Category: censored opinions
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Kubo and the Two Strings Analysis
Thanks to Micah Foreman for lending me his copy of Kubo and the Two Strings. I first heard about this film from Patrick Rothfuss back in May. Obviously after Coraline, I’ve been a big fan of Laika and I’m looking forward to their Wildwood adaptation, though I doubt it’ll come out quickly. In any case,…
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Boys Kissing Boys
I kiss guys. No I’m not gay (I’m not even bisexual anymore). And no it’s not sexual. I just greet other men with kisses. Oh, it’s not every man I meet – only close friends that know me. The ones who know me seem not to mind. The ones that did mind at first are…
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Santagonistic : Word of the Day
san·tag·o·nistic /sanˈtaɡənəstik/ adjective noun: santagonist; plural noun: santagonists a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something obsessed with Christmas consumerism; an adversary to Christmas externals, though not necessarily the Christmas spirit per se. Example: “Sufjan Steven’s song Christmas Unicorn is santagonistic to holiday shoppers and Hallmark.” synonyms: adversary, opponent, enemy, foe, rival,…
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Museum of Sex : A Contradiction
At a museum, we study artifacts. That’s the strict definition, but the name grew out of the idea of muses — those possessing spirits who inhabit artists and historians. Mouseion was the seat of the muses, the place where they resided when at rest. Therefore, a museum is where you go to see where the…
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Thief to be Driven Out
“Now we shall take the example given by you of the thief to be driven out. I do not agree with you that the theif may be driven out by any means. If it is my father who has come to steal I shall use one kind of means. If it is an acquaintance I…
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Writer Vices
What we call a “personality trait” these days the medievalists called a character flaw. Ironically enough, almost every four-point personality test you can take is derived from their four humors: melancholy, sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric. Blood letting as a psychological remedy (we still use leeches for the surgical variety) grew out of the idea that something…
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Celebrate Time
“Technological civilization is man’s conquest of space. It is a triumph frequently achieved by sacrificing an essential ingredient of existence, namely, time. In technical civilization, we expend time to gain space. To enhance our power in the world of space is our main objective. Yet to have more does not mean to be more. The…
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Trump as Plankton
jdelgado has some great stuff over at Deviant Art. Stuff like Trump as Plankton: Doctor Furley: And Rocco DeMarco as Booker DeWitt: Check out the rest of his stuff over on Deviant. Thanks to Mark Neuenschwander for turning me onto this stuff, especially the trump as plankton one.
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Congress Needs a Fart Jar
After reading the elegant Climate Protection and Justice Act, I figure that a great addition to the proposed carbon tax would be a methane tax — a methane tax sweeping enough to even include a fart jar in Congress that they may fart proudly and pay their toll. As the republican economist and scientist said in…
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Monotone Readings VS. Oral Performance
When I moved to New York, my first real surprise was the monotone readings. Something about the MFA culture in this town has gone and whitewashed every reading series with this sort of monotone half-jaded, half-sarcastic voice. You’ll find this tone shared by nearly all poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction grads. I won’t name any…
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Boston Transit
The Metro Boston Transit Authority subway cars sound like they’re powered by electormagnetic ether magic, look like they were carpeted by some 1950’s anarchist, smell like they service a deserted island, and feel like tech straight out of a Japanese horror film. In other words, a piece of the world once controlled by the Dharma Initiative.
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Our Deepest Fear
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.…