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Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Fight Club - Chemical Burn

Posted on 06:19 by Unknown
You've most likely watched the movie at some point. I recently also read the book. Both experiences are similarly soul-hitting, thought-provoking and existentially disturbing. Enlightenment through self-destruction? Freedom through loss? Power through lack of control? Immortality through suicide?

If you don't experience some major cognitive dissonance after watching the movie or reading the book, then either you are some Nietzschean hero or, more likely, you weren't paying attention.


And here is a short lesson about self-overcoming



I know, this is awesome, but before you go share with all of your friends, remember this:




Now what are you going to do?
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Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Barack Obama is Luke Skywalker?

Posted on 09:04 by Unknown
The holiday break seems to have renewed the already funny juices of the writers at The Daily Show, which they have now combined with their geeky juices into a hilarious montage about the recent political adventures of Barack Obama:



The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obama Is Luke Skywalker
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire Blog</a>The Daily Show on Facebook




I hope Stevie Wonder didn't see that... oh wait... :)

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