Good Reads

[Sean]

Marina Hyde never fails to delight. Here's her piece in the Grauniad about Assange:




It’s 2017 and the patriarchy’s grip is as strong as ever.” If, like many self-respecting bros, you are turned off by mentions of the word “patriarchy” – I know exactly what you mean. The only reason to take that one seriously was that it was uttered by a man hiding in an embassy to avoid a rape investigation. So it’s the good kind!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/19/julian-assange-wikileaks-ecuadorian-embassy

 

[Conager]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/taibbi-how-did-russiagate-start-w482262

There may be good security reasons (or not) that no one seems to have any answers for what actually was or was not done, but this Rolling Stone article asks the right questions.

 

[trysail]

[Please do not post copyright material without citation, and then limit your excerpts to less than 5 paragraphs, per our forum guidelines.]

 

[Bacigalupo]

But who are the people in those campaigns, and just how surprising were all of Chevys’ big reveals? The A.V. Club was contacted by a reader who appears in one of the ads, and while he signed a hefty NDA legally prohibiting him from talking about the shoot, he was willing to dish the dirt as long as he was able to remain anonymous. After a thorough background check, we agreed.

http://www.avclub.com/article/whats-it-be-one-regular-people-those-chevy-commerc-255734

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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[Conager]

I'm sure that NotNormal knows all this but I found it fascinating.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2013/12/12/jimi_hendrix_rock_guitarists_make_their_insturment_sound_like_a_human_voice.html

 

[Equinoxe]

How TV Became Respectable Without Getting Better, which is about exactly what it says on the tin.

... As a result, the subgenre of "Prestige TV" has become a tautological concept, with show after show earning the label simply by aping the aesthetic sensibility and glossy production value of the shows that first defined the genre. Everything is brooding, tortured anti-heroes, stillness punctuated by sudden acts of violence, montage and ironically counterposed musical choices. Plus bad writing—really, howlingly bad writing....

... The dirty little secret of the Golden Age of Television is that the main reason we all know that we're living in the Golden Age of Television is because we're told so by an emergent class of TV writers who have risen to prominence in tandem with it. The rise of the internet has as much, if not more, to do with the rise of perceived TV quality than any show-runner revolution....

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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Works with other harassments also.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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[IrezumiKiss]

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[JerichoEd]

Hitler's Second Book

Has anyone read the alleged 'Hitler's Second Book?' I've heard it's better than 'Mein Kampf ' (My Struggle). I haven't read the 1st one either. I've heard and read that the 2nd one is more of a blue print for his plans of world domination, and that America was his inevitable goal.

 

[trysail]

Why you shouldn't believe anything (as in nothing) you read in the New York Times or the "WaPo."

Basically, they're either hopelessly uninformed or they're dishonest. There is no other possible explanation.


Read all about it:

"Corruption In The Eye of The Beholder"

"Your Work Product Isn't Yours"
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Comey should consider himself lucky if he isn't indicted (and he should be).



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[IrezumiKiss]

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[trysail]

...Do they know that Germany has succeeded in getting electricity production from renewables all the way up to 30% of the total -- but in the process they have also succeeded in roughly tripling residential electricity rates?... ​

-Frances Menton
"Blue States On The Path to Economic Suicide"
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[IrezumiKiss]

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[IrezumiKiss]

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[Peregrinator]

http://grahamhancock.com/murareskub1/

In the absence of any competing explanation for why Homer would waste his time introducing a Phaeacian treasure that in no way affects the plot, Porphyry’s metaphor of abandoning life’s pleasures and comforts in exchange for true peace and happiness seems fair – just as Odysseus must shed his riches, and play the beggar, prior to his homecoming. But what the Neoplatonists are suggesting is something altogether more radical. This is a philosophy in which the senses are interpreted as obscuring, rather than revealing, the truth. Porphyry’s warning to “turn away from the senses” (τἀς αἰσθήσεις ἀποστραφέντα) is pretty clear in the Greek. In fact, it could even be translated “dissuade the senses”. The apparent authority of our sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell – while great for keeping us focused on “all that is superficial” so we don’t walk into each other – should nonetheless be challenged once in a while. Wonderful as they are, the senses don’t deserve 100% control over how we perceive the world. Likewise, the “passions” or “emotions” (πάθη) that accompany everyday life are described as “destructive” or, perhaps better, “plotting against” us (ἐπίβουλα). Intent on distracting us from what is essential, Porphyry gives the okay to “cut down” or “trim” (επικοψη)that annoying mental chatter.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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[JerichoEd]

"The Help". Read it twice. Rarely read books of this nature. Especially twice. Having grown up in a small, poor southern town, it's very insightful. The language and sayings of that time are spot on. The author grew up in Jackson, Ms. Where the story takes place. It took Katheryn Stockett 5 years to write it and endured 60 rejects before finally being accepted. It spent more than 100 weeks on the NY Times best seller list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help

My next book to read? Probably "The Painted House".

 

[cleaver]

warn her, perry...
warn her!

she doesn't deserve this and you can stop it now...

the fuck, p?

 

[butters]

"The Help". Read it twice. Rarely read books of this nature. Especially twice. Having grown up in a small, poor southern town, it's very insightful. The language and sayings of that time are spot on. The author grew up in Jackson, Ms. Where the story takes place. It took Katheryn Stockett 5 years to write it and endured 60 rejects before finally being accepted. It spent more than 100 weeks on the NY Times best seller list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help

My next book to read? Probably "The Painted House".

fabulous book, and the film is exceptional - something of a rarity when the book's been so good

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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Belated birthday shoutout to Ms. Butler. Rest in power, sis.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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[gotsnowgotslush]

*reads zumi links*

Point taken. I was cautioned, before this.

I have noticed that some insidious ideas have started to infiltrate me...

(Some influences are like deer ticks- infect you, cause you to suffer harmful side effects. Good to examine your mind, as well, as your own body.)

 

[IrezumiKiss]

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