Daniel Ginsburg
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Daniel Ginsburg
the phantom limb was already there but revealed by the amputation
Oliver Sacks
Life is 10% what you make it, the other 90 is how you take it. - Aristotle maybe
It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backward,” Kierkegaard sagely wrote in his journal, in 1843. “But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forward.”
Poetry Watching
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kind of like the holistic version of walking as a street photographer, or perhaps flaneurism, it is taking a moment to watch, be, and notice the things, images, and phrases that feel like poetry in any given moment
If a man is crossing a river And an empty boat collides with his own skiff, Even though he be a bad-tempered man He will not become very angry. But if he [thinks he] sees a man in the boat, He will shout at him to steer clear. If the shout is not heard, he will shout again, And yet again, and begin cursing. And all because [he thinks] there is
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The fact that the colors in the flower evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is interesting; it means that insects can see the color. It adds a question: does this aesthetic sense also exist in the lower forms? Why is it aesthetic? All kinds of interesting questions which the science knowledge only adds to the excitement, the mystery... See more
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The Guardian view on Austen and Brontë adaptations: purists may reel, but reinvention keeps classic novels alive | Editorial
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Far from being acts of literary grave-robbing, adaptations can be a way of keeping novels alive. With reading now an endangered pursuit, any spin‑offs that lead people back to the books are to be welcomed. Purists need not fear: the reputations of Austen and Brontë will remain unsullied. We should rejoice in the fact that they have sparked social media storms. Their work continues to be part of our cultural conversation – not confined to classrooms and lecture halls. We are still asking: “Who is Heathcliff?” “Does Emma live happily ever after?”