Cyrus Chen
āFor the last twenty years, until recently, Jhumpa Lahiriās stories were the template of ethnic fiction that supports the fantasy of Asian American immigrants as compliant strivers. The fault lies not in Lahiri herself, who I think is an absorbing storyteller, but in the publishing industry that used to position her books as the āsingle storyā on i
... See moreāI am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here.ā
-Charles Bukowski
- someone who has low self-esteem is really a narcissist in disguise, because both share the obsession with the self, no matter if itās awesome or awful.
from What does your stupid art even do for the world? by Alex Dobrenko`
āA neighbourhood is not only an association of buildings but also a network of social relationships, an environment where the feelings and the sympathy can flourish.ā -
Jane Jacobsfrom idle gaze 002: Community thrives through bustling neighbourhoods and casual chatter. by Alexi Gunner
also think we need to learn to enjoy locality. Culture emerges from the connections between people, and I believe these are always strongest in person. Face-to-face cultural engagement is necessarily participatory, online cultural engagement rarely is. Nearly all of my most fulfilling and exciting experiences, those that have made me feel part of a
... See morefrom QĢ¾uĢ¾iĢ¾cĢ¾kĢ¾ Ģ¾FĢ¾iĢ¾rĢ¾eĢ¾: Creation Anxiety by MĆRNING
- A narcissist critiques a person not based on the actual merit or behavior of that individual but rather out of personal interest or a desire to wound someone they perceive as a threat. Their critiques are typically driven by self-serving motives, aiming to elevate themselves or to harm those who challenge or threaten their ego. Additionally, they m... See more
- The Electoral College is DEI for rural white folks.
