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Warhol and the Beats

2008-04-15T16:12:42Z

I'm finding that there seems to be some kind of a similarity between the Beat Generation and Warhol. Both were somewhat alike in the sense that they had a different 'outlook on life' compared to the norm. They bought a different enthusiasm which ...

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Warhol

2008-04-15T14:33:34Z

I really want to hate him, but I can't. I've seen videos of him, and interviews, and I really want to hate him, but I can't. I have a burning desire to hate him, I really do, but i can't. From what I see, I think he's marvellous. He somehow repre...

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let me tell you...

2008-04-12T15:25:40Z

...Lou Reed is a fuckin genius!

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indian in the cupboard.....i mean closet

2008-03-29T01:26:56Z

Not very often do I feel proud of my Indian heritage. As a third generation Indian living in the UK, I somehow feel super duper about my Indian roots. Probably becuase I'm seeing so many great intelligent people coming out of India that it makes m...

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optimism

2008-03-25T00:15:52Z

My life could do with optimism. A 'sceptical' outlook on life (in every sense of the word) drains the optimism out of everything I do. I learnt this 'sceptical' view of life through science seen as though it's the driving force behind it, and thi...

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QotD: Stolen Goods

2008-03-24T00:01:20Z

What's the most valuable thing you've ever had stolen? my conscience. till then i fought and fought, utilizing my army of a gazillion brain cells which led to the inevitable toppling of the conscienceless tyranny.

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fair?

2008-03-12T15:44:49Z

Our sense of what is 'fair and balance' and 'unbiased' is formed by looking at a single point of view from both sides, so analysing the pros and cons for a point made. This way of approaching something from a so called 'objective point of view' i...

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piece not peace

2008-03-10T15:44:01Z

I get very emotional when I read things like the article below. As for the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel and Israel's retaliation, I find it very disappointing (what an understatement) that every single article I read on the incident took the Ha...

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Evolution: What missing link?

2008-03-09T15:03:40Z

Article from New Scientist WHEN Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, there was relatively little evidence in the fossil record of evolutionary change. Darwin spent two chapters of his book apologising for the paucity of th...

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best Oscar speech.......ever!

2008-03-02T16:52:29Z

Adrien Brody's Oscar speech for 'best actor' in The Pianist had sooo much heart. Peace to him.

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