Content tagged existence

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Professor Koch has an Apple logo tattooed onto his right arm. (What Dalrymple (my favourite conservative) thinks : “The tattoo has a profound  … gulfstream/882

A poll found that 59 percent of Europeans think that Israel is a threat to world peace; no country polled higher. This does not mean that Europeans … gulfstream/1334

The Grey Album is actually pretty damn good, although I’m sure it’s naughtiness is part of its charm. However, the existence of one or more … gulfstream/1382

Why European support for the US has waned (for some reason described in terms of “legitimacy”). “U.S. legitimacy among Europeans rested on … gulfstream/1628

On Dove’s “real beauty” campaign. I don’t particularly mind these sorts of campaigns, as long as they don’t attempt to deny the existence … gulfstream/1731

Quotes Collected

Franzen was living what used to be known as the writer's life. It is an existence that was once fairly common. Now it seems almost eccentric. Its hallmarks … quotes/242

But absolutism is also a great weakness, because it puts you at the mercy of your own logic. Opposition to stem-cell research is the reductio ad absurdum … quotes/171

And there is the fallacy of existence: the idea that one would be happy forever and aye with a given situation or series of accomplishments. Why did … quotes/159

One cannot but feel sorrow for people who think that by permanently disfiguring themselves they are somehow declaring their independence or expressing … dalrymple/7