Film Is Beautiful of the Day: What are the most beautiful movies ever made?
It’s one helluva question, but Flavorwire editors were up for the task.
Here’s their complete list of flicks — what’d they miss?
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climb the starcase of night
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In 1872 two men began work on a lexicon of words of Asian origin used by the British in India. Since its publication the 1,000-page dictionary has never been out of print and a new edition is due out early next year. What accounts for its enduring appeal? Hobson-Jobson is the dictionary’s short, and mysterious title. The subtitle reveals more: “A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. By Colonel Henry Yule and AC Burnell.” But even the word “discursive” doesn’t quite prepare the reader for what is to come. “It’s a madly unruly and idiosyncratic work,” says poet Daljit Nagra. “Not so much an orderly dictionary as a passionate memoir of colonial India. Rather like an eccentric Englishman in glossary form.”
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30 words from India
- B - bandana, bangle, bazaar, bungalow
- C - catamaran, char, cheroot, chintz, chit, chokey, chutney, cummerbund, curry
- D - dinghy, dungarees
- G - guru, gymkhana
- H - hullabaloo
- J - jodhpur, juggernaut, jute
- K - khaki, kedgeree
- L - loot
- P - pariah, pundit, purdah, pyjamas
- S - shampoo
- V - veranda
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(via BBC News - Hobson-Jobson: The words English owes to India)
a combination of three of my favorite things: insects, wormholes and geek humour
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"Contingent superorganisms
- “Biologists have joined with social scientists to form an altruism debunkery society” — pushing the belief that every altruistic act is done in self-interest. But a new concept, “contingent superorganisms,” says that we live life on a few different hierarchies. The idea is that when you reach a higher level, you are willing to put the success of the group or a higher cause above one’s own. This is what drives militaries, fire departments, and rock bands."
- “Biologists have joined with social scientists to form an altruism debunkery society” — pushing the belief that every altruistic act is done in self-interest. But a new concept, “contingent superorganisms,” says that we live life on a few different hierarchies. The idea is that when you reach a higher level, you are willing to put the success of the group or a higher cause above one’s own. This is what drives militaries, fire departments, and rock bands."
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Scientific Concepts From ‘This Will Make You Smarter’ - Business Insider (via wildcat2030)
Right on. I’ve always had issue with the theory that all human altruism is either kinship or reciprocal in motivation.
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