Back to the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest 50 years ago today with Waterloo. ABBA night is about to start on BBC2 celebrating 50 years since they won Eurovision. A day without #ABBA is a wasted day.
Second chances teach us that repetition is not mechanistic or meaningless — and that we can be the authors, not merely the victims, of our lives...
Redeeming Time
Ten Typical Behaviors Of Creative People
Creative people are uncomfortable with the status quo. For them, a creative life is one of options, opportunities, and alternatives. They do not always accept what others do; rather, they seek multiple responses and views. - Psychology Today
As Oppenheimer Opens In Japan, Here’s What Moviegoers Think
A former Hiroshima mayor: "From Hiroshima's standpoint, the horror of nuclear weapons was not sufficiently depicted. … The film was made in a way to validate the conclusion that the atomic bomb was used to save the lives of Americans." - CBC
People Are Always, Always Better Than Algorithms At Book Recommendations
"What is unquantifiable is horrifying to the corporate overlords, of course, but it’s the magic that connects readers with particular books." - LitHub
How The Andy Warhol Museum Lost Its Way
Or maybe never found it. "The problem with Warhol ... is that his art doesn’t lend itself to extended aesthetic contemplation. Once you’ve seen Brillo Boxes or his soup cans once, you’ve seen them enough." - Hyperallergic