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“95 percent of political commentary, whether spoken or written, is now polluted by the very politics its supposed to be about. Meaning its become totally ideological and reductive: The writer/speake...”
“And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if theyre not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite expansion inward, that make tennis like chess on the run, beautiful and infinit...”
“Um um um um um. This business ofthis business about marketing yourself, theres nothing wrong with that. Unless were allowed to think that thatsthat thats it. That thats the point, that thats the go...”
“David Foster Wallace: Because I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time instead of having to go back in my head and enjoy them then.”
“According to Wallace, the expectation that art amuses is a 'poisonous lesson for a would-be artist to grow up with,' since it places all of the power with the audience, sometimes breeding resentmen...”
“…95 percent of political commentary, whether spoken or written, is now polluted by the very politics it’s supposed to be about. Meaning it’s become totally ideological and reductive: The writer/spe...”
“And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if they’re not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite expansion inward, that make tennis like chess on the run, beautiful and infini...”
“Um um um um um. This business of—this business about marketing yourself, there’s nothing wrong with that. Unless we’re allowed to think that that’s—that that’s it. That that’s the point, that that’...”
