Repost: Hannah Arendt, "On Forgiveness"
“Forgiving, in other words, is the only reaction which does not merely re-act but acts anew and unexpectedly, unconditioned by the act which provoked it and therefore freeing from its consequences both the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.”
Repost: Stephen Katz, "How to Speak and Write Postmodern"
“The instability of your question leaves me with several contradictorily layered responses whose interconnectivity cannot express the logocentric coherency you seek.”
Repost: Deadline, '{Atlanta writers} Address Criticism That FX Series Isn’t For Black People'
On Atlanta, Projection, and the Art of Overthinking Sodes
Repost: Middle East Forum, "{Islamist Mayor}’s Bigotry and Apparent Voter Fraud"
"Ghalib mocked African Americans following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police."
Repost: Rolling Stone on Mashrou’ Leila + Egypt (2017)
A fantastic Lebanese band proved fame turns people into posers, first disbanding out of Islamist pressure, then joining the Islamists.
My "SWAT Story" revisited (after another massacre)
I had seen guns before… There was the time I witnessed a man shot, at my temple. Still, none of my experiences compared to five minutes of my sophomore year.
The ultra rich should deal with strays
My take on strays.
I left my job and took a long break... and I dont know the consequences of it
I was at my favorite park, Charles Klor, where I often played frisbee with random Jews and Arabs… all I could of was our mutual bliss. Unadulterated by thoughts of work obligations and life stresses.
WhatsApp 'Delete Message': feature or a bug?
“It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature.”