Browsing the archives for the mythology tag

Neil DeGrasse Tyson & Paul Myers Speak Truth So Plain It Aches.

in fnord, wisdom

We Stopped Dreaming And Settled For Surviving A culture without a common mythology can’t hold together. Break the thread and all the beads fall. And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes—a fresh, [...]

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Remember Why You’re Here. Watch Joseph Campbell’s The Power Of Myth.

in Coolest Shit Ever, fnord, wisdom

Coolest Show Ever Incredibly Information Rich If you have never read, heard, or seen The Power of Myth, with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, then I strongly encourage you to do so. It’s one of the coolest things ever, and it may provide a ton of cool insights for you. You can read an excellent [...]

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Tom Waits Week: Some Say He Once Killed A Man With A Guitar String

in fnord, music, Tom Waits Week

I don’t love Tom Waits, per se. I love an era of Tom Waits’ career. I love from Rain Dogs through Bone Machine. This particular swath of Tom’s career really speaks to the addict in me. The Irish. This song is from Bone Machine. One look in his eye, and everyone denies ever having met [...]

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