To me, when someone talks about guys wearing eyeliner, I automatically think emo/punk/scene and hipster kids. I will be honest, a good lot of these kids are just rebelling teens who I have no time for. But on the flip side, I do enjoy some of thei...
It really depends on WHY they are wearing eyeliner or whatever... A kilt is NOT a skirt... I used to wear eyeliner and stuff on occasion, but not because I was gender confused. When I was younger I used to really like the gothic/punk stuff and I w...
In this cinemaplex, perhaps the patrons become weary of the same kind of film. They purchase their tickets, expecting to watch the same kind of movie. And then something else catches their eye and welcome the diversion.
I would like to pretend to...
The Cinemaplex is a good analogy. I'd like to think that Aom offers something for everyone. At the same time we can't be everything to everyone. For example on the main site, I have to laugh when we post something like the gun post and people say,...
I get what you're saying, Robert. You come to a site called "Art of Manliness" and expect it to be saturated with men and manly topics, a place where you can FINALLY just be free to discuss things with just men around. It's disappointing to find t...
drawing, reading, library science, mythology, art nouveau, tea, German, Doctor Who, Torchwood,
Books
David Eddings, Neil Gaiman, Terry Prachett, Anne Rice, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King
Movies
Schindler's List, Interview With The Vampire, Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, Alien, Brokeback Mountain, Kung Fu Hustle, Lola rennt, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Fight Club, Moulin Rouge, Dead Poets Society, Hellboy, Edward Scissorhands, 12 Monkeys, Match Point, Das Leben der Anderen
Music
David Sylvian, Depeche Mode, New Order, Placebo, John Foxx, David Bowie, The Beatles, Franz Ferdinand, Talk Talk, H.I.M, The Charlatans (UK), Vernian Process, Muse
Quote
"My dear fellow, when I see a monstrous tulip with *four* wonderful petals in someone else's garden, I am impelled to grow a monstrous tulip with *five* wonderful petals, but that is no reason why someone else should grow a tulip with only *three* petals." -Oscar Wilde, on plagiarizing and being plagiarized.
The gentleman in my profile picture is not me - it's Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), an artist whom I admire greatly.
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Thought I'd swing by and offer a greeting.
I work through the forums and feel as though you are quite insightful with your comments. Keep up the good work.