Have you ever read someone else's diary / notebook and found it thrilling? Why did it feel so striking? Did you feel closer to the person, or did it clarify the distance? (stealing+amplifying this question from !)
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No; however (and I hope this is pertinent) when I learn details about close friends’ childhoods, times before I knew them, I feel a sad mix of alienation and longing—I wasn’t there for it…!
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Whatever's had the biggest impact on you!
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At least 2 thrills for me:
1. "Process porn," eg., Picasso's studies of Las Meninas. Creates new ways of understanding the work
2. "Man behind the curtain," eg., Kafka's letters to Milena. Creates new ways of understanding the author
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We talking like a horror scenario? Like you’re reading it and the notebook makes reference to knowing you’re reading it and you get that feeling someone is behind you? Camera begins to back out slowly, cut to black.
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No, but this sounds totally amazing!!
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