“But rest assured, with this generation, it’s all just a put-on. Because when a twentysomething uses the language of skepticism, irony, sarcasm and cynicism, he or she may be afraid — but most aren’t genuinely angry. They’re just talking tough… When you read between the lines of this generation, the stinging tone of their cynicism […]
“One of the things I always took to be a self-evident truth was that you cannot copy somone else’s success. You figure out how to do it for yourself. And any attempt to walk in somebody else’s shoes, you’re going to end up with a less significant experience. So I have to […]
“So when you said the words ‘Young Avengers’ to me, I was initially thrown, since the Avengers didn’t have teen sidekicks from which to build a team. But the idea of creating a group of teenage super heroes in the Avengers universe was irresistible to me. The one question I couldn’t answer for […]
“There is definitely a secular bias, because speaking emotionally doesn’t work anymore. There’s a rational, scientific privilege, and all other sorts of language are matters of the heart and don’t have a place.” Munir Jiwa, anthropologist
Tags: christianity, ideas, religion, science, sociology
“Well, long story short a hard-boiled egg exploded in my mouth today.” Daniel Chui
Tag: funny
“Accept the invite! Click yes. You have to click yes. No in the other window! No, there!” Russell Beattie, on starting video conversations in MSN or Yahoo! Messenger
Tags: design, lifestyle, simplicity, software, technology
“As a resident of Parkdale-High Park, and one who toils in and for the arts, I can tell you quite emphatically that I, and many others, will not miss Sarmite Bulte. She was unresponsive to her (thankfully former) constituency and completely out of touch with the needs of those she was supposed to represent. […]
“Given all the contributions Canada has made to the world, who would guess one of the biggest would be to help build a better banana… the fourth most important food staple in the world—after rice, wheat and corn.” Leslie Scrivener, Toronto Star
Tags: biology, consumerism, evolution, food, science
Superman: “What kind of masochist keeps track of the different kinds of pain they’ve…” Batman: “Four hundred and ninety-six by my last count.” Superman, on Batman’s suggestion he catalogue his own levels of physical discomfort
Tags: comics, psychology
“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.” Revelations 4:2
Tags: christianity, love