Monthly Archives: April 2018

Biology

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Geoffrey Miller, author of the excellent “The Mating Mind,” is an amazingly provocative and smart Tweeter.

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Linkage

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A very vivid account of what it’s like to be left with folds of excess skin after losing lots of weight. Why can’t Australia manage to enroll more girls in engineering classes? Some exceptionally informative Sailer: Chinese DNA … Continue reading →

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Feels Accurate

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

When I was a student in France — a long, long time ago — I was amazed at how much time the French spent à table. Then, when I returned to the States, I was amazed by how prone Americans … Continue reading →

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The Emperor Has White Paint

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A few months ago, when I was at the Whitney museum, I was confronted by this masterpiece: But maybe there’s something really deep going on in this work that I just don’t understand. Do you find this … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: People of experience maintain that it is very sensible to start from a principle. I grant them that and start with the principle that all men are boring. — Kierkegaard, Either/Or

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Chappaquiddick and PR

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Speaking of Chappaquiddick, as we are all about to do– Here is a Boston Globe interview with Ted Kennedy on the subject of Chappaquiddick.  It ran in July 1979–the tenth anniversary of the event. The summer of 1979 … Continue reading →

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Where is the Glamour of Romance?

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One word as to the fate of the London pterodactyl. Nothing can be said to be certain upon this point. There is the evidence of two frightened women that it perched upon the roof of the … Continue reading →

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