#Realism

me neither, so what do we do

holodeckfreud

ok im reading this phd thesis and i'm already mad le carre was never "realism" people are just bad at reading, and believe that in order for books to be

rick claypool

weirdstrug

WRITERS OF THE WEIRD UNITEit's almost MAY DAY, comradesso here's thread of working class & revolutionary books from the pens of speculative/weird/alt/whatever writers to read until the revolution comesLIKE &

Ulysse

RiverrunStately

An Introduction to Raphael's painting, explaining his influences, the development of his style under Perugino, the birth of his Florentine manner from 1504 onward, & his third & final manner

Vexus, The Bone Father

Darth_Vexus

I just got done with 'Phase 1' of the MCU, so sure. I'll start that thread on this rewatch now. I know I said a few things about the movies

David Chapman

Meaningness

A meandering on how to do science, creativity and execution, political censure, research universities, Silicon Valley, and stuff, prompted by @paulg's latest post: http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html .@paulg's 2004 essay &q

Jake

JakeJesus1990

In the Iron Man at Judgment Day 2000, just before @undertaker arrives, @TheRock goes for People's Elbow on @TripleH. As he runs the ropes & comes in for the drop,

The Passenger

gordonschuecker

Paper Notes | The Appallingly Bad Neoclassical Economics of Climate Changeby @ProfSteveKeen The subprime moment for Neoclassical economics and how citing/quoting Nordhaus became a liability.https://www.patreon.com/posts/appallingly-bad-3804

The Cosmist Insurrection, Inc. ™

yungneocon

It’s funny that anarchists & communists used the term libertarian for almost two centuries, only for reactionary political capitalists to appropriate the term entirely successfully , snd then the same

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anxgayiety

wanted a secret service au but add magic to it plus make ten an assassin sent to kill his future love interest, that shit’s always exciting. so there came the

JMC 🌹🏴

red_dilettante

Nothing is so exhausting -- or so triggers my own self-loathing, when I replicate it -- as the sneering tone of smug, self-satisfied nihilism and ironic detachment from one's own

Ronald S. Lim⁷

tristantrakand

Finally sitting down and watching #2getherTheSeries Hopefully I am in the right headspace for this. I recognize some of the SOTUS actors hahaha #2getherTheSeries Not a fan of the effeminate

Nat Bullard

NatBullard

Thread with my latest for @climate @BloombergNEF: on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a reflection on solar, nuclear power, experience curves, and better than "too cheap to meter" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/the-ene

The Cosmist Insurrection, Inc. ™

yungneocon

When I was 14, I had to take a class at Hebrew School about Hasbara, it went through various arguments about Israel & how to rebut them. 1 topic I

Tomcat

Tomcat_Redroom

Hey everyone, it’s time for the 6th (?) annual Tomcat Award! For those not in the know, this is where I read the entire Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist, and

Conor Murphy

conorsmurf

Watching the Star Wars movies in sequence.Phantom Menace.An animated movie with the odd human character. Interesting change in style depending on location, interesting use of colour. Too many cuts distracts

Andy Riley

AndyRileyish

1 like = 1 piece of very bad screenwriting advice 1. Star Wars was a popular film so whatever your film is about, call it 'Star Wars' 2. Call every