“… the Instagram/Hipstamatic/Snapseed etc filters are the antithesis of creativity. They make all pictures look the same. They require no thought or creative input: one click and you’re done. ”
Makes me wonder if all literacy, not just visual, will go down this lazy one-click path.
Can you apply an app to unimaginative and poorly-constructed sentences?
This article […]
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace”
Roberto Bolaño
“The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things you get lifetime achievements for when you’re old.”
Francis Ford Coppola
“It’s the fools that make all the trouble in the world, not the wicked.”
L.M. Montgomery, Jane of Lantern Hill
From the article in the NY Times:
Today sex is a great paradox in many countries of the Arab world: One acts as though it doesn’t exist, and yet it determines everything that’s unspoken. Denied, it weighs on the mind by its very concealment. Although women are veiled, they are at the center of our connections, […]
While I am against censorship, I am also concerned about many of the issues raised here in this article, particularly the effect this is having on young minds…
From an article about a new documentary:
When eighteen-year-old Jake had his first sexual experience three years ago, he believed all the readily-available porn he watched had prepared him […]
From article:
One of the big ongoing misconceptions we have is that sex might be something that happens in our bodies – when, of course, sex is overwhelmingly an intellectual business rooted in the mind. Orgasm is a psychological phenomenon.
Perhaps nothing proves this so well as the business of sexting, a fascinating and deeply creative activity […]
From article:
The advent of widespread Internet has drastically altered every society that has gained access to it. However, this new world of nearly endless connection has started to interrupt the foundation of communication—that of face-to-face connection and interaction….
The next time you are in a restaurant or any other public space, take a look around at […]
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
Anatole France
Two quotes today. Because I can!
“The most ignorant of all people is a person who is self assured in his or her premature decisions.”
Auliq Ice
“Hard it is to suffer through stupid people. They make you feel sorry for them, and if your sorrow is as great as your hurt, you will allow them to go […]
