Nietzsche isn't that hard go cet into. Just read birth of tragedy and Zarathoustra, easy reads and you'll cet the gist of what he thought. You don't need an introduction
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Originally posted by Faust View PostRereading for the first time in many years Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard. Some of it is outdated and outmoded (and some of the language is bullshit of the highest order), but still amazing how much he got right and how pioneering many of his observations were. This book has renewed urgency in the age of Instagram, the Internet, and pervasive branding. The proliferation of content and news sources on the Internet and curated life via Instagram are exactly products of the world Baudrillard already saw taking shape in the late 70s.
Picking up the Foucault Reader in the faint hope of being redeemed.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Fuuma View PostHe was a big fan of contemporary art:
http://insomnia.ac/essays/contemporary_art/Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by GucciAmen View Post
Also finished The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, don't know why it took me so long to get to it in my reading list... Reminded me of the poem: Heautontimoroumenos by Charles Baudelaire, for G Samsa's transformation into a beetle - appears to me - to be a metaphor for the final product of his own manifestation into a selfless person that sacrifices his own comfort for the betterment of his nuclear family.
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Checkout Poseidon: http://jlet.org/poseidon.html
Reads to me like a Joy Division song put to print.
Personally been on a McCarthy kick lately, Blood Meridian, The Road, etc. For me the thing that captures my attention is how sophisticated his ability to create a mood becomes over the course of his work. It's subtle and some even hate this aspect, but I find it meditative and serene, and love how it contrasts the extreme violence in the overarching story.
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The Road was probably the first book widely discussed on SZ.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by DiveBlueEagle View PostHello, I'm new here! Please be nice!
I am currently reading Foucault's text on "This Is Not A Pipe", as well as some introductory texts on Heidegger.
Finished The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, in which he imagines an alternative history of America where the populist and fascist sympathizer Charles Lindbergh defeats Roosevelt in the 1940 election, and who picks Henry Ford, the notorious anti-Semite, as his secretary of state. A very prescient book in the age of Trumpism, which proves that the ignorant, hateful mob in America is alive and well.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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I'm reading 'No God but God' by Reza Aslan, it talks about the origin, evolution and future of Islam, it's a very interesting read, easily written and very informative. It's an eye opener, especially considering what nonsense media is feeding us daily.
I'm sure if you educate yourself enough (meaning beyond watching the news and reading daily paper) you will know better, but this book clarifies many nuances of the culture and Islamic religion, which may help those who find themselves guilty of a certain ignorance towards it.
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Originally posted by Faust View PostFinally ended my slog. The first couple of essays were fantastic. The rest of the book descended into intellectual onanism, as usual.
Reread "Candide" for some giggles in between tomes of Import/export regulations and Trade Statistics, It helps keep the spark alive. Replaced it with "The Belgians: An Unexpected fashion Story" from the library for my pleasure reading time.
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Rick Owens interview with Chris Wallace and Claude Montana
William Gibson has said, “The future is already here—it’s just not evenly distributed.” And we think most of it is located in the Paris headquarters of Rick Owens. Out there, at a safe remove from the fashion mainstream, on the horizon of beauty, behavior, and belief, Owens has made a wrinkle in time, building a new world, a future world, for others of like mind to gather and grow.
This is the only thing I read today, and it made my day.
What resonated with me in particular is how refreshingly self aware Owen's is, and how much distance he's got towards himself creatively and personally. When he asks himself if he's being hypocritical for wanting to be less available but meanwhile appearing everywhere online.. Or loosing his sh** when he didn't get the jacket design quite right and how humbling the experience was..
It makes him that much more relatable as an artist but also resonates with you on a human level :)Last edited by mne; 04-18-2016, 05:55 PM.
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You should post this in the Rick Owens thread - this one is really for books. Thanks!Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Midway through Hunger by Knut Hamsun - fantastic so far. One of those minor modernist masterpieces that are usually under the radar.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by mne View Posthttp://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/rick-owens-2#_
This is the only thing I read today, and it made my day.
What resonated with me in particular is how refreshingly self aware Owen's is, and how much distance he's got towards himself creatively and personally. When he asks himself if he's being hypocritical for wanting to be less available but meanwhile appearing everywhere online.. Or loosing his sh** when he didn't get the jacket design quite right and how humbling the experience was..
It makes him that much more relatable as an artist but also resonates with you on a human level :)
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