Monthly Archives: September 2015

The Real Problem of Sexual Assault on Campus?

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The conservative Jewish publication Commentary has an article running here on the “real problem” with sexual assault on campus.  It’s a neocon mag with something of a Victorian scold temperament on cultural matters so while the readership here, … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ th’ Day

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: “The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.”  Daniel Kahneman We spend our days looking at a tube.

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Fenster and a Friend Go on a Mini-Pilgrimage

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: People with the means, the time and the religious zeal often head to northern Spain if they are interested in a pilgrimage.  Depending on the nature of one’s religion that can include either or both of these: Santiago … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Speechifying

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Quote Du Jour: Revolution, Architecture, and the Law

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most important consequence of the Papal Revolution was that it introduced into Western history the experience of revolution itself. In contrast to the older view of secular history as a process of decay, there was introduced a … Continue reading →

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“The Un-Civil War: BLACKS vs. NIGGERS: Confronting the Subculture Within African-American Communities” by Taleeb Starkes

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This book is like a companion piece to Chris Rock’s famous “I love black people but I hate niggers” standup routine, and despite its obvious shortcomings I enjoyed it a lot. Today’s “black people” matrix can be so … Continue reading →

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James and Me

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Fenster, he has long had a love/hate relationship with James Kunstler’s work.  I expect most readers here will know of him.  If you don’t, here’s his Wikipedia page, which provides the basics but fails the capture some of … Continue reading →

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Architecture du Jour: Wilderstein

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My wife and I recently visited Wilderstein, a magnificent 19th century mansion on the Hudson River, not far from the lovely small town of Rhinebeck. Wilderstein is sometimes said to be the Hudson River Valley’s best Victorian house. … Continue reading →

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Deep Dream Competition: Gropius v. Gaudi

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Deep Dream is an engine somewhere out in the cloud–maybe cloud 9–that adds elements to images that are intended suggest a dream state. Because the added elements have an organic quality it is better to start with an … Continue reading →

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Triggers Again

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thankfully, the trigger warning idea is getting some strong pushback.  The faculty at American University has strongly endorsed free speech on campus.  Other prestige colleges, like Purdue, are following the lead of the University of Chicago in taking … Continue reading →

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