Top 10 Songs:
10. THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT, The Postal Service (2003)
9. LOVE BITES, Def Leppard (1987)
8. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Lou Reed cover), Joseph Arthur (2014)
7. NOT UP TO ME, Kandle (2014)
6. ALL THE RAGE BACK HOME, Interpol (2014)
5. LAZARETTO, Jack White (2014)
4. SWEATPANTS, Childish Gambino (feat. Problem) (2014)
3. RIGHT TIME, Nikki Lane (2014)
2. SMOOTH SAILING, Queens Of The Stone Age (2014)
1. RED LIGHT, Eddie Murphy (feat. Snoop Lion) (2013)
Top 10 Robin Williams Films:
10. MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON, Paul Mazursky (1984)
9. DEATH TO SMOOCHY, Danny De Vito (2002)
8. AWAKENINGS, Penny Marshall (1990)
7. ONE HOUR PHOTO, Mark Romanek (2002)
6. DEAD POETS SOCIETY, Peter Weir (1989)
5. GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, Barry Levinson (1987)
4. DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, Woody Allen (1997)
3. WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, Vincent Ward (1999)
2. INSOMNIA, Christopher Nolan (2002)
1. THE FISHER KING, Terry Gilliam (1991)
Top 10 Robin Williams Performances In Film:
10. HOOK, Steven Spielberg (1991)
9. DEATH TO SMOOCHY, Danny De Vito (2002)
8. MRS. DOUBTFIRE, Chris Columbus (1993)
7. GOOD WILL HUNTING, Gus Van Sant (1997)
6. INSOMNIA, Christopher Nolan (2002)
5. ONE HOUR PHOTO, Mark Romanek (2002)
4. PATCH ADAMS, Tom Shadyac (1998)
3. THE FINAL CUT, Omar Naim (2004)
2. DEAD POETS SOCIETY, Peter Weir (1989)
1. THE BIRDCAGE, Mike Nichols (1996)
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
On Suicide
Many things have been said about suicide in the past couple of days, what with the death of Robin Williams and the fact that he was so beloved and touched and inspired so many people.
But the smartest thing came from my friend Yan, blogger (and songwriter) extraordinaire, and I will quotemost all of it because just one part would not be enough:
I find it very selfish for people to ''oppose'' suicide, and the same goes for hastags like #endsuicide. Like Yan said, apart from hurting loved ones - who likely will feel pain at other moments in their lives as well - where is the harm in taking your own life? Aren't there enough humans on earth for whatever purposes you had in mind? And what if this particular human felt they had done what they needed to, or all that they could have, or that every single one of their efforts led to no change for the best for anyone/anything? The species can afford one less, all the better if it's someone who doesn't feel like giving Life another try rather than, say, kids who are collateral damage in a shitty war no one will benefit from.
I say #keepsuicidealive. I'm pro choice. All the time.
That being said, R.I.P. Mr. Williams. I re-watched Death To Smoochy tonight, because it's one of his most under-rated films, and part of when he - as an actor - turned to darker roles rather than all-serious or all-comedy. Maybe I'll watch One Hour Photo tomorrow. And try not to kill myself on Thursday.
But the smartest thing came from my friend Yan, blogger (and songwriter) extraordinaire, and I will quote
A famous person committed suicide so of course tumblr and the rest of the internet is going to be filled with patronizing BS about suicide for the next several days.
I mean no disrespect to Robin Williams or to the people paying tribute to him, but please please please for the love of god spare me your saccharine messages about how suicide is never the answer.
This is a very unpopular opinion but I believe that sometimes suicide is the answer and I wish people would respect that choice. Yes, I know there’s mental illness involved and suicidal people are not always thinking clearly, but I can’t stand the way well-meaning people speak condescendingly to people who are suicidal.
Why can’t we just let people go with dignity? Why not accept the fact that sometimes people reach a point where the pain is so great that it completely obliterate all other consideration and there is only one way out? Yes it sucks for those who are left behind. I know because I’ve been left behind a few times. But don’t you think people who are suicidal already know that? That they will be missed? They’re not stupid babies. They are aware of the pain they are going to cause and they probably already feel a tremendous amount of guilt over it. But when your own pain reaches a certain point, that doesn’t matter anymore.
I don’t want to upset people and I’m certainly not advocating suicide, but stop treating people like babies.I share that opinion. Deeply.
I find it very selfish for people to ''oppose'' suicide, and the same goes for hastags like #endsuicide. Like Yan said, apart from hurting loved ones - who likely will feel pain at other moments in their lives as well - where is the harm in taking your own life? Aren't there enough humans on earth for whatever purposes you had in mind? And what if this particular human felt they had done what they needed to, or all that they could have, or that every single one of their efforts led to no change for the best for anyone/anything? The species can afford one less, all the better if it's someone who doesn't feel like giving Life another try rather than, say, kids who are collateral damage in a shitty war no one will benefit from.
I say #keepsuicidealive. I'm pro choice. All the time.
That being said, R.I.P. Mr. Williams. I re-watched Death To Smoochy tonight, because it's one of his most under-rated films, and part of when he - as an actor - turned to darker roles rather than all-serious or all-comedy. Maybe I'll watch One Hour Photo tomorrow. And try not to kill myself on Thursday.
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