December 2010
The artist’s life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are...
– Carl Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul (via kilgoretrout-)
Writing is physical for me. I always have the sense that the words are coming...
– Paul Auster (via youmightfindyourself)
I love Paul Auster
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...
– Ira Glass (via hyperallergic)
The Gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be...
– The Illiad. Homer. (via rhea137)
This is what we do, humans. We tinker and change and endlessly imagine a more...
– Ira Glass, This American Life Television Series: Season One, Episode: Pandora’s Box (via youmightfindyourself)
Fernando Pessoa, Portugal's greatest poet(s) of... →
He had over 70 alter egos that all wrote poetry and were considered, in his lifetime and unbeknownst to anyone, distinct individuals. Four of them are considered to be Portugal’s greatest poets.
What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
– Bertolt Brecht (via claytoncubitt)
But for all the tens of thousands of women who... →
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Naomi Wolf, J’Accuse: Sweden, Britain, and Interpol Insult Rape Victims Worldwide, for The Huffington Post, December 2010. Via. Via.
Science magazine has named their top scientific... →
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Science and its publisher, AAAS, have recognized this first quantum machine as the 2010 Breakthrough of the Year. They have also compiled nine other important scientific accomplishments from this past year into a top 10 list, appearing in a special news feature in the journal’s 17 December 2010 issue. Additionally, Science news writers and editors have chosen to...