février 2012
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“There’s no beauty without poignancy and there’s no poignancy without...”
– Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Beautiful and Damned, New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1922. Print, p.167.
Fév 26
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Fév 21
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Who let the dogs out?
The word “cynic” comes from “kyon” or dog, in Ancient Greek. Diogenes, a Greek philosopher known for urinating on people he didn’t agree with, was probably the inspiration for the word. He reportedly said that he wished to be buried like a dog. Here are a few words about Diogenes from The Power of Negative Thinking : Cynicism and the History of Modern...
Fév 17
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Fév 16
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Fév 15
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“Passage, immediate passage! the blood burns in my veins! Away O soul! hoist...”
– Extract from Passage to India, Walt Whitman (1819-1892).
Fév 12
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“O fato é que a prática da dança de salão não é um ritual de cópula para...”
– A heterossexualidade da dança de salão, Revista Dança em pauta
Fév 8