Quote of the Day – August 7 2014
“The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. ”
Audre Lorde
“The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. ”
Audre Lorde
A new study confirms that couples, specifically, actually “share” memories. In addition to sharing them, partners who have a close and healthy intimacy even have far more vivid memories when they’re together than when they’re apart. Basically, the more you and your S.O. have sex, the more awesome your memories will […]
Myriad psychological, cultural and economic variables play a role in the frequency and expression of infidelity. But one thing is clear: infidelity is a worldwide phenomenon that occurs with remarkable regularity, despite near universal disapproval of this behavior.
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http://ideas.ted.com/2014/01/23/10-facts-about-infidelity-helen-fisher/
The article has an excellent reading list also!
Amanda
“Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.”
Paul Strand
“I’m a film shooter, so I was admittedly predisposed toward liking the experience of waiting for your photos, but even so I am impressed by 1-Hour Photo. It’s a simple idea executed with simple design. Waiting for photos does indeed change your outlook on them, and makes you more selective,” wrote one user.
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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
Our society has gone through a weird, unremarked transition: once a novelty, the Net is now something that we take for granted, like mains electricity or running water. In the process we’ve been surprisingly incurious about its significance or cultural implications. How has our society become dependent on a utility that it doesn’t really understand?
‘There are moments where I’ll be watching on a monitor [and say], “Oh, Joe, just move your hand up towards Anna’s breast. Good. And can you move your right thumb just a little bit …? Great. And then I’ll go, “Babe, babe, enjoy it.” I’m certainly talking to her as “babe.” “Darling, go for it.'”
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