January 2012
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dear china, what would i do without you
I was about to give up hope when i remembered my ancestors’ motherland. Thereupon I went running back into its arms to discover that it was there and it was true, and it did not fail me, for i am now reunited with 唐顿庄园 and 神秘博士.
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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale – in... →
A new Folio Society edition of Atwood’s landmark dystopian novel is accompanied by striking illustrations from Anna and Elena Balbusso.
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Nabokov on Poshlust →
An interview with Vladimir Nabokov —
“Most of the questions were submitted by Herbert Gold, during a visit to Montreux in September, 1966. … The combined set appeared in The Paris Review of October, 1967.”
“What is most characteristic of poshlust in contemporary writing? Are there temptations for you in the sin of poshlust? Have you ever fallen?
Nabokov:...
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Watchmumfordandsonsblog:
Apparently, Neil Young has the best sound system in the world in his car and Mumford & Sons, as well as greats Tom Petty, Flea, David Crosby, Kid Rock, and more, experience it first hand in this video. That’s right. This is a video of Mumford & Sons sitting in—and then talking about sitting in—Neil Young’s car at Bonnaroo 2011.
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Watchmumfordandsonslive:
Mumford & Sons (performing the early version of Sigh No More) | River Rat Pack Tour | The Cellar, Oxford | June 17, 2008
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Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
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tongzhiai: suju prison au →
still reminiscing about university internet life; about 3 years on and I still have fond memories of the fabulous lulz this had once given me.
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22 January 2012
Cleared my bookshelves, discovered paraphernalia from a few years ago which reminded me of the time when JE fandom featured relatively prominently in my student life.
In retrospect, I’d like to call that period of time “Exercises in Characterisation: Japanese Pop Culture’s Fictionalisation of Real People and the Pretty Boy Archetype”. It also came with a complementary...
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“Reading poetry, even if you are only reading to find a secret message within its...”
– Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (via shesanargonaut)
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“I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.”
– Roland Barthes (via only-the-unloved-hate)
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Tent City University – one of the most remarkable... →
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Some of my worst friends are books | The Guardian →
” But what about the experience of the reader, who is also invaded by voices? They are not of his own making. In spite of all post-structuralist argument to the contrary, the reader is not the maker of what he experiences: he is subjected to his author, imposed upon, invaded, possessed. He hears the voices, is at the mercy of the characters, and has little control over their presence or...
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Alexander Payne: Life after Sideways | The... →
“My response to that is it’s not some theme that is personal to me. I have been attracted to those characters because I think I make comedies. I’ve been inspired all my life by silent comedies, and I think this middle-aged guy who has made all the wrong decisions is my comic archetype.” He has an unusual way of talking – formal and thoughtful, as if tackling an...
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