Quote of the Day – March 30 2015
“A million zeros joined together do not, unfortunately, add up to one.”
C.G. Jung, The Undiscovered Self
Are You a Digital Voyeur?
Has technology whetted our secret appetite for spying on other people?
From the article :
“Does the word “voyeur” still have meaning in the digital age when we’ve all become “watchers” in one way or another? When the line between public and private has become increasingly permeable?…….
There are still old-fashioned voyeurs around — like the guy with […]
Quote of the Day – March 29 2015
“Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW”, a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.”
Joe Haldeman
Extramarital Dating Site Unsettles the Land of Discreet Affairs
From the article:
“PARIS — In a country recently transfixed by the trial of a famous politician that revealed details of his orgy escapades, and where the president was found to be cheating on his live-in partner, an ad promoting extramarital affairs might not seem like such a big deal.
But even in famously libertine France, the […]
Quote of the Day – March 27 2015
Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
J. K. Rowling
Watch How Insanely Awkward Filming A Hollywood Sex Scene Is
From article:
It’s always been assumed that filming a Hollywood sex scene is one of the most unpleasant experiences that two actors can go through. Most of the time they barely know the person who is clambering, sweating and prodding away at their body, and, just to make things that extra bit awkward, there are normally […]
Quote of the Day – March 26 2015
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Quote of the day – March 25 2015
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
Terry Pratchett
JK Rowling praised for response to fan asking about Dumbledore’s sexuality
JK Rowling is being praised for her response to a young Harry Potter fan who asked why Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore is gay.
The Harry Potter author simply replied: “Maybe because gay people just look like … people?”
The fan then praised the powerful response, saying: “Amazing answer … Yes you are absolutely right. Such an inspiration!!!”
Quote of the Day – March 24 2015
“Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people than I feel on my own.”
Henry Rollins