Damn my clones are rolling. This is awesome. And couldn't be against a worse team. I truly wish the worst for TCU from now until they get ride of Dykes and Briles.
Moron Nimbys just need to die off and allow the world to become a better place without them. I'm pretty sure the plan doesn't even remove trees, only on street parking.
Honestly of the 4 major dystopias, I gotta say this one might be my least favorite. The themes are a little too on the nose, and kinda simplistic (the book is basically 200 pages of convincing the reader that TV bad, books good).
Also, it seems like everyone really misses the point of this book. This book is not about censorship. This book is about anti-intellectualism. The important part isn't that the books are being burnt, it's about why they're being burnt, and who is doing the burning. The censorship is just a plot device to show the values society is trying to impart on itself. 1984 is a better example of a dystopia about true censorship.
Nonetheless, I still think it's an important book, and an incredibly easy read. It can be knocked out in an afternoon by a middle schooler no problem.
How are these being chosen and is there any order? Curious when we'll be getting to some of the good ones like Lolita, Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Beloved, Grapes of Wrath etc? It's just been YA type stuff so far. Also, is it just things banned in the US? What about books banned from places like USSR (Master and Margarita, Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, etc). Sorry for all the questions.
Lovecraft is awesome if you want some short stories. Call of Cthulhu, Colour out of Space, and Rats in the Walls area my personal favorites.
Sorry if this is a dumb question or answered in the article, but if it's a co-op who are they striking against? Themselves? Don't they co-own it?
There's no ethical consumption under capitalism. I think you're right.
As an ISU fan this was a fun weekend. We got a conference win in the first time in 2 years, in a pretty fun game. Iowa got assblasted to the moon which was hilarious.
All in English because I'm an Anglo moron who only speaks one language.
Crime and Punishment (Ready translation)
The Stranger (Ward translation)
Ficciones
Literally anything by Hermann Hesse (maybe my favorite author)
What's hilarious is conservatives absolutely hate Strongtowns too, and pretty much all their policy goals are the opposite of the goal of ST. Even though Chuck Morohn is deeply conservative, he can't really face that truth.
As an ISU fan I'm happy we have a chance for another win next week. Dunno why but 2-10 is much easier to stomach than 1-11
I think they underestimated how dramatic this community can be. Which is surprising considering the map size whining that happened.