Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Quote Dujour: Buddha

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

Quote Dujour: Richard Pryor

"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

Stuntin'

So I learned a new term the other day: "stunt journalism". I'm currently reading The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs. I'm impressed with his mad literary skills and decided to learn more, so I consulted the all-knowing Wikipedia.

A.J. Jacobs is a prime example of a Stunt Journalist. Stunt Journalists conduct some kind of life experiment then document their experience, like a reality show you read. A literal documentary, no pun intended, but pun implied.

I skimmed through a book a few months ago called The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs by Sean Aiken and thought the writing structure was cool. I wished upon a star that there was a name for it besides "diary".

So is that the true stunt of stunt journalism? Selling people excerpts of your edited diary?

Quote Dujour: Alan Moore

"Life isn’t divided into genres. It’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."

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