December 2010
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One Nine Nine One: “According to Aristophanes in... →
theyearwas91:
“According to Aristophanes in Plato’s The Banquet, in the ancient world of legend there were three types of people,” Oshima says. “Have you heard of this?”
“No.”
“In ancient times people weren’t simply male or female, but one of three types: male/male, male/female or female/female. In other…
“You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”
– The last words uttered by top-ranking American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, who passed away yesterday at George Washington University hospital in DC.
[wapo.]
(via thedailywhat)
