January 2010
7 posts
In La Notte we see people for whom life has lost all meaning, but we are given...
– Pauline Kael, calling it like she sees it (it = the vogue for “sick-soul-of-Europe parties” in early-60s movies)
World Question Center 2k10 is here
Nicholas Carr: “My own reading and thinking habits have shifted dramatically since I first logged onto the Web fifteen or so years ago. I now do the bulk of my reading and researching online. And my brain has changed as a result. Even as I’ve become more adept at navigating the rapids of the Net, I have experienced a steady decay in my ability to sustain my attention. As I explained in...
Choose your "Netflix Friends" wisely
Molly: omg. Noel has the ladies #1 detective agency on his queue.
Liz: hahahahaha. that's your boyfriend.
Molly: sobering point.
It’s one thing to recognize capitalism for the powerful economic tool it is and...
– David Simon, Vice interview