Princess Nicotine — The Smoke Fairy
This is very weird, very early (1909) film footage. I have no idea what it is. But, really, it’s weird.
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Tell me straight out, I call on you - answer me: imagine that you yourself are building the edifice of human destiny with the object of making people happy in the finale, of giving them peace and rest at last, but for that you must inevitably and unavoidably torture just one tiny creature, that same child who was beating her chest with her little fist, and raise your edifice on the foundation of her unrequited tears - would you agree to be the architect on such condition? Tell me the truth
– from The Brothers Karamazov (via ultrasilent) Via Ultrasilent
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Evening Reading
If you’re smart and wealthy.
On n’aime que ce qu’on ne possède pas tout entier.”
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We love only what we do not wholly possess.
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
~Fyodor Dostoevsky
Poetry is nonsense and justifies what would be considered imprudence in prose.
– Dostoevsky, “Devils” (via supernovasyntax) Via Supernovae and Syntax.
This guy was awesome, he even wore a mini-skirt. Rape prevention tip: use the buddy system! If you’re not able to stop yourself from sexually assaulting people, ask a friend to stay with you while you’re in public!
My brother’s answers to the Proust Questionnaire
1. What is your idea of the lowest depth of human misery? Being alone 2. Where would you have liked to live? As an investment banker in the 1990’s 3. What is your idea of earthly happiness? Physical Pleasure 4. To what faults do you feel most indulgent? The hedonistic seeking of physical pleasure 5. Who are your favorite heroes of fiction? Roy Mcavoy 6. Who are your favorite characters in history? Trotsky 7. Who are your favorite heroines in real life? Sasha Grey 8. Who are your favorite heroines of fiction? Eowin from the Third Lord of the Rings 9. Who is your favorite painter? Kazimir Malevich 10. Who is your favorite musician? Gucci Mane 11. What is the quality you most admire in a man? Integrity 12. What is the quality you most admire in a woman? Integrity 13. What is your favorite virtue? Humility 14. What is your favorite occupation? Anything involved in the creation of physical materials 15. Who would you have liked to be? Michael Jordan
These same groups have very little interest in being pro-life when it comes to fighting illegal, undeclared wars in the Middle East or preventive (aggressive) wars for religious reasons. An interesting paradox!
– Ron Paul [Liberty Defined] on pro-life groups. (via hrlaughed)(Source: statistsgonnastate)
Via IIF: Tumblr Torture -- I am Your Unsafe Workplace
