Note to self: you know that one word you learned in philosophy class and can never remember? It's jouissance--massive, intense, even excessive pleasure and joy. Lacan talked about it. It often has a sexual connotation as well ( Read more... )

Some great photos from the Paralympics in Beijing.

Annie Evans is a writer for Sesame Street (a fact that I was unaware of until tonight). Martin P. Robinson is a puppeteer who has performed Audrey II (the killer plant from Little Shop of Horrors) and many Sesame Street Muppets, including Slimey the worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Telly Monster (which I did know--well, at least about Audrey II and ( Read more... )