David Foster Wallace on "Infinite Jest's" Difficulty
David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" is considered one of the most diffucult books of all-time. It is also one of the most unfinished. Today we will hear from David Foster Wallace on why he made "Infinite Jest" a hard read, and what he thinks the purpose of challenging literature is. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LU9Kxi4NI
An adaption of Cormac Mccarthy's Blood Meridian has just been announced! New Regency will back the film with John Hillcoat (UGH) directing it! The movie will seemingly come out in 2025, with Cormac McCarthy and his son John McCarthy serving as executive producers. Do you think Blood Meridian should become a movie? Who do you think should be cast as The Judge and The Kid? What do you think of John Hillcoat directing the Blood Meridian movie?
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The BookTube WOKESTERS love to call old Ernest a womanizer, misogynist, and a dinosaur. But, we don't have time for that hate in 2022. I'm attending the Hemingway Society Conference this July in Wyoming. But, for some reason all the PHD women at the conference that are acclaimed feminists don't think Ernest Hemingway was a misogynist. So, who is right? The feminist PHD's who've studied Ernest Hemingway for decades... Or the random feminists who are famous for tearing down iconic figures in literature?
Well, tune in to find out! I also go over Hemingway's trauma, it's relation to his hyper-masculinity, and other super meta/nerd stuff about Hemingway. LETS GO!
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Today we are discussing Robert Bly's thoughts on Walt Whitman! There are no video/audio recording of Robert Bly talking about Whitman, so all we have is his essay "My Doubts about Whitman" in his book of essays on poetry "Looking for Dragon Smoke." We will go over Bly's four praises of Whitman and his five criticisms of Whitman!
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Even though America has the strongest economy in the world, our interest in the arts and education lags behind other European countries. In this video, David Foster Wallace discusses American stupidity and why Americans are scared of transformation.
Discover over 100 of David Foster Wallace's favorite books and the three books he wrote with by his side below
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Was Cormac McCarthy a Christian? What were his religious affiliations? In this video we will be discussing McCarthy's religious and spiritual philosophy. McCarthy was well versed in Christanity, Gnosticism, Free-Masonery, Tarot, Buddhism, Hinduism, and a bunch of other religions. He also was student of religious expierences and loved talking about them with others. The structure of the video is a survey of McCarthy's religous/spiritual evolution throughout his life.
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Manifest your soulmate with this intuitive eight step program! This program is an action orientated system based in objective reality that complements more energetic (subjective) approaches like using the Law of Attraction or manifestation techniques. I've used these steps multiple times to manifest relationships and friends. I am currently using these steps to manifest a polyamorous triad based on mutual respect and kindness! Let me know what you think of the video, if you've found love through similar steps, and hopefully your successes one day. Here are the eight steps!
1. Journal your desires
2. Uncover the unrealistic fantasies
3. Make friends living those fantasies
4. Inquire into their mindset
5. Ask them where they think you will succeed/fail
6. Identify habits, actions, and misalignments
7. Explore these new actions
8. Repeat
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This is a narration/audiobook of Cormac McCarthy's first published short story "Wake for Suan." First published in Fall of 1959, "Wake For Susan" is instrumental for Cormac refining techniques he brings into the "Orchard Keeper" and "Outer Dark."
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Guide to Julia Cameron's Artist's Way Week 7: Recovering a Sense of Connection
Topics Covered and Books Listed:
Fredrich Schelling
Creating artistic flow
Perfectionism deep dive
Being Judged
Risk Taking
Eddie Would Go
Brene Brown
Non-Violent Communication
Karol Truman
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The historical device Cormac McCarthy uses in Blood Meridian to display Judge Holden's supernatural strength is the Tucson Meteor. In this video, we will discuss how McCarthy uses the meteorite, vibe on the meteor's history, and discuss how strong Judge Holden really is...
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