Apr 7, 2025
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"the poison in every puff is killing him, like all smokers, but the pleasure comes from slowly dying."
i recently moved to spain and the onslaught of cigarette smoking here inspired me to read "cigarettes are sublime" by richard klein (in the kantian sense of sublimity). its wonderful meditation on the literary, philosophical, and cultural history of smoking, all from the perspective of an addict trying to quit. in that sense, it reads sort of like a eulogy. klein introduces a ton of fascinating ideas, such as cigarettes functioning as clocks and ways to escape time, the function of cigarettes on screen, and the relationship between women's liberation and smoking cigarettes.
very beautifully written and the author has a hilarious wit! if you like philosophy you should check it out!
to other americans, it may or may not undo the years of successful anti-cigarette messaging 🫣
Nov 4, 2024
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it’s just like the movie
Jan 29, 2024
i love cigarettes. they are enforced stillness and presence. they feel physical and real in a way that many things don’t. a cigarette and a coke zero is a perfect moment. imagine adding an ipod mini and a physical crossword to the mix?? insane. also they look so cool and you look cool smoking them.
Mar 20, 2025
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like it’s 2014 and the contrast is all the way up with a moody blue filter and I’m wearing a tattoo choker leaning up against a fence and you are posting a pic of a bundle of daisies with Mariana and the Diamonds lyrics overlayed that you stole from We Heart It
Apr 10, 2025
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all the baddest bitches are from rural West Georgia
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