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Comment on Cormac McCarthy | The Road by Alikewise « URBAN_MOLECULE

Alikewise « URBAN_MOLECULE — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:43:16 +0000

[...] Seems posthuman enough. But can I find my mate by whipping out a signed paperback copy of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road? Remains to be seen. The Economist’s Prospero: Books are rarely dealbreakers, but they are [...]

Comment on the caffeine eccentric: of bean and boy by the caffeine eccentric: saying goodbye to old friends « URBAN_MOLECULE

the caffeine eccentric: saying goodbye to old friends « URBAN_MOLECULE — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:16:24 +0000

[...] I introduced The Caffeine Eccentric a few years ago, I wrote about the coffee shops that helped mold me, recalling the experiences and [...]

Comment on art weekender | August 15, 2010 by Tamaranorbust

Tamaranorbust — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:29:39 +0000

The Elephant Man was a masterpiece of a film in that it sucked the audience into Merrick’s body – forced us to understand what it would be like to be trapped in a body that has radically disobeyed everything it should do. The Alien films are similar in the relentless sub-theme of co-opting the alien for the weapons division, which inevitably leads to humans plotting to merge with the species, even though it’s clearly malevolent and extremely dangerous. So, again, the theme is one of physically merging with a monster to encounter a different philosophical standpoint or different way of conceiving of the world. Thought your remark about Yeats’s transition from art to writing was very interesting. Perhaps certain art forms are better suited than others, or differently suited than others, for dealing with some of these questions.

Comment on Eat, Pray, Love by Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:07:53 +0000

we were misunderstood by our landlord in Rome, we scrubbed floors in Calcutta and got one helluva hangover in Bali, but we still managed to look and feel fabulous at the end of an otherwise amazing year. Thank God for Julia!

Comment on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 by Skilled Labor « URBAN_MOLECULE

Skilled Labor « URBAN_MOLECULE — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:15:32 +0000

[...] skilled labor titles include (but are not limited to) construction worker, plumber, electrician, mechanic, mason, commercial driver, carpenter, technician, painter and [...]

Comment on art weekender | August 8, 2010 by IE

IE — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:47:02 +0000

Very lovely!!!

Comment on The Art of Transhumanism by Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:18:03 +0000

Most definitely! I hope to bring more images like these to Urban Molecule. Thanks for reading and for your comments!

Comment on Consciousness and the God Complex by art weekender | August 8, 2010 « URBAN_MOLECULE

art weekender | August 8, 2010 « URBAN_MOLECULE — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:46 +0000

[...] is the first example Turing offered of distinguishing between a man and a woman. If your failure to distinguish correctly between human and machine proves that machines can think, what does it prove if you fail to distinguish woman from man? Why [...]

Comment on The Night of Broken Glass by art weekender | August 8, 2010 « URBAN_MOLECULE

art weekender | August 8, 2010 « URBAN_MOLECULE — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:56:33 +0000

[...] seems the most grotesque realities of life—genocide, for example—will never go out of vogue. Have we learned from history? [...]

Comment on 40 years after Stonewall Part 10: Kevin Cathcart by Marriage Equality Boxing Match Far from Over « URBAN_MOLECULE

Marriage Equality Boxing Match Far from Over « URBAN_MOLECULE — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:26:33 +0000

[...] U.S. Supreme Court loss in the 80s that set back the gay civil rights movement a step or three: Bowers v. Harwick reminded freedom fighters that winning their God-given rights—an unfortunate [...]