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| − | The last time I returned home on a visit it upset me to discover that my cat was missing, and that my parents, under whose care I had left my cat, cold-heartedly denied any responsibility, citing their old age. I quickly sought a replacement pet companion. All this is context for what I now realize is a really stupid observation about latent homosexuality in the tender, loving relationship I have since developed with my new male cat (photos coming soon!), an observation I have decided not to make.
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| − | The long-awaited "''First Complete Translation in English''" of [[Jacques Lacan|Lacan]]'s [[Écrits]] has been [http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=nosubject-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fo%2FASIN%2F0393061159%2Fref%3Ds9_asin_title_1 available (on amazon.com)] since December 2005 but I just found out today. Really, one of the main reasons I intend to develop [[No Subject]] as a ''community-driven'' site is so that I will have others to count on to keep me updated on information like this.
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| − | [http://jdeanicite.typepad.com Jodi Dean]'s new book, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415951763 Zizek's Politics]'', is really very exciting to read, especially after so many other attempts to clarify the significance of Zizek's contribution to political theory have failed... Dean has done an excellent job.
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| − | Is anyone else suspicious of the bar of soap, as I am? Walk into the bathroom and look: it's filthy. After you wash your hands the first time -- <i>and employees must wash their hands</i> -- it is always necessary to wash them again just to get rid of germs -- <i>left by other employees</i> -- from the soap! That's why I carry my own bar. Also, a good name for a drinking establishment. <small>1 September 2006</small>
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