This seems to be to be a suggestion of hope, beyond the apparent dead end of postmodernism and the death of pure aestheticism - does it not?

Some critics have confused Tom Stoppard's use of earlier dramatic tradition (Shakespeare in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Wilde in Travesties) with parody, lack of originality, or lack of purpose ( Read more... )

Sometimes I get a little worried about our education. We get very adept at writing essays to criteria. There are formulas, most of us realise, and it's all just jumping through the hoops. From then on, we learn how to bullshit things, how to tell people exactly what they want to hear rather than communicate our actual opinions ( Read more... )

1. when popcorn squeaks in your teeth. only popcorn without butter or anything except salt does this ( Read more... )

Ahh, the over-ness of exams, how I love thee ( Read more... )

*RETURNS*

1. Guilt: I did actually get to the net while I was in Brisvegas, but didn't post. Because I was worried that posting on the run would result in dodgy incoherent posts. Not to say this isn't one of those, it's just organised. With numbers!

2. I bought some music. Which I feel for some crazy reason you should know about. I got The ( Read more... )

I used to spend about half an hour each night after I had finished working organising all the stuff I needed to do the next day. But I've realised that I'm not very good starting off something very early in the morning (say 4:30) unless I've really been looking forward to it - in which case it's not work and I've usually stayed up the whole night ( Read more... )

I have to write an essay for philosophy: whether the self is an illusion. We are supposed to use reason and logic of course, but so far all I can write is this ( Read more... )

I think very large quantities of my life are organised through my computer and the internet. I keep having these funny moments where I wonder what I would do without my main form of communication (it's sad, but true: I type words to people more than I speak or write to them), without my main source of information on everything from news, to science ( Read more... )

Biology precludes my need for a God; many people think that the incredible diversity and complexity of nature and the universe are evidence to the contrary ( Read more... )

"When you see this on your friends list, quote some Shakespeare. Blame jampaladin"Just my favourite parts ( Read more... )