January 2009
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How do you live with that? You don't
The less control people have over their lives, the more likely they are to try and regain control through mental gymnastics,” said Galinsky. “Feelings of control are so important to people that a lack of control is inherently threatening. While some misperceptions can be bad or lead one astray, they’re extremely common and most likely satisfy a deep and enduring psychological...
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Everything is decaying beautifully
Y la grasa que chisporrotea en la noche iluminada que ya no es noche, con el haz de luces que corolan las encías manchadas por el jugo de carne y con el sabor a pólvora salivando las comisuras, y las cuentas de colores resbalando nerviosamente entre dedos ligeros y el poliester desgastándose sobre piel húmeda, el ritmo tembloroso de los hombros y las ráfagas dulzonas del mostrador chorreante, el...
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Radiohead sucks -or so they tell me
What it boils down to is this: with Radiohead, it’s all about proving something. Apparently Thom Yorke has something akin to Small Man Syndrome, except in his case it’s more like Small Incredibly Fucking Creepy Disfigured Gnome Syndrome. First of all, he had to prove that an ethereal fetus-fairy with an heroically obtuse haircut could make it onto the pop-charts. He did so, of course,...
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To be terminated when one or both parties run out...
―¿Y la justicia, padre? ―La justicia final se impone allá arriba, hijo. No la busques en este valle de lágrimas. Las palabras ―murmuró el Padre al descansar, por fin, en el piso firme y sacudirse el polvo de la sotana―; las palabras, malditos rosarios de sílabas que encienden la sangre y las ilusiones de quienes deben contentarse con pasar rápidamente por esta corta vida y gozar, a cambio de su...