I suppose I wouldn't be surprised; but I'm not really paying attention to whatever signs there may be.
Do you ever purposefully starve yourself so that when you do eat, it tastes great?
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I suppose I wouldn't be surprised; but I'm not really paying attention to whatever signs there may be.
Do you ever purposefully starve yourself so that when you do eat, it tastes great?
No. I'll die fat and happy
Does anyone realize that a lot of these questions fall into the realm of "politics" and the admin and moderators have forbidden "politics"?
I thought of that, yeah. They have yet to speak up, though...
What to do when all the beautiful things in life just hurt you?:bawling:
It's never happened. Most of the beautiful things in my life never hurt me. And if they do, it usually just part of what comes with their territories, as when I wipe out when snowboarding or surfing, or when my wife laughs at my singing. It's all good.
Do you amend your taste or aesthetic preferences to adapt to what you think others will consider cultured and/or sophisticated?
Sometimes, yes, with people who I am in awe of, or whose taste I really respect. In general, no.
Lykren I have never hurt you ;)
What makes The Great Gatsby a masterpiece?
Aw. Of course not.
You know it better than I. I haven't read it since high school, but alongside the juxtaposition of a lush prose style fraught with romantic, delicate metaphors and a cynical depiction of material (as opposed to the prose's spiritual) excess, there is as you once pointed out to me, the way Fitzgerald tangles the notions of truth and falsehood. Luv dem paradoxes.
Will culture eventually be free? Or is that a utopian ideal promulgated by the advent of the internet, but ultimately impractical?
Never completely - owning a Rembrandt for example. But viewing art reproduced might be, and what with the development of monitors, the difference between viewing the actual artwork and seeing it on screen will diminish.
Can professional artists exist in an environment where art is free?
No, they need to make at least as much as waiters. :)
If a psychotic takes himself off his meds, then murders someone he hated in the first place, would he be not guilty by reason of insanity?
holy cow what a conundrum! if that's not a law and order episode waiting to happen! I suspect there are indeed cases like that out there. I lean towards thinking what you are suggesting would have to be the case. it seems though there must be some other distinction out there, "insane, but still guilty?"
during the recent sony hacking event, some emails were uncovered bandying about the idea of a black james bond. it caused all sorts of hubbub on the internet with people talking about it and disagreeing over it. so this kinda speaks to the issue of canonicity vs artistic license. (I hope lots of folks answer this one).
what would your reaction be to the idea of, or the reality of, a black james bond?
It would depend on the Black James Bond, if it were Idris Elba, I'd be thrilled. If it were Chris Rock, not so much.
Would you think less of a work of art just because it was extremely popular?
There's nothing wrong with the idea. I think people are silly to fuss over it. I think that to the current generation, M is a woman (and Dame Judy Dench, no less). That seems weird to me, growing up with a clear Idea of a male M, but I guess the sky didn't fall in. Somehow I suspect that Hollywood would screw it up, but in principle, a black James Bond would be fine.Quote:
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Would you purchase a hand gun and teach yourself to shoot if you were convinced it was the only way to protect yourself and your family?
My reaction to it is: Yes! I can't wait to see Idris Elba play the character.Quote:
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No.Quote:
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I doubt that I would be convinced, but of course I would if I thought it would be the only way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
As to the earlier question, they'd be not guilty by reason of insanity, and locked away in a mental asylum for an indefinite time.
Who are your favourite contemporary poets?
YesNo and _Joe_
Should the US make common cause with Putin and Assad in opposing ISIS?
I think the fuss grew out of, first, people were saying, out of fidelity to fleming, that you simply just cant have a black james bond. (it would be interesting to see how those same people reacted to the female m) and then the response to that created the fuss when the original people were accused of racism. I think its a neat topic. its interesting too that in the last bond (spoiler alert!), they killed off judi dench and the next m is male.
I think there is something to be said for fidelity, and something to be said for experimentation and fictional stretching. the tension between the two is fun to figure out. ive not given the cbs show "elementary" a viewing yet, with lucy lui as Watson.
hmm, a good question...I am very pro 2nd amendement but I personally don't like guns. I think I would say yes, but id more than likely go with a shotgun than a handgun (if that doesn't change the spirit of the question).
lemme just pass your question along to the next fellow..."Would you purchase a hand gun and teach yourself to shoot if you were convinced it was the only way to protect yourself and your family?"
Firstly, as to fidelity, the Bond film series abandoned fidelity the moment it left the 60's, so having a Black James Bond is no more untrue to the novels than having a Bond film set in 2015. As to many of the critics of Elba, many--if not most of the criticisms--of Elba were racist, as were the criticisms of Michal B. Jordan for Johnny Storm.
As to the handgun question, I don't think there is any place in America one would need a handgun to protect their family, certainly not one where the danger to my family would outweigh the danger of the gun to them.