Surrealism

[close] A collection of odd curiosities. Books that make you go ' ... wait what?'

[close] Discuss any fun books you have been reading lately. Or maybe books that are a little different.

[close] Sylvia Bataille somehow bagged Jacques Lacan("the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud", according to Mr. Google, which as we all know: never tells a lie) , AND!!! Georges Bataille, French writer, anthropologist, archivist and philosopher best known for his novella Story of the Eye. This group is primarily a discussion board based on "What was so captivating about Sylvia Bataille? (in theory) " I guess I just think she has one hellov'a track record as far as marital partners go. Sylvia Bataille achieved the modern day equivalent of a Clinton-Lewinsky-scandal followed by a an Instagram official relationship status with Slavoj Žižek...okay obviously that is only hypothetically accurate but in terms of who she could (in theory) be seen coupling-up with in the tabloids of 2021 I'd say that my statement is empirically and irrefutably factual. ...this may be one of those things where she must've been a member of the social elite so naturally the men she ended up with were very well known popular figures, but I have become fixated on her, and I believe there was something especially special about her. -Hunt, Jamer Kennedy (1995). "Absence to presence: The life history of Sylvia [Bataille] Lacan (France)". Rice University Electronic Theses and Dissertations. unarchived on 18 October 2021.

[close] A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) by Lance & James Morcan. This group can also be an intersection of sorts where Deaf and hearing people can engage and learn from each other.