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Keep Plato out of your bedroom
by westwood. Do you remember a little post discussing why Jurgen Habermas might be useful in your bedroom? That was waaaay back, when gapingwhole was a twinkling little babe just past its inception (best movie of the year. Or perhaps The Kids Are All Right. Or 500 Days of Summer. Was that even this year? [...]
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Post by westwood. What happens when you bring together an ultra-glamorous cast of (mostly) good-lookin’ stars, predictable semi-witty banter, and toss in a side of awkwardly weighty profound statements? You get Valentine’s Day. One would think that this sickly-sweet fluff, true to the spirit of the day it follows, would have no worthy philosophical content. [...]
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Habermas in your bedroom
by westwood There is a phenomenon in psychology known as kitchen-sinking… namely, you and your beau are having some kind of problem, but can’t seem to bring up the issue directly. Thus, you discuss ‘everything but the kitchen sink’, as the phrase goes. This adds delays to mind-numbingly fantastic make-up sex, so please don’t do [...]
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