Site Info November 25, 2020 Sandy Hudson on prioritizing leisure over work We currently need to work to live, but is that the only reality? What are the paths to make leisure a priority as well in society?
Site Info October 30, 2020 Madonna on the autobiographical “It’s boring to be completely autobiographical,” Madonna balked to Cosmopolitan.
Site Info October 16, 2020 Miranda Priestly on the impact of choices made by authority, influential media ...that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean
Site Info July 26, 2020 Michel Foucault on asking questions of and about power I am sure I’ll never get the answer; but that does not mean that we don’t have to ask the question
Site Info July 25, 2020 Canadian artist Frederick Varley on the horrors of World War I I'm going to paint a picture of it, but heavens, it can't say a thousandth part of a story. We'd be healthier to forget, & that we never can
Site Info July 25, 2020 Lieutenant Gitz Rice’s World War I trench song Oh my! I don't want to die, I want to go home.
Site Info July 25, 2020 Canadian soldier Louis Keene on the realities of World War I It’s all arranged for you, if there’s a bit of shell or a bullet with your name on it you’ll get it, so you’ve nothing to worry about
Site Info July 17, 2020 Madonna on complacency, creativity 'I don't see the point of living if you don't keep pushing yourself into unfamiliar territory'
Site Info July 13, 2020 Sal Mendaglio on giftedness as a double-edged sword 'Agents of society, such as parents and teachers, typically expect compliance from their children and students… Academic achievement may be negatively affected because it rests on conformity not questioning or challenging authority'
Site Info July 13, 2020 Robert Jay Lifton on the thought-terminating cliché 'The thought-terminating cliche is sometimes used in a deliberate way to shut down debate, manipulate others to think a certain way, or dismiss dissent'