June 2009
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May 2009
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This ocean, humiliating in its disguises
Tougher than anything.
No one listens...
– “Thing Language” by Jack Spicer
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The epoch of Greek and Latin philosophy was based on being in a quite precise...
– John Deely
If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then...
– John Cage
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The world is full of resonances. It constitutes a cosmos of things exerting a...
– Wassily Kandinsky
If on a winter's night a traveler →
You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino’s new novel, If on a winter’s night a traveler. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door; the TV is always on in the next room. Tell the others right away, “No, I don’t want to watch TV!” Raise your voice—they won’t hear you...