/lit/ - Literature

sorry, >>11026207 was for >>11025381

>>11025323
>the Stephen Addis / Stanley Lombardo translation (published by Hackett)
the translation is the best I've encountered
the book itself is also a work of art, containing illustrations by calligraphy masters and the first like ("title") of each section in Chinese characters

>>11022975
>biology podcasts
nobody asked me for recommendations about these ones
so for sake of providing a complete nutritious table, here they are

In Defense of Plants
> http://www.indefenseofplants.com
in-depth podcasts about plants and their ecosystem (bugs, animals, climate etc.); more often than not takes a broader view

The Field Guides
> http://www.thefieldguidespodcast.com/
similar to the above but takes a more narrow view, sticking to the topic

>>11025639
>>11022985
>In 2005, listeners were invited to vote in a popularity contest for the "greatest philosopher in history" with the winner selected as the subject of the final programme before the summer break. With 30,000 votes cast, the contest was won by Karl Marx with 27.9% of the votes
eh

>>11024691
>nutritious
at the end of the day it's actually better to eat carbs, as proteins require more work to digest and absorb more slowly (i.e. you won't be able to sleep well or at all); sometimes a big bag of potato chips is just what we need. well, aside from the anal leakage part maybe

>>11024628
eating a big bag of potato chips is not bad (only calories in & calories out count) although it prevents you from eating more nutritious foods in its place
check out these >>11023325 as they are half way between chips and a tuna salad

> Philosophy Without Any Gaps
> Pints With Aquinas
> re:Joyce
> Myth of the 20th Century
the best new ones I found in this topic
still haven't found anything on the subject of (modern) letters though

>>11024181
>hardcore history
it's ok but the episodes coould have been 4 to 5 times shorter if he cut out the unnecessary words; it's really a pity he "dilutes" it as he seems to know what he's talking about

>>11024525
>True Crime (i.e., guilty pleasures)
hehe thanks
there is also an episode on Pints with Aquinas regarding killing in self defense, you might be interested

>>11024371
copy paste the worthy links in notepad
you could alternatively use something like Screengrab! (a Firefox plugin) to screenshot the whole page

>>11024190
I like you too!

>>11023894
>>11023882
the last time i lived was in the time of the Kaiser
you have to excuse my lack of humor

>>11023872
no use sucking his dick
he is banned now

>>11023755
I am ok with off-topic as long as it concerns literature or related

>>11023736
>>11023712
>>11023648
stop

>>11023712
you mean I should stop self-flagellating because childhood memories? HERESY!
also: stop derailing thread please

>>11023278
it's better than it looks haha thanks
>>11023340
one word: wow
>>11023319
thanks for sharing

>>11023500
I listened to an episode, it's like /pol/ for truck drivers

>>11023240
only two and a half

Occult of Personality
>https://occultofpersonality.net/available-shows/
could be said that it's beginner level but the people they interview all know what they are talking about and drop many nuggets of wisdom (aside from healthy thought flow and thinking); a pleasure to listen to

Rune Soup
> https://runesoup.com/
focuses more on the social & cultural side of things rather than the spiritual & practical
keeps an eye on current releases, events, personalities which is really nice although a bit tiring after a while

Mysterious Universe
> http://mysteriousuniverse.org/category/podcasts/
this thing never gets boring, even if they focus a bit too much on bigfoot (especially when nothing is happening IRL); the conversation flows and the news they dig up or report on are somehow always relevant; only rarely (once every 4-5 episodes) they dip into the occult but it's well worth it
be aware it has no httpS

>>11023145
>Common Filth
this guy might be the next William Luther Price
he could talk a little faster though and/or put more emotion in it

>>11023154
>Mike Duncan's Revolutions
interesting, thank u, that site navigation tho
>Robert Harrison's Entitled Opinions
heavy stuff, will look into it

>>11023169
>https://www.socialmatter.net/category/myth-of-the-20th-century/
nice, thanks

>>11023176
>Very Bad Wizards
thanks, kind of reminds me of An Examined Life (a very hit-and-miss show), will try the Dystopias episode

>>11023141
>too
*to

>>11023118
>Pints with Aquinas
Than you, seems very interesting

>>11023008
That is a very interesting concept
Sorry to hear he passed away though

>>11022985

ArtTactic
> https://arttactic.com/podcasts/
is kind of repetitive but if you listen to a few shows you get the gist of where things are/are heading... so you only need to check it once every few years

The Modern Art Notes Podcast
> https://manpodcast.com/
A crossover between art history and art world, quite interesting but it somehow manages to not give you any insight into the subjects they focus on. The podcasts are also long and wanky, mainly because of the obnoxious hosts. On the other hand, the interviewees are nice.

Some podcasts I listened too (specialty and conference recordings) from Tate and MOMA seem to have been discontinued.
There was also a podcast about the artsy fartsy audio art world but can't find it

>got tired of occult podcasts
>got tired of biology podcasts
>got tired of art world podcasts
>can't listen to ebooks as I can read much faster than the dudes recite and besides I am looking for something more radio-formatted i.e. if I drift off it catches my attention when it needs to
so?

What Pink, 6 inches long, and makes my girlfreind cry when i put it in her mouth? Her MISACARRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

GRL FORCE is a new fav book of mine, was given it as a B day gift by a friend, love it, think taylor squad with guns and attitude with a twist of mission impossible and charlies angels, https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Force-Jonathan-J-West/dp/1483478017/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514399100&sr=1-2 - concept add on YT i found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PP0TyOC-8E&t=14s

Here's a snippet from the chapter on Metal Gear (1987, MSX)

>Disregarding the plot in the Japanese manual completely, they made up their own villain, replacing Big Boss with somebody named “Vermon CaTaffy”—a thinly veiled jab at Muammar Gaddafi, a prominent enemy of the USA during the 1980s. As usual, they made it their job to “spice up” what seemed to be a boring fare, replacing bios of characters, renaming them, and making wacky attempts at Reagan era political satire. You could hardly blame them, though. The name “Big Boss” was nothing to brag about, after all. Still, it's a bizarre move considering the words “Vermon CaTaffy” don't appear anywhere in any version of the game. In fact, according to the manual, your unit commander is somebody else named “Commander South”, who also isn't mentioned in the game. The list of inconsistencies goes on, but perhaps the most embarrassing is the mission description, which claims Solid Snake’s mission is to “seek out and destroy Metal Gear, nothing less,” even though it's impossible to do that in this version.

>To make things even more confusing in the West, Scholastic published a Metal Gear novelization in 1990 using the names and story elements of the NES version’s manual, touting itself as “the complete story of the Nintendo action-adventure game.” It was not officially affiliated with either Nintendo or Konami/Ultra Games and even admits as much on its title page, but it’s easy to imagine fans of the game picking up the book back in 1990 and taking it as the full version of the game’s story as it claims itself to be. It was simply titled “Metal Gear,” after all, with no subtitle to set it apart from the game. In a way, the book was part novel and part strategy guide, offering hints and tips on how to get through tough parts of the game while using the NES manual’s story as a jump-off point for the plot and spiraling out from there, making a myriad of absurd claims and assertions.