To be human is finally to be a loser, for we are all fated to lose our carefully constructed sense of self, our physical strength, our health, our precious dignity, and finally our lives. A refusal to tolerate this reality is a refusal to tolerate life, and art based on the empowering message and positive image is just such a refusal.
—Mary Gaitskill, Somebody with a Little Hammer: Essays
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After searching for weeks, I found – in a Tangier book store, no less – what looks like a great English language book on Moroccan history. With a subtitle like this, I had to buy it.
Tangier: From the Romans to The Rolling Stones
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With four days until release, I’m really hoping that Ready Player Two is half as fun as the original. 📚
Want to read: True Names and The Openings of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor Vinge 📚
📚 Eager to dig into The Price of Tomorrow, at a time when the US Fed is printing trillions of dollars out of thin air.
