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by flowercorpse
3 weeks ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: Tutorial How to pronunce pius
Replies: 2
Views: 1257

Re: Tutorial How to pronunce pius

I've been guilty of this for the longest time; I've only ever seen it in writing... I've also found out recently that I've been mispronouncing Søren Kierkegaard's name my entire life... Oh well...
by flowercorpse
3 weeks ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

Re: current reading thread



fruit, if you read Danish I have to tell you to read Ibsen's Peer Gynt (it's technically written Dano-Norwegian but nonetheless) because it's amusing and touching and my favourite and the last scene makes me cry just thinking about it!


flowercorpse: i really want to read it, thanks for the ...
by flowercorpse
4 weeks ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

Re: current reading thread

fruit, if you read Danish I have to tell you to read Ibsen's Peer Gynt (it's technically written Dano-Norwegian but nonetheless) because it's amusing and touching and my favourite and the last scene makes me cry just thinking about it!
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

Re: current reading thread


the mix of "i can chalk up anyone who wasn't atheist to actually being a secret atheist because religious people can't be smart" and "historicism is only ever used as an excuse to ignore people's arguments" is. wow pass me THAT blunt


He certainly did not think religious people can't be smart, I ...
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

Re: current reading thread



I am reading Persecution and the Art of Writing by Leo Strauss and I honestly have never been so angry at a man my entire life... Am I being fucked with? Is he contradicting himself to make a point? What the hell is going on?


do tell, I'm curious!
I did mistake Leo for Claude Levi-Strauss for ...
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

Re: current reading thread

I am reading Persecution and the Art of Writing by Leo Strauss and I honestly have never been so angry at a man my entire life... Am I being fucked with? Is he contradicting himself to make a point? What the hell is going on?
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 16
Views: 4464

current reading thread

I cannot help feeling, Phaedrus, that writing is unfortunately like painting; for the creations of the painter have the attitude of life, and yet if you ask them a question they preserve a solemn silence. And the same may be said of speeches. You would imagine that they had intelligence, but if you ...
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: what are you listening to rn?
Replies: 66
Views: 5055

Re: what are you listening to rn?




Rose McDowall’s (of Strawberry Switchblade) solo album is so cute and melancholy. Rare vibe, lovely morning vibe

https://youtu.be/q1IIsSQspmM?si=tTEFTNpzWB8NAcyN


Thanks for sending that, curio! I love Strawberry Switchblade, especially the little 1982 demo EP, with "Spanish Song". I've ...
by flowercorpse
7 months ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: what are you listening to rn?
Replies: 66
Views: 5055

Re: what are you listening to rn?


Rose McDowall’s (of Strawberry Switchblade) solo album is so cute and melancholy. Rare vibe, lovely morning vibe

https://youtu.be/q1IIsSQspmM?si=tTEFTNpzWB8NAcyN


Thanks for sending that, curio! I love Strawberry Switchblade, especially the little 1982 demo EP, with "Spanish Song". I've never ...