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[Sedition · I think just about anyone I know would say that cat and I have more in common than is any good for anyone but me. I could have saved him. I think. I really wonder how much of it is brain chemistry and how much is conflicts accidentally accepted as truths.]
I think this Rolling Stone article would be worth a read as well.
I've been a bit too shy to ask, but have you read Infinite Jest? I remember reading somewhere a remark that Infinite Jest was part suicide note (it'd be a pretty long one at that). Reminds me of your post on the topic. I have wondered in that "I-would-give-my-left-thumb" kind of way what his take would have been on that piece...
In an eulogy, Johnathan Franzen put it in a notable way: "He'd gone down into the well of infinite sadness, beyond the reach of story, and he didn't make it out."
[Sedition · I think just about anyone I know would say that cat and I have more in common than is any good for anyone but me. I could have saved him. I think. I really wonder how much of it is brain chemistry and how much is conflicts accidentally accepted as truths.]
I think this Rolling Stone article would be worth a read as well.
I've been a bit too shy to ask, but have you read Infinite Jest? I remember reading somewhere a remark that Infinite Jest was part suicide note (it'd be a pretty long one at that). Reminds me of your post on the topic. I have wondered in that "I-would-give-my-left-thumb" kind of way what his take would have been on that piece...
In an eulogy, Johnathan Franzen put it in a notable way: "He'd gone down into the well of infinite sadness, beyond the reach of story, and he didn't make it out."
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Today’s external readings
Updated 2010.09.02 21.28.02 UTC
Who Is IOZ?
- Be Mindful of My Mansfield and Do Him; So Shall You Consecrate Yourself to Your God
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Harvey Mansfield is a confused man. He's incoherent, totally self-contradictory. Justice is a virtue. No, it's some kind…[more]
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- Nodules
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This poor girl is going to destroy her voice before she's twenty:She's a remarkably, incredibly impressive mimic, I'll…[more]
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- And Melons for Sheer Delight
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Via an email correspondent, and speaking of moral dandyism. WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?
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If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
- Twilight of the Dreamboats #36
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Los Angeles (1946)2010.09.02 4:4AM - This Week's Sargent #19
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A Siesta (1907)2010.09.02 4:3AM
ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
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- Ozone depletion: Paving the way for identification of rogue CFC release
- Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
- Deepwater Horizon spill: New method successfully predicted how oil would spread
- Insight offered into superstitious behavior
- Ancient brew masters tapped antibiotic secrets
- New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
- Computer scientists leverage dark silicon to improve smartphone battery life
Antiwar.com Original
- Thursday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
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Violence remained fairly light today; however, at least 11 Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded across the…[more]
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- Flying the Flag, Faking the News
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Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, is said to have invented modern propaganda. During the first world…[more]
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- Iraq: The Never-Ending Story
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'Advisory' troops will still kill and die, says Tom Knapp
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Mises Institute Daily Articles (Full-text version)
- The 'Ground-Zero Mosque' and Grand Staircase Escalante
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Regarding the media frenzy about the "Ground-Zero Mosque," Ryan Long asks: if the land surrounding the World Trade…[more]: - Sir Thomas Smith: Mercantilist for Sound Money
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Rothbard shows that Gresham's law was introduced not by Sir Thomas Gresham but by the "arrogant, boorish, and feisty…[more]:
Twitter / wikileaks
- wikileaks: San Diego Woman WikiActivated by 'Collateral Murder' (video) http://bit.ly/bpc0N7
- wikileaks: Peering into the Fog of War: The Geography of the WikiLeaks Afghanistan War Logs 2004-2009 http://bit.ly/bpc0N7
- wikileaks: Newspapers try to cut WikiLeaks out of shield law | Slashdot http://bit.ly/d80lRJ
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