We tell ourselves stories in order to live.
~ Joan Didion
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Author Archives: Gareth Antigua
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The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
~ Henry S. Haskins
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Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wave-length of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.
~ Iris Murdoch
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Not only the brave get killed, but the brave have a better chance of it.
~ John Steinbeck
Midday Music Fix
Billy Idol – White Wedding (Live)
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When dinner from a restaurant replaces dinner in a restaurant, we lose track of all the other people who are dining as well. Part of the transformation of daily life wrought by Amazon and online retailing more generally, this hyper-individualization of consumption may bring a new political revolution as well.
~ Rebecca L. Spang via The Atlantic
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Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
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The most notable change of these tumultuous years, the ability to spend more time working from home, hasn’t been a cure-all. Something’s still wrong, above and beyond the usual challenges of office life. Everyone’s tired. What started with the Great Resignation has become the Great Exhaustion.
~ Cal Newport via The New Yorker
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Whether or not Big Brother is watching us, we certainly have to watch him, which may be even worse.
~ Wilfrid Sheed
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Late Night Music Fix
Pat Benatar – Le Bel Age
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