June 2010
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ART THEORY
Art is a way of making images, or objects, that reflect emotions, spiritual ideas or religious feelings that make us think about ourselves and the world. It is an attempt to explain why we, as human beings, try and make sacred, beautiful or meaningful objects that enhance our ways of living, or just make us feel better about the world we inhabit.
As Socrates pointed out, one mans idea of art...
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REVOL[T]UTION
This could possibly be the most important thing I will ever write:
My friend asked tonight, “how many guy couples do you know, that are still together or have been together for a long time?”
I paused to think.
Thought of a couple I knew earlier during college, but realized they must have broken up since I see one of them with a new guy.
So no, I couldn’t think of anyone.
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POWER
POWER
HEART
HEARTBEAT
BEATS
BEAT
ENERGY
FORCE
RHYTHM
PUNCH
FEEL
MOTION
MOTION
HIGH
HEIGHT
SKIP
BEAT
PASSION
LIFT
HEART
TAKE ME THERE
We live in a world where too much is never enough,...
But surviving the ever-growing complexity of things isn’t about peeling back the layers to reach the most refined essence of self. It’s about growing, changing, and adapting as we evolve into contemporary urban warriors.
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“The internet has ended the monopoly on information by the elite - nowadays, even...”
– says Yvan Rodic, Face Hunter And with the advent of social media sites, we now have a new generation of personalization, the individual as percieved through the net — curating your own style and persona. Trends are dead, you can now be yourself. Neitzsche’s exhortion, ‘Become what...
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Katrina Nova: staring at these boxes in my room is making me really sad 10 minutes ago via Facebook
So that’s it. We’re all growing up and parting our ways now huh?
I will miss all the wonderful friends I’ve made. This week, with it being graduation and all, has made me think. Having grown up with not very many friends — seeking companionship mainly through online...
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Usually, when you go to the movies, you sit in a fantasy world, but when you see something that disturbs you, you get more involved with the person next to you.
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“I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second...”
– American Beauty, 1999
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“I like American films best, I think they’re so great, they’re so...”
– Andy Warhol on ‘vacant, vacuous Hollywood’ — everything he wanted to mold his life into.
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Culture is not a luxury, but a necessity.
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Find an energy wherever you decide to explore, be...
OUR TOMORROW HAS ALREADY BEGUN
HAVING A WILD WEEKEND, WE ALL RALLY TO BURY THE HANGMAN’S NOOSE, A FUTURE GONE MAD, THE THRILL IS STILL THERE TO BE HAD. AMERICAN YOUTH IS RISING
manfriend-deactivated20110215-d asked: But...what show is it?
PEOPLE RISE TOGETHER
WHEN THEY BELIEVE IN TOMORROW. CHANGE THE DAY TO FOREVER, LIFE KEEPS MOVING.
Anonymous asked: Randomly came across your tumblr, but I couldn't not view a few entries for THE PHOTOS you include - both visually stunning and thought-provoking. AWESOME. How did you find them?
When chided by a friend for sleeping late and not getting up to work, Lorenzo de’ Medici replied, “What I have dreamt in one hour is worth more than what you have done in four.”
HOMOPHOBS ALIVE AND OUT THERE
We may not notice it - it might still be under the radar, but there is still much much hate and misunderstanding all around. You may not think of it as anything, but it is something lifelong that I will (and my brothers and sisters) have to deal with. I’m saddened to hear stories of these encounters. But regardless of what degrading thing some nutsack stranger says to me about my sexuality,...
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