I think violence, cynicism,

I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition. Eric Stoltz

When I was four,

When I was four, I think I just wanted to make noise. When I was about 10 years old I was given five CDs for my birthday: Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark side of the Moon,’ the Sex Pistols, Prodigy, Jimi Hendrix, and I can’t remember the fifth one, but really different kinds of music. That’s when … Read more

[…] intelligent people only

[…] intelligent people only have a certain amount of time (measured in subjective time spent thinking about religion) to become atheists. After a certain point, if you’re smart, have spent time thinking about and defending your religion, and still haven’t escaped the grip of Dark Side Epistemology, the inside of your mind ends up as … Read more

Flirting with the dark

Flirting with the dark side has always had it’s fascination. Because you learn, and there’s wisdom there. Escpecially with the post-Fruedian era with the young, the shadow is ninety percent gold. You hold treasures there that you need to learn about yourself to be a whole person. Edward Herrmann