I have always been really cued into the public discussions that include a lot of opinion versus fact, etc. I am a huge skeptic, and big “science can save us from ourselves” guy. I am certainly not aggro (more…)
The Cure, “I hate Rock & Roll”, Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, and a moment of music history.
Robert Smith sound checked with The Cure, 17 October 1980, in Amsterdam. He named the beginning of the check “I Hate Rock n Roll”, which then led into “The Holy Hour”, which Robert dedicated to Ian Curtis (more…)
If Uber isn’t an example of the bubble… not sure what is. How is this the most highly valued transportation company?
Joe Rogan has a joke about “not boycotting things because I don’t take stuff that seriously”. Normally, I totally agree… what difference can I make? This isn’t about making a difference. It’s just how (more…)
LOVE
We on Earth have just awakened to the great oceans of space and time from which we have emerged. We are the legacy of 15 billion years of cosmic evolution. We have a choice: We can enhance life and come (more…)
Here’s an Amazon review of paper clips, and what I think about it.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2F8CW47RH29RB/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00006IBK8 Funny review of a paper clip. Trying real hard & doing it quite well. There are people that take reviewing (more…)
Fictional Evil Companies and a few Non-Fiction Websites, as well as Non-fictional Fictional websites
Trask Industries is beautiful http://www.trask-industries.com/#/home Weyland Industries http://www.weylandindustries.com/ Omni Consumer Products Corporation – made a faux real store, I think? http://www.omniconsumerproductscorporation.com/ Cyberdyne (more…)
The Paradox of Choice, and MTV’s late 90’s revolutionarily prescient “Zoo-TV” #NOU2
The Paradox of Choice http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice?language=en Highly recommend that. Upshot: Old days: You went shopping for jeans. There was one type. They (more…)
MUSIC FOR YOUR FACE ENJOY YES ENJOY
Major Lazer / Diplo: Get Free feat. Amber from the Dirty Projectors SBTRKT: WILDFIRE Feat Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon Flying Lotus: Tea Leaf Dancers JJ: STILL Telepopmusik: Don’t (more…)
There is no such thing as a Postmodernist Child.
“I hope that every time from now on, when you hear anybody talking about a Catholic child, or a Protestent child, a Muslim child, you will protest. You wouldn’t talk about a postmodernist child, or a Keynesian (more…)