История и политика, наука и техника, общество и медиа

SynthWave, The Smiths, Pink Floyd, Queen, Buckethead

Вестерны, Трилогия "Безумный Макс", Властелин колец

Джек Лондон, Артур Кларк, Азимов, Достоевкий, Сальваторе, Толкиен

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'it belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'it belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'it belongs to everyone.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture. A city where the artist would not fear the censor; where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality; where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city as well

С лязгом, скрипом, визгом опускается над
Русскою Историею железный занавес.
- Представление окончилось.
Публика встала.
- Пора одевать шубы и возвращаться домой.
Оглянулись.
Но ни шуб, ни домов не оказалось
Не речами и постановлениями большинства решаются, великие вопросы времени - но железом и кровью