Monthly Archives: September 2010

September 23, 2010

Exclusive: Zizek on Iran

A collaborative translation of BBC Persian’s recent exclusive interview with Zizek. Cross-posted on the new site, transliminal.org: http://www.overstream.net/swf/player/oplx?oid=awswrnnzipa3&noplay=1 Many thanks to Kam, Mani and Sheyda for their help on this one.

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September 19, 2010

Online dating sites reveal latent racism?

via How Your Race Affects The Messages You Get « OkTrends How Your Race Affects The Messages You Get October 5th, 2009 by Christian Rudder Welcome back, dorks. We’ve processed the messaging habits of over a million people and are … Continue reading →

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September 10, 2010

An Eid gift from a young Afghani friend

Thanks to SK for sharing this with me, early on the last morning of Ramadan. Eid mobarak, to whomever is celebrating, or would like an excuse to. YouTube – Ahmad Zahir–Rumi: It isn’t wise to separate from companions

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September 10, 2010

The Unbearable Simplicity of Value

Thanks to friend MH of ::Dorang:: for passing this one on. via Information Philosopher – Value Is the Good something that exists in the world? The Existentialists thought not. Most religions place its origin in a supernatural Being. Humanists felt … Continue reading →

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September 9, 2010

The REAL ‘Stuff White People Like’

Great guilty pleasure… check out the link for the cool interactive graphics… via The REAL ‘Stuff White People Like’ « OkTrends What is it that makes a culture unique? How are whites, blacks, Asians, or whoever different from everybody else? … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2010

Slavoj Zizek talks to Ali Alizadeh on BBC Persian

YouTube – Slavoj Zizek talks to Ali Alizadeh on BBC Persian Tamasha *UPDATE* — Fully subtitled version here: http://www.transliminal.org/?p=220 … BBC Persian discovers the joys of Slavoj Zizek. Here’s a quick breakdown of their coverage (don’t mind my amateur translation): … Continue reading →

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