Tetrapharmakos The Tetrapharmakos (τετραφάρμακος) "four-part remedy" is a summary of the first four of the Κύριαι Δόξαι (Kuriai Doxai, the forty Epicurean Principal Doctrines given by Diogenes Laërtius in his Life of Epicurus) in Epicureanism, a recipe for leading the happiest possible life. They are recommendations to avoid anxiety or existential dread.[1] The four-part cure[edit] As expressed by Philodemos, and preserved in a Herculaneum Papyrus (1005, 5.9–14), the tetrapharmakos reads:[4] This is a summary of the first four of the forty Epicurean Principal Doctrines (Sovran Maxims) given by Diogenes Laërtius, which in the translation by Robert Drew Hicks (1925) read as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Don't fear god[edit] In Hellenistic religion, the gods were conceived as hypothetical beings in a perpetual state of bliss, indestructible entities that are completely invulnerable. Don't worry about death[edit] As D. What is good is easy to get[edit] What is terrible is easy to endure[edit] References and notes[edit]
Rainbow Family The Rainbow Family of Living Light (commonly shortened to the Rainbow Family) is a loosely affiliated group of individuals committed to principles of non-violence and egalitarianism. They put on events known as Rainbow Gatherings. Origins and practices[edit] The Rainbow Family was created out of the Vortex Gathering in Canby, Oregon (30 miles south of Portland, Or.) from August 28 to September 3, 1970. The first official Rainbow Family Gathering was held in Strawberry Lake, Colorado, on the Continental Divide, in 1972. Regional Rainbow Gatherings are held throughout the year in the United States, as are national and regional gatherings in dozens of other countries. Those who attend Rainbow Gatherings usually share an interest in intentional communities, ecology, New Age spirituality and entheogens. The use of alcohol in "Rainbowland" is discouraged, but not banned, and is a heated topic within the Rainbow community. Goals[edit] The Gatherings[edit] In addition to these larger U.S.
The Save Sean Bean Campaign - RPC Comics The Save Sean Bean Campaign Support the cause! Thanks to @hrtsmom and @exotictights for coming up with this idea with me! This comic is inspired by the utterly fantastic Sean Bean Death Reel and made possible through the field research of Death by Cow. Please, do everything you can to share the Save Sean Bean Campaign, and let's make it through 2012 without killing the Bean. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Under Fire, but Company’s Problems May Not Be Fixable The second episode of Season 4 brought us another wedding ceremony for the ages, and ended with a bang. [Warning: SPOILERS] In retrospect, we really should have seen it coming. I am referring, of course, to the Big Shocking Plot Twist at the end of Sunday night’s episode of Game of Thrones. (WARNING: If you haven't seen "The Lion and the Rose" yet, stop reading now. We got our first clue last week when Arya Stark and The Hound stumbled across a tavern in the woods. "Needle?" "Lots of people name their swords," Arya said. "Lots of cunts," The Hound replied. Turns out this vulgar little exchange was actually the first half of an elaborate joke. But what a punchline it was. "Such a great sword should have a name," Joffrey shouts to his guests. "Widow's Wail," one of them shouts back. "Widow's Wail," Joffrey says. The king, in other words, is a c--t. First we learned there's no room for heroes on Game of Thrones. Joffrey was the King of C--ts. Just consider Sunday night’s episode.
The Lord of the Rings Family Tree Project Comedy College: Lessons in Laughter - Totie Fields Born Sophie Feldman, Totie Fields was a New York-accented yenta doing self-deflating fat jokes amid her extroverted kvetching. In 1963, when Totie began performing in the Catskills, women weren't necessarily expected to offer their opinions or ideas. Totie did, though, treating the crowd like friends and blowing up stories about everyday events to comic proportions. She was a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show in the '70s, and she was making a big impression on future comics. There was no way to not pay attention to Totie Fields. Material excerpted from: Totie Fields Live; Mainstream Records Inc., S/6123 (no date given).
Of Men and Women A Thoughtful Look at Men and Women SHE DRIVES FOR A RELATIONSHIP. HE'S LOST IN THE TRANSMISSION By DAVE BARRY CONTRARY to what many women believe, it's fairly easy to develop a long-term, stable, intimate, and mutually fulfilling relationship with a guy. Of course this guy has to be a Labrador retriever.
Top 10 Best Ghost Photographs While trying to decide which ghost photos are the “best” is largely an exercise in subjectivity, it’s difficult to know which ones are the best with any degree of objectivity. These are the photos I consider the most authentic “captures” of ghosts ever caught on film, but I leave it to you to decide for yourself how real they may be. Of course, I realize that almost any photo can be hoaxed, but many of these were taken many years or even decades before digital cameras and the advent of Photoshop and other photo manipulation software came on the scene, making them somewhat more difficult to fake than it would be today. 10. The Queensland Photo, 1946 Taken in 1946 in Queensland, Australia by a mother who was taking a picture of her teenage daughter’s grave. 9. This famous photo taken in 1924 apparently shows the faces of two recently deceased crewmen appearing in the waves alongside the merchant ship S.S. 8. 7. 6. Taken by Reverend R.S. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. J.
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10 Famous Films That Surprisingly Fail The Bechdel Test All this week, Film School Rejects presents a daily dose of our favorite articles from the archive. Originally published in September 2011, Ashe Cantrell applies the simple, ever-relevant Bechdel Test to a number of high profile movies… The Bechdel Test, if you’re not familiar with it, is a benchmark for movies developed by Alison Bechdel in 1985. Sounds simple, right? But it’s still surprising to find out that some of the most popular films of all time fail the test, and often for reasons you may have never considered. 10.