Joe Hanson examines the sciences of what it is about music that makes us feel all those feelings. Pair with 7 essential books about music, emotion, and the brain.
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Raymond Chandler’s wisdom on writing, culled from 20+ years of his correspondence.
Handwritten outlines for great works of literature
The always awesome Flavorwire just posted these outlines, hand-scrawled by famous authors. Goes to show; there is no set way to plan a story… but you need a plan all the same. See more here.
- Joseph Heller’s chart outline for Catch-22.
- Part of Jennifer Egan’s plan for her short story Black Box.
- Sylvia Plath’s outline for The Bell Jar.
- J.K. Rowling’s plan for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- James Salter’s outline for Light Years.
- Henry Miller’s manuscript plan for Tropic of Capricorn.
- Norman Mailer’s character timeline for Harlot’s Ghost.
Gallerella: The Buddy System →
The Buddy System
I’ve been thinking about this idea that everyone has something to teach. You may not agree with their occupation, their religion, their lifestyle or their use of money, BUT there may be some sliver of an opportunity to learn something valuable from your most reviled enemy….
best part other than Joan’s freak out.
(Source: gypsyastronaut)
View Larger Like the Klimt painting “The Kiss” shown in the first sequence of the film, the story is told with a fragmented narrative—a collage of moments that make up their disjointed relationship. But what’s interesting about Milena and Alex is that even in the deepest moments of affection or love you can taste that hate is only a touch away. Their desire for one another is primal, a type of obsession that stems from the games lovers play and the incessant torture they inflict on one another—whether it’s a purposeful pain or simply a subconscious desire to hurt that which you love before it can hurt you.
In an article for the Criterion Collection, Richard Combs once desired their relationship as resembling “one of those impossible ball-in-a-maze puzzles—there are, in fact, two matching sets of these in the film—where he is drawn to her wildness and chaos and impelled to tame it, perhaps because he fears a matching chaos in himself. When he despairs that she’ll never change, she retorts, ‘If you weren’t who you are, I wouldn’t have to.’” Their love is a rare breed that is an absolute fury and a fire. It’s as if the two have transcended past affection and become a sort of conjoined wound that just won’t heal, constantly tearing and bleeding with lust and hatred. They wish death upon themselves and one other. “Leave and you kill me. Leave and I’m dead,” screams Milena in a manic fit of rage towards Alex.
