February 2012
7 posts
January 2012
7 posts
December 2011
9 posts
“Perhaps not the meaning of time,
but the time of meaning, & the fact that...”
– Seth Abramson, from “What I Have” (via proustitute)
“A child today grows up in a never forgotten house.”
– The Never Forgotten House by Joanne McNeil, on nostalgia, documentation, memory, and space. (via viafrank)
November 2011
14 posts
“The narcissism created by these technologies is unique. It encourages not just...”
– Is Facebook Killing Our Souls? (via azspot)
This Changes Everything: How the 99% Woke Up →
The Occupy Wall Street movement is not just demanding change. It is also transforming how we, the 99%, see ourselves. The shame many of us felt when we couldn’t find a job, pay down our debts, or keep our home is being replaced by a political awakening. Millions now recognize that we are not to blame for a weak economy, for a subprime mortgage meltdown, or for a tax system that favors the...
“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via paradoxicalsentiments)
October 2011
39 posts
via Frank: Elegance, Lightness, and Nothing →
viafrank:
There’s an old story, true or not, that people love telling about writing implements in space. The American space program discovered that normal ink pens didn’t work on missions (no gravity in orbit to pull down the ink), so they spent millions to research and develop a pen that could write…
“The beauty of nature has stirred my soul, driven out the pain that was lodged...”
– Sofia Tolstoy, from a diary entry dated 23 June 1897, trans. Cathy Porter (via touba)
viafrank:
Reporter: “What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?” Sendak: “I would tell them to go to hell. That’s a question I will not tolerate.” Reporter: “Because kids can handle it?” Sendak: “If they can’t handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it’s not a question that can be answered.”
Maurice Sendak, thinker of tender thoughts.
