You Must Change Your Life (2009)

via www.heymancenter.org

Du mußt dein Leben ändern: Über Anthropotechnik.[1], a new book by Peter Sloterdijk published by Suhrkamp. The book is to be translated into English as You Must Change Your Life. On Human Engineering. Its title is derived from the final words of the poem “Archaic Torso of Apollo” by Rilke.

Terror From the Air (2009)

via mitpress.mit.edu

This May, Semiotext(e) will be releasing Terror From the Air. Terror from the Air[1] is a book by Peter Sloterdijk, translated by Amy Patton, the debut of a series of Sloterdijk’s translations over the next few years. Sloterdijk is the first philosopher to challenge the French theory monopoly of the late 20th century. I shoul read more by him.

RIP Viola Wills (1939 – 2009)

RIP Viola Wills   (1939 – 2009)

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“If You Could Read My Mind“  (1980)Viola Wills (December 30, 1939—May 6, 2009) was an American pop singer, best known for her rendition of “If You Could Read My Mind” (1980).

“If You Could Read My Mind” is a song by Gordon Lightfoot.  Lightfoot has cited his divorce for inspiring the lyrics.

The version by Miss Wills came out when I was fifteen. Little did I know the song was by Lightfoot and its theme was divorce*, although my parents were going through a particularly nasty end of marriage. I just loved the song.

*Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. Powerful cinematic divorce allegories include The Brood (1979) and Possession (1981).