Nature does not intend to be beautiful. The animals plants and landscapes that we enjoy were the result of random geological, meterological, and boilogical processes. A grove of old growth ceder is pleasing to eye, but you cannot ascribe any intention for it to be that way outside of a trees biological imparative to grow tall and large to reach as ( Read more... )

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Three Mexican fishermen found drifting in the Pacific Ocean could have been lost for almost a year and two others were missing and presumed dead, the manager of a fishing company that rescued them said on Wednesday ( Read more... )

The Passion of the Christ is one the most disgusting movies I have ever seen. I know that JC was beaten to a bloody pulp then crucified, but I don't think it was really necessary to make that the central point of the whole thing. I find amazing (and funny) that people took their kids to see it.

And it really is anti-Semitic too.

Two days ago I jumped into a pool. I forgot take my phone out of my pants (I'm smart, really!), and now the phone is completly broken. I got a new one today, but I need everyone's phone number again. If you want me to get a hold of you, ust send me a message with your phone number.

Another notable postmodernist who, presumably, would be untroubled by the charge of nonsense is Michel Foucault--who invokes a "new metaphysical ellipse" (171). But what exactly is this new metaphysics? According to Foucault, it is the metaphysics of the "phantasm" behind which "it is useless to seek a more substantial truth" (ibid). Common sense ( Read more... )

June's going to be a busy month for Matthew. Spring Quarter's going to end pretty soon, and me and Andreas' birthdays are coming up. My arrangements to move into a house in Seattle fell through, so I'm probably going to be in the city for a few months longer. Next weekend, I am going to move from the La Luna building up to 6th and Shaver. I'll be ( Read more... )

There is no better therapy than Victory

Last night my friend John was talking to an acquaintance of his. During the conversation the acquaintance casually remarked that he, “Fucking hates New York.” Now John was born and raised in New York and has friends and family in the city, so obviously he was offended. He had a real reason to love the city ( Read more... )

I could never live with a person who didn't think cannibal jokes were funny.

Brazil's Pirahã Tribe ( Read more... )