December 2011
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W. W. Norton: Do the Classics Have a Future? →
wwnorton:
…take, for example, the common statement “The ancient Athenians invented democracy.” Put like that, it is simply not true. As far as we know, no ancient Greek ever said so; and anyway democracy isn’t something that is “invented” like a piston engine. Our word “democracy” derives from the Greek, that is correct. Beyond that, the fact is that we have chosen to invest the fifth-century...
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Keira Knightley's Vagina
thenewinquiry:
A Dangerous Method taps the allure of sexual dysfunction
by Kartina Richardson
David Cronenberg’s new film A Dangerous Method opens with the ominous notes of a cello, that, leading out of the opening credits, give way to a horn and string crescendo and the disturbing first scene: Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) arrives screaming, restrained by men, in a black carriage...
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Today I dissected a squid,
the late acacia tossing its pollen
across the...
– “Love at Thirty-Two Degrees” by Katherine Larson (via clavicola)
this…is beautiful. I am convinced that poetry is a dialect of its own, with entirely different words that constitute it’s language. That it can weave and intermingle with biology and then utterly contradict it with heart logic only...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Metric (24)
Birdy (23)
Gary Clark Jr. (13)
Lana Del Rey (13)
Tennis (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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argelfraster:
Merry Christmas!
Video featuring an awesome present.
EXTERMINATE!
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