...he claims that the curse is telling him to put kerdos (selfish gain) first, death afterwards (kerdos proteron husterou morou).
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posted by Geist @ 8:51 am
It seems to me that not being wanted is a positive condition [...]
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posted by Geist @ 11:13 am
Poetry babble, as defined by precedent in these columns, is the quote on the back of the book that purports to illuminate the contents, but in practice obscures them. For the Golden Age of poetry babble, you need to go back to 2004 [...] and Ring of Fire by Lisa Jarnot. A typical chunk of verse reads, "ding dong / dug dirt / ditch dub / chimp chore" - in which Alison Cobb found "both Dante's suffering and the Johnny Cash song's self burned away by passion".
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posted by Geist @ 9:19 am
I hate these films the most: 1. Russian Ark, Sokurov 2. There will be blood, PT Anderson 3. Gerry, Van Sant 4. Primer, Carruth 5. Shadow of the Vampire, Mehrige. 6. Dancer in the Dark, von Trier 7. Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick 8. Magnolia, PT Anderson 9. Palermo Shooting, Wenders 10. My Son, my Son, Herzog 11. Cave of forgotten dreams, Herzog
