May 2012
48 posts
Word analysis: HYPOCRISY
Hypocrisy is deceiving people into believing that you have virtues, beliefs, and principles that you don’t actually perform in real life.
The word comes from the Greek ὑπόκρισις (hypokrisis), which means “jealous”, “play-acting”, “acting out”, “coward” or “dissembling”.
Whereas hypokrisis applied to any sort of public performance...
Jessica Rabbit model sheets.
“Do not accept anything by mere tradition.
Do not accept anything on account of...”
– Buddha
“What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher?
What is a bad man but a good...”
– Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
“Fuck them, is what I say; I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future… they...”
– Maurice Sendak on e-books.
The Beastlie Boys
Born and raised in a major English-speaking port city.
Some of the original band members first met at an art school.
Started their career playing raw rock and roll in small underground venues.
Started as a rock band that would later lose 2 members and then get a new one that would stay until the end.
When first signed with a record label, drastically changed their clothing and music style in...
The Dead Man's Hand (Again)
A pair of black aces and a pair of black eights.
These were the cards held by notorious Wild West gunman “Wild” Bill Hickok, the moment he was shot dead in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Bill’s hand is since known as “The Dead Man’s Hand”.
April 2012
38 posts
