Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Mar 2008 10:37 UTC, submitted by Oliver
Arthur C. Clarke, who peered into the heavens with a homemade telescope as a boy and grew up to become a visionary titan of science-fiction writing and collaborated with director Stanley Kubrick on the landmark film "2001: A Space Odyssey", has died. He was 90. The knighted British-born writer died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had made his home for decades, after experiencing a cardio-respiratory attack, his secretary, Rohan De Silva, told Reuters. May he rest in peace, and I'd like to extend my sincere condolences to his family and friends. The pod-bay doors will open for the last time.
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RE[3]: Comment by Oliver
by primelight@live.com on Wed 19th Mar 2008 19:31
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RE[4]: Comment by Oliver
by Thom_Holwerda on Wed 19th Mar 2008 20:56
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Member since:2005-06-29
So you are OK with possible child abuse as long as good art is produced?
Don't twist my words - I'm not approving of child abuse. All I'm saying is that someone's personal lifestyle, or wrongdoings, have no influence in my appreciation for that person's art.
If Hitler was actually a good painter (instead of the crappy one he was) and produced good art, I'd still say it was good art, despite his horrendous crimes.
UPDATE: Oops, I wrote it the wrong way in that comment. What I meant was: "One judges art not by the artist that made it, but by the art itself."
Hope that clears it up.
Edited 2008-03-19 20:58 UTC
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"One judges an artist not by his lifestyle, character, or actions, but by his art."
One of the the most important lessons I've received (from my Dutch Literature teacher).