November 2008
14 posts
“Crime is a symbol of our freedom.”
– Jacques “Devil’s Advocate” Vergès
“(…) my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we...”
– J. B. S. Haldane
"Anecdotes" →
Whether it’s Thomas Friedman, who, it seems, cannot go a whole week without inventing a new fruit-based metaphor explaining everything about the entire modern world, all based on some random jibberish he misunderstood from a taxi driver in Kuala Lumpur, or Malcolm Gladwell with his weak theories on tipping points, crazy incorrect theories on first impressions, or utterly lunatic theories on...
End of childhood through cricket →
“”Our childhood is ending,” said a friend from school, and in some way he was probably spot on. Tendulkar’s retirement may mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but for a generation of 25- to 30-year-olds it will mark the end of the first part of their lives. Switching on the television the day after will be a serious challenge.”
While I don’t watch much...
Proust is damn funny →
“But now that I’m more than halfway through volume three, I can declare with confidence that Marcel Proust was a funny guy. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Perhaps because Proust’s humour isn’t easily shared.”
“Do not ever call a child a Muslim child or a Christian child – that is a form of...”
– Prof. Richard Dawkins
A Woman's Guide to Men's Jeans →
From where women are standing, jeans define a man more than his watch, car, mobile or any other expensive gadget the male psyche uses to express its virility. Almost everyone wears them, and yet stitched into their warp and weft are a host of hidden indicators, exact barometers—to a beady female eye—of his taste and self-image.
"I Didn't Vote For Obama Today" →
So, no, I didn’t vote for Barack Obama. I voted for a boy who now has every reason to believe he, too, can grow up to be anything he wants…even President.
“Pray for solace,
Pray for resolve.
Pray for a savior,
Pray for deliverance,...”
– Lamb Of God - Walk With Me