped water crystals, while angry discordant expressions have produced warped crystals. via HADO | Interview with Dr. Emoto
Inverted Commas: Andy Warhol
Inverted Commas: Andy Warhol: Interesting Andy Warhol quote via Boing Boing and The Happiness Project: “Actually, I jade very quickly. Once is usually enough. Either once only, or every day. If you do something once it’s exciting, and if you do it every day it’s exciting. But if you do it, say, twice or just [...]
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