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03-26-2009, 02:03 AM
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One of my favorite concepts from the book: " ... the aesthetic ideal of the categorical agreement with being is a world in which **** is denied and everyone acts as though it did not exist. This aesthetic ideal is called kitsch. "Kitsch" is a German word born in the middle of the sentimental 19th century, and from German it entered all Western languages. Repeated use, however, has obliterated its original metaphysical meaning. Kitsch is the absolute denial of ****, in both the literal and the figurative senses of the word; kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence... Those of us who live in a society where various political tendencies exist side by side and competing influences cancel or limit one another can manage more or less to escape the kitsch inquisition: the individual can preserve his individuality; the artist can create unusual works. But whenever a single political movement corners power, we find ourselves in the realm of totalitarian kitsch. [In this realm], all answers are given in advance and prelude any questions. It follows, then, that the true opponent of totalitarian kitsch is the person who asks questions." |
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03-26-2009, 03:28 AM
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Make it so
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Right now I am flicking through a Marie Claire, but bookwise I am reading Glacial Geologic Processes, about what drives glacier erosion and causes sedimentary deposits. It's actually quite interesting, if you're a fan of glaciers like I am.
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03-26-2009, 04:27 AM
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Marie Claire, not so much. |
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03-26-2009, 11:14 AM
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Ba and Be.
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“A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”
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03-26-2009, 12:58 PM
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 decided to start up this series again |
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03-26-2009, 01:03 PM
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Slavic gay sauce
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Finally finished Snow by Orhan Pamuk, which was very good and obviously very important in describing the tensions between Turkey and Europe, which may have had a hand in the decision to award it the Nobel prize for literature. Outsiders may not give a shit about its sociopolitical impact, but really, it's a very good piece of fiction.
Anyhoo, today I've moved on to: Cormac McCarthy - The road My first McCarthy! 
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03-26-2009, 01:06 PM
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Speaker for the dead - orson scott card
I read ender's game about three years ago and now just getting around to speaker. it's good so far.
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03-26-2009, 02:15 PM
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