Contempt for the things people choose of their own free will is, at its heart, contempt for free will.
The (campaign) ads all have the same tone - the voice is hushed and amazed when talking about The Enemy, as if you should worry how this amoral, powe… - James Lileks
The (campaign) ads all have the same tone - the voice is hushed and amazed when talking about The Enemy, as if you should worry how this amoral, powe…
- James Lileks
I've always wondered if there was a Hezbollah version of minesweeper where you get points for blowing up on your first move. - James Lileks
I've always wondered if there was a Hezbollah version of minesweeper where you get points for blowing up on your first move.
Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever. - James Lileks
Genius flames and dies, but amiable competence can live forever.
A Children’s Museum, however, is more of a Funatorium. You are encouraged to touch things, which is poor training for subsequent museum visitation. - James Lileks
A Children’s Museum, however, is more of a Funatorium. You are encouraged to touch things, which is poor training for subsequent museum visitation.
Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your history scoured awa… - James Lileks
Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your history scoured awa…
I'll start drinking tea over coffee when the big hand is on Never and the little hand is on Ain't Gonna Happen. - James Lileks
I'll start drinking tea over coffee when the big hand is on Never and the little hand is on Ain't Gonna Happen.
All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about … - James Lileks
All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about …
I don't believe in the very concept of "first thing in the morning." I'm a "third thing in the afternoon" fellow. - James Lileks
I don't believe in the very concept of "first thing in the morning." I'm a "third thing in the afternoon" fellow.
The worst thing about depression isn't the sense that you're accentuating the negative, it's that you're seeing things the way they really are, strip… - James Lileks
The worst thing about depression isn't the sense that you're accentuating the negative, it's that you're seeing things the way they really are, strip…
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