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by flowercorpse
1 month ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 10
Views: 281

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
1 month ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 10
Views: 281

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
1 month ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 10
Views: 281

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
1 month ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: current reading thread
Replies: 10
Views: 281

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
1 month ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: what are you listening to rn?
Replies: 66
Views: 1651

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
1 month ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: what are you listening to rn?
Replies: 66
Views: 1651

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 ...
by flowercorpse
1 month ago
Forum: hobbies
Topic: Twin Peaks.
Replies: 29
Views: 703

Re: Twin Peaks.

Shamelessly budging in here to send you a very nice article on Lynch, one in which MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUND https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts ... in-trouble
by flowercorpse
1 month ago
Forum: general chat
Topic: Words that are good
Replies: 64
Views: 1399

Re: Words that are good

Chthonic!