Recent content by macunaima

First of all, thank to Perun for switching this discussion to a new thread. We went off on a tangent and it did indeed belong in a new thread. But I just wanted to tell Perun (and anyone else who may have found the discussion interesting) that I will no longer participate in the discussion...

[!--quoteo(post=133462:date=Mar 30 2006, 02:56 PM:name=Maverick)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Mar 30 2006, 02:56 PM) 133462[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Yeah. We do wonder. :: Didn't Perun ask us not to let this get personal or that he would have to start doing...

[!--quoteo(post=133458:date=Mar 30 2006, 02:50 PM:name=Maverick)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Mar 30 2006, 02:50 PM) 133458[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] I simply don't particularly appreciate people who talk for the sake of talking, and who don't actually say...

[!--quoteo(post=133455:date=Mar 30 2006, 02:40 PM:name=Maverick)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Mar 30 2006, 02:40 PM) 133455[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Hmmm... Is that what some people call philosophical diarrhoea? :: :: :: Is Maverick what some people call...

[!--quoteo(post=133446:date=Mar 30 2006, 01:59 PM:name=Perun)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Mar 30 2006, 01:59 PM) 133446[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] My definition of art? Expression. Something that speaks to me and makes me think. No, it doesn't have to be beautiful...

[!--quoteo(post=133436:date=Mar 30 2006, 01:04 PM:name=Perun)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Mar 30 2006, 01:04 PM) 133436[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] No, that is definitely *not* art. It's just disgusting. Interesting. In case you didn't know, that picture is of a...

[!--quoteo(post=133351:date=Mar 29 2006, 03:03 PM:name=Perun)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Mar 29 2006, 03:03 PM) 133351[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Well, you have a good point there. But I still wonder how any why I should consider it as art? It's a sculpture of a...

[!--quoteo(post=133365:date=Mar 29 2006, 04:19 PM:name=Conor)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Mar 29 2006, 04:19 PM) 133365[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] I can see we have a thrash hater on our hands [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/ohmy.gif\"...

[!--quoteo(post=130014:date=Feb 28 2006, 11:52 AM:name=Conor)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Conor @ Feb 28 2006, 11:52 AM) 130014[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Metallica - Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, Kill 'em All Anthrax - Among the Living :: All the songs on Among...

MODERATOR ACTION: I split the discussion on art from the Now Admiring thread, because that thread was not meant to discuss "what art is", but to present our favourite works of art. The discussion on what art is can continue here. Thanks for listening. -Perun macunaima's original post now...

Here's a new sculpture I found interesting. It just went on display in NYC this week.

[!--quoteo(post=133333:date=Mar 29 2006, 12:16 PM:name=The_7th_Son)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(The_7th_Son @ Mar 29 2006, 12:16 PM) 133333[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] Jap women are hot. :: Do you find porcelain dolls sexually stimulating?!? I guess there is no...

Turkey: Best kebabs I've ever had...best baklava I've ever had...best fish I've ever had...best bath I've ever had. ::

Ok, here's a picture of me... Ok, that's not really me. But it captures how I feel sometimes...you know, like an arrogant, idiot asshole. Sorry...I'm just having a bad day. [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sad.gif\"...

Can we get an answer on this? Or at least another hint?