February 2012
buddhist barbie..
shitao:
Buddhist Barbie
In the 5th century B.C. an Indian philosopher Gautama teaches “All is emptiness” and “There is no self.” In the 20th century A.D. Barbie agrees, but wonders how a man with such a belly could pose, smiling, and without a shirt.
–Denise Duhamel
“The future is already here –it is just unevenly distributed.”
– William Gibson, the New Shelton wet/dry (via nevver)
“No one but Night, with tears on her dark face,
Watches beside me in this windy...”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay, from “Night Is My Sister, And How Deep In Love” (via liquidnight)
The Antidote: Flaubert on encountering strangers →
theantidote:
“I’m obsessed with inventing stories for people I come across. An overwhelming curiosity makes me ask what their lives might be like. I want to know what they do, where they’re from, their names, what they’re thinking about at that moment, what they regret, what they hope for, whom they’ve loved,…
