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Kids These Days: The Making of Millennials by Malcom Harris Dune by Frank Herbert
February 10, 2019 at 17:49
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
one of my fav albums from last year. lyrics are fantastic, seamless interdigitation of Greek mythology with Black American experience. https://www.you...
February 01, 2019 at 03:06
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IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND LOVE AYN RAND AS I LOVE AYN RAND YOU ARE DUMB. PATHETIC PARASITES I LAUGH AT THEE!
February 01, 2019 at 02:51
In: New York’s Reproductive Health Act  — view comment
I like how your sources are from CBN News (a Christian publication), Fox News, and an Op-Ed from USA Today, the writer of which is a Senior Fellow fro...
February 01, 2019 at 02:39
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
There was also a modernized, yet very well done, and entertaining Dante's Inferno indie film that came out 10 years ago. They used paper figures. Used...
January 31, 2019 at 01:59
In: New York’s Reproductive Health Act  — view comment
You do know that this is only if the woman's life is in danger or if the fetus isn't viable, yeah?
January 31, 2019 at 01:47
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
There is no denying it's an extremely personal poem which is why it's rather "strange" or rough around the edges. It's inseparable from Dante the man....
January 31, 2019 at 01:43
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It is fucking freezing in NYC
January 31, 2019 at 01:34
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I have never been wrong before
January 31, 2019 at 01:33
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
Crime and Punish by Michel Foucault Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism by Fredric Jameson
January 29, 2019 at 03:40
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One of the best things humanity ever made imo
January 29, 2019 at 03:34
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The ideas in Anti-Oedipus are interesting, but good lord it is so poorly written
January 27, 2019 at 23:39
In: Is Objectivism a good or bad philosophy? Why?  — view comment
One of the most succinct rebuttals to Objectivism as a socio-political philosophy that I've heard is it has no place for children, as it distills all ...
January 27, 2019 at 17:20
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mezcal is the best liquor
January 27, 2019 at 05:08
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
wow what a day
January 26, 2019 at 04:26
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
January 20, 2019 at 15:19
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
Dems capitulating to any wall funding would show extreme weakness after a clear rebut to Trump in the Midterms, along with the fact that surveys show ...
January 20, 2019 at 03:52
In: Abortion and premature state of life  — view comment
Here
January 19, 2019 at 18:45
In: Abortion and premature state of life  — view comment
Pretty skeptical about this article as the author is a notable anti-abortion activist. A major methodological issue with such studies is that they oft...
January 19, 2019 at 18:29
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As influential as 180 Proof was to my intellectual development and issues in philosophy I'm interested in, it's hard to look back and not see that he ...
January 19, 2019 at 18:01
In: Abortion and premature state of life  — view comment
Prior to around 23 weeks, the fetus is non-viable (cannot survive outside the womb), and lacks developed cortical functions which are the prerequisite...
January 19, 2019 at 17:11
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I would strongly consider finding a new job.
January 19, 2019 at 17:04
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
I loved it, some essays I re-read again immediately after finishing them. I'm going to buy the Collect Writings that came out recently
January 18, 2019 at 23:01
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I think I have an idea
January 15, 2019 at 05:41
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Either or That may prove difficult
January 15, 2019 at 02:24
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
I mean even Hitler helped Bloch and some other Jews he personally knew and liked.
January 14, 2019 at 02:21
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I wanna write a book but have no idea how to start (no snarky comments pls)
January 14, 2019 at 02:19
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative by Mark Fisher
January 13, 2019 at 01:57
In: Kuhn, Feyerabend and Popper; Super Showdown  — view comment
Haven't read Kuhn but Feyerabend eviscerated Popper.
January 08, 2019 at 03:42
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cowards!
January 05, 2019 at 06:20
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this thread need to be on the main page
January 05, 2019 at 05:05
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Alright Im online and fairly drunk so ask me anything you guys probably have an hour
January 05, 2019 at 05:04
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
War & War is next on my list. Melancholy is excellent, I'm not sure if I enjoy that or Satantango more, but they are two of my favorite books of all t...
January 05, 2019 at 02:51
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
Well I read three of his books within a few months and watched the Bela Tarr film Satantango which was over 7 hours long so I guess you can say I ador...
January 05, 2019 at 02:35
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the best and is the future of politics.
January 05, 2019 at 00:08
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That's my jam
January 04, 2019 at 01:23
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Just got this, starting this after I finish Dillion's short book
January 03, 2019 at 03:52
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
Oh right in 2018 I read: The Heights of Despair by Cioran (reread) Tears & Saints by Cioran (reread) A Short History of Decay by Cioran (reread) All G...
January 03, 2019 at 03:51
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Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Non-Fiction by Brian Dillion The Origin of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood
January 03, 2019 at 03:36
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NYE is dumb
January 01, 2019 at 03:41
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lol you look great. I don't know what I thought you looked like, but I always assumed you had dark black hair for whatever reason.
December 29, 2018 at 02:43
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Also crust is important because it's used to hold the entire pizza. Assuming the pizza is good (otherwise, why bother eating it), then the crust shoul...
December 28, 2018 at 05:25
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Well it could be argued that it wasn't all that cold in regions under the Achaemenid Empire.
December 28, 2018 at 05:23
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Next time be sure to get the square slice, it's even better than the normal slice. Just mindblowingly good. Check out Emily's and try the burger - pro...
December 26, 2018 at 01:26
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Hamantaschen are triangular because Haman supposedly wore a triangular hat.
December 26, 2018 at 01:24
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I'm off the N/W in Queens and it's already awful and Amazon is going to make it worse. Also Di Fara is just so excellent, what did you get? 45 minute ...
December 24, 2018 at 05:21
In: General Mattis For President?  — view comment
Extremely dumb post - just delete this thread
December 22, 2018 at 05:28
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Subways have been so fucked lately. Like more than the norm.
December 22, 2018 at 05:20
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Except Schitt's Creek, fantastic show
December 20, 2018 at 04:40
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Everything is garbage
December 20, 2018 at 03:22
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