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January 27, 2012

“ There are countless examples of how circumstance influences the way we perceive smells; for instance, wintergreen became popular in chewing gum and toothpaste in the United States after World War II, but to the British, the smell would have evoked sickness, since it was used in ointments to treat the wounds of soldiers. ”

November 25, 2011

“If you pursue, totally single-mindedly and perfectly, the motive for creating useful, utilitarian cuts, you will stumble upon the beauty. And similarly, if you cut it to be as beautiful as possible, you will stumble into utility. They can’t be separated.”

(via On The Anatomy Of Thrift, Pork Provender in the Home Kitchen)

November 21, 2011 497 notes

“ If there were a late-night comedy show completely run by comedy writers, without any interference from a host, producer, or network, that show would probably be called The Darkest and Most Impossibly Horrible Things You Can Imagine, Presented as Comedy. Every sketch would end with a gunshot or an infant’s stroller engulfed in flames, and the show would be canceled halfway through its opening titles. That’s because most comedy writers are so inured by humor that only the most shockingly toxic ideas can achieve the proper velocity to penetrate their indifference. ”

Conan writer Todd Levin on how jokes die, for GOOD Magazine “Just Like That but Funny” (via lonelysandwich)

(via atencio)

This quote rings so incredibly true to me. Whenever I’m writing, my mind immediately goes to the darkest move possible. I’ve learned to push past this initial instinct to see if there’s something more clever or unexpected, but the urge is always there. And when I watch comedy that ends darkly, I always love it. I think for me at least, there’s just something so funny about getting someone to laugh at something that objectively is definitely not funny at all.

(via sarahschneider)

November 8, 2011