Quote of the Day – August 6 2015
“To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.”
Jose Bergamin
What I’m reading… ‘The Romantic Manifesto’ by Ayn Rand
Listening to, actually. Having read the book years ago…
In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, Rand demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let conventional ideas define her sense of the truth.
Rand eloquently […]
Quote of the Day – August 5 2015
“Of all sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.”
Rimy de Gourmont
Quote of the Day – August 4 2015
“What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.”
Vanessa Marcil
Cannes 2015: Women Warriors & Sexual Emancipators
From the article:
“Some of the other strong women characters in this year’s Cannes films have to fight their traditional cultures to affirm their sexuality. These women are warriors fighting for the right to be sexual, underscoring the variations in sexual mores in different cultures. This was highlighted for me by three tales of sexual emancipation […]
Quote of the Day – August 3 2015
“Sex: a sweet poison only to the withered, but to the lion-willed the great cordial and the reverently reserved wine of wines.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
On Liars, Narcissists & Other Dysfunctional Social Media Archetypes
From article: The problem of truth in social media (rather the lack of) was revealed in the findings from the Datafication project shared at last week’s Over Anxious, Over Shared; Over Social, Under the Microscope – How Aussies Really Use Social Media event.
I was amused to find out that out of both genders, women […]
Quote of the Day – August 2 2015
“So she thoroughly taught him that one cannot take pleasure without giving pleasure, and that every gesture, every caress, every touch, every glance, every last bit of the body has its secret, which brings happiness to the person who knows how to wake it.”
Herman Hesse
Quote of the Day – August 1 2015
“Everyone is on the internet but they’re not all talking with each other. There are groups upon groups out there, but they don’t talk to one another. So while the internet brings everyone into a shared space, it does not necessarily bring them together.”
David Lynch
Robert Redford – ‘Speaking Freely’
Robert Redford interviewed about acting, activism and the First Amendment.
These are issues relevant to any creator today. Censorship and how it hurts us and the need to be really aware of where information dissemination is going.
Aren’t YOU concerned that we read about Kim Kardashian on the front page next to real news? What changed?
Amanda