January 2011
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Αἰγυπτίων οἱ λοιποὶ τὰ αὐτὰ φρονήσαντες...
superfluidity:
News outlets are taking different stands on the spontaneity of the Egyptian protests, but most are describing it as a spontaneous surge of popular demand in the wake of events in Tunisia. In my mind, I’ve been comparing it to the Athenian revolution of 508/7 BC, a popular uprising behind the formation of the world’s first democracy. Classicists and historians for a long time...
Watchdocumentary:
80 Blocks From Tiffany’s is a 1979 documentary directed by Gary Weiss that focuses on gangs such as the “Savage Skulls” and ”Savage Nomads” who occupied areas of the South Bronx. Perhaps even more compelling is considering that the backdrop and social conditions in this film are a ‘far cry’ from the lifestyle being promoted through disco music and film. Perhaps this answers...
“For knowledge whatever it is worth, from the most precise mathematics to the...”
– Witold Gombrowicz, Diary (via superfluidity)
“The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.”
– Harlan Ellison (via criminalwisdom)
