“I do not know whether I fear failure, or success,” writes a friend. I know him quite well and I am sure he fears both. Failure, because he has had a hard time lately and feels weak; to fail would be to suffer yet another blow. Success, because he would lose his identity as underdog, … More On “Fear of Success”
A short and excellent film by Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi Klein. Do not miss it. Via Hattie. Axé.
I am intermittently famous for having very creative dreams, but had not had one such for one time. I had one last night, however. In it Loïc Wacquant, a person I have never met and have barely read, was a visiting professor in my main department, and was embodied as Cecilia Bartoli. S/he had an … More Dream
CTK is a truly great performer. Here he is on Da Thrill Is Gone (From Here). *** My statement for today is unrelated to CTK. It seems important to recall that the reason I call Reeducation, Reeducation is that in it we had to engage in such constant and severe self-criticism. Rather than meditate so … More Chris Thomas King
Now everyone is quoting from Naomi Wolf’s important book and reposting video and paper interviews with her. Qlipoth offers this fascinating quotation (emphasis is mine): I have a section in the book about how lies in a fascist shift serve a different purpose than they do in a democracy. In a democracy, people lie to … More Naomi Wolf
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