March 2011
1 post
“Everybody who comes to BYU, every student if they’re an athlete or not an...”
– Yes, it isn’t about right or wrong. That’s completely arbitrary. (Quote by BYU coach Dave Rose.)
July 2008
1 post
The Graying Western Mind?
Is Google Making Us Stupid?
I think the most interesting point of this article is that point made by the playwright Richard Foreman.
He says :
“I come from a tradition of Western culture, in which the ideal (my ideal) was the complex, dense and “cathedral-like” structure of the highly educated and articulate personality—a man or woman who carried inside themselves a personally...
June 2008
3 posts
My Take on Gould's Personal Ad.
The Original from Glenn Gould:
Wanted
Friendly, companionably reclusive, socially unacceptable, alcoholically abstemious, tirelessly talkative, zealously unzealous, spiritually intense, minimally turquoise, maximally ecstatic moon, seeks moth or moths with similar qualities for purposes of telephonic seduction, Tristanesque trip-taking, and permanent flame-fluttering, no photos required,...
The Art of Surprise - By Steve Vineberg →
Great “Last Lecture” on what art should do, rather than what art should explicitly communicate, or render.
This reminds me of Nabokov’s great little book on Gogol. So much of what passes as art nowadays wants to communicate a message, a PR stunt, rather than deeply surprising you. What is really surprising about a 15 million dollar waterfall, when you can explain it in 5...
January 2008
5 posts
The Reblog Button →
“But the thing that had the most powerful effect on me and may be fundamental to the future of media is the reblog button on Tumblr.” (by Fred Wilson) — desaturated — dembot
November 2007
3 posts
“Life shrinks or expands in proportions to one’s courage.”
– Anais Nin