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Monthly Archives: December 2009

“We like lists because we don’t want to die”

I love lists and I’m clearly not the only one. A man who has earned a significant reputation for his understanding of intra- and intercultural intertextuality, Professor Umberto Eco, has even written a substantial book on humanity’s obsession with lists—in fact, he argues for the transcendence of list making. I love lists because they are [...]