by The Unlearning Specialist | Nov 28, 2015 | Humor, Language, Less, Norms, Spectacle, Violence
[Ed.: Are words just by themselves the essence of hyperbole?] Death by Internet Hyperbole: Literally Dying Over This Column By Jessica Bennett From the New York Times The text exchange was unspectacular: a friend explaining a video that had been posted by a classmate...
by The Unlearning Specialist | Apr 20, 2015 | Art, Belief, Film, Less, Nothing, Now
In between the beginning & the ending… from Silent Light – Stellet Lijcht – Luz silenciosa (Carlos Reygadas)
by The Unlearning Specialist | Nov 6, 2014 | Humor, Less, Now
Brother David Steindl-Rast, A Network of Grateful Living (ANG*L) and his many books! Br. Steindl-Rast, against solidification: The religions start from mysticism. There is no other way to start a religion. But, I compare this to a volcano that gushes forth …and...
by The Unlearning Specialist | May 25, 2014 | Less, Norms, Spectacle
On October 8 1976, Michel Foucault described the process of normalization [in French]. Le 8 Octobre 1976, Michel Foucault décrivait le processus de normalisation. The transcript of this interview by Philippe Nemo will appear at a later date/Une transcription de cet...
by The Unlearning Specialist | Feb 25, 2014 | Film, Less, Sound
The Break-In Scene Jules Dassin on Rififi and his deciding not to use music for the longest time ever in commercial cinema
by The Unlearning Specialist | Feb 5, 2014 | Less, Sound
From the L.A. Times: These blind mice hear like Stevie Wonder Blindness can alter the neurons that process sound, according to a new study that would suggest how unusual musical talent develops among blind singers, such as Stevie Wonder, pictured at this year’s...
