All apocalyptic stories are about wish fulfillment to some extent. But Red Dawn, opening today, is the purest jolt of wish-fulfillment I’ve seen in ages, about the fall of America and the rise of some plucky kids who Suck It Up and Do What Must Be Done. This is an action movie so ridiculous, it barely qualifies as having a narrative, just a river of melted cheese. It’s like going rafting in the Nacho Kingdom. More »

“Stories are the most durable texture of life for us. Not forms of societies, but stories. Stories are really what keeps everything together, in a way. When you are abandoned by stories – when you go back beyond the invention of writing, beyond the literary tradition – you feel of course lost: because one needs stories.”

Have you read your Roberto Calasso? F*ck you, go get The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony. Or, Literature and the Gods. Or his latest, La Folie Baudelaire, which Elizabeth Bachner wrote about. Calasso is a gem, and he is profiled at the Independent.

I hate shaving. Like seriously, it is the most annoying personal hygiene chore that a proper gentleman is supposed to undertake everyday. Mostly I hate it because it takes up a lot of time and me and razors don’t really get along.

But maybe you’re different. Maybe you love the smooth texture of a fresh shaven face everyday. If so, you might want to get this iPhone wannabe shaver.

It’s electric. It cost $40. And it looks just like an iPhone 4. There’s a metal band surrounding the glass face. Shoot, it even has a little switch on the side of the device like the iPhone mute switch, and it comes in white and black. You can charge it via USB and toss it in your travel bag for your next adventure. All it needs is an Apple logo.

Source: Shave Tech

Via: Gizmodo