A Mirror Dimly: Archive

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newjerseykeepmybones: If I didn’t really love Infinite Jest should I not read The Broom of the System? (Is that exactly why I should read more Wallace?) The Broom of the System is REALLY fun—esp. if you’re into philosophy, but still fun if you’re not (I fell in the latter category. The jokes still work even if you don’t understand all the Derrida/Wittgenstein stuff...

Sep 27th

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My Band T-Shirt: 50. REM, Bingo Hand Job (1991) →

mybandtshirt: For me, the 1990s began with freedom and opportunity. I had, fleetingly, the time that university had just denied and work would come to deny me to pursue those mind-broadening and character-sculpting experiences that people carry with them for a lifetime. And so I stayed at home and bought a…

Sep 27th

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Sep 24th

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bars-et-tone: Fritz Lang’s Metropolis scored with the music of Radiohead. Edited by Chris Ayers —————————- As amazing as the visuals of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis are, I have always been underwhelmed by the original score. I was partly inspired by Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 score for Metropolis which featured contemporary music like Adam Ant and Freddie Mercury. While the music seemed to give the...

Sep 22nd

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3 Ways to Visualize Infinite Jest →

The IJ Boston photo tour was the only one I hadn’t seen before (the Eschaton map and the character map are greeeeatttt). I was only waving my arms saying ahhh yeeahhh fangirling enjoyed the photos a good deal, and the brainpickings link provides the map so you can have your own Boston IJ adventure. Woo!

Sep 22nd

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Oh dear

I think how much time I spend on tumblr is telling when I’m trying to spell “humbler” on a post and it comes out humblr. I kid you not.

Sep 22nd

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Sep 20th

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“In most societies, mythological or theological explanations were devised to...”

– Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, p.116-177. This quote comes from the chapter “Why Do Women Die in Childbirth?” and made me chuckle (understandably).

Sep 20th

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Sep 19th

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Snootful

snoot·ful noun /ˈsno͞otˌfo͝ol/ snootfuls, plural Enough alcoholic drink to make one drunk - they’re tongue-tied until they’ve had a snootful As much as one can take of something - he decided he’d had a snootful of playing the role

Sep 18th

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