January 2012
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts,...”
– Charles Bukowski (via ageofreason)
December 2011
Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
kellyoxford:
From Arise India Forum:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were...
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Roger Ebert: I'll tell you why movie revenue is... →
1. Obviously, the absence of a must-see mass-market movie. […]
2. Ticket prices are too high. […]
3. The theater experience. […]
4. Refreshment prices. […]
5. Competition from other forms of delivery. […]
6. Lack of choice. Box-office tracking shows that the bright spot in 2011 was the performance of indie, foreign or documentary films [this has arguably been the case since 1989 with...
Christmas: Brought to You by Chinese Slave Labor →
The Disney store is all of a sudden a lot less enticing to me…
Pope calls for worshipers to remember 'essence' of... →
These words coming out of the mouth of this man make me want to violently throw up. The hypocrisy…
The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012 →
Guess one thing I DON’T have to worry about in 2012 is job security.
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face —...”
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George Orwell, 1984
I recommend this book to anyone that hasn’t read it yet. In all honesty though, Brave New World is so much better and I’m only a few chapters in.
Orwell was so right with his entire future vision in 1984 it’s almost like he was some sort of prophet. Scary. I’m...
