Ryan Norbauer Ryan Norbauer

17 April 2012

29 March 2012

Central Square, Summer 1973

Central Square, Summer 1973

23 March 2012

27 February 2012

Central Square graffiti

Central Square graffiti

27 February 2012

Mass Effect forces the observant player to ask, “Why fight for survival in a meaningless universe?” From the answer stems a story that demands the player confront the purpose of human beings in the galaxy at every level. To play Mass Effect is to consider the value of the lives of other species, the meaning of life on a cosmic scale, and the importance of individual relationships in the face of cataclysm.

22 February 2012

Norbauer’s Theory of Revealed Existential Preferences

In re the human condition, people vote with their nooses.

Over one million people die by suicide every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that it is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide and the National Safety Council rates it sixth in the United States. It is a leading cause of death among teenagers and adults under 35. … There are an estimated 10 to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year worldwide.

—Wikipedia

21 February 2012

La Perra Mora (Savall)

21 February 2012

La Perra Mora (Lislevand)

19 February 2012

The intimacy of it embarrasses me.

15 February 2012

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Meaningless (Magnetic Fields Cover)