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Category Archives: Personal reflections
Of Violence and Violins
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In the wake of the latest school shooting, people are once again arguing about whether works of art can be blamed for inspiring violence. A lot of people scoff at the question. It seems crazy to them to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics
Tagged art, Video Games, violence
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Lawrence Auster
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I was very sad to learn that Lawrence Auster’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Auster has long been a divisive figure in the blogosphere, but his traditionalist blog, View from the Right, has … Continue reading
Ads Everywhere 3
Paleo Retiree writes: Another in my ongoing series of snapz of the absurd places Americans see fit to place (and tolerate) advertising. Explanation: That’s a photo of an ad at the bottom of one of those plastic trays into which … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Personal reflections, Photography, Politics and Economics
Tagged Advertising, government, personal musings, photography, TSA
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A Reprobate Ancestor
Fenster writes: Alternative living arrangements now have a somewhat chic air about them. There’s cohousing, latter-day countercultural and perennially about to bloom as the boomers retire. There’s the micro-apartment option, the fun new craze for urban-bound but poor youth in … Continue reading
Time, out
Glynn Marshes writes: Smart people try to do things intelligently, but it turns out their fine brains aren’t necessarily much help, and sometimes may even get in the way. Take the planning fallacy, for instance. Intelligent people — perhaps even … Continue reading
Posted in Personal reflections
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Happy New Year
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How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg
Fenster writes: Cooking a soft-boiled egg correctly is really quite simple. However, the process has deep taproots so bear with me for a bit with some background about my father and grandfather. The Backstory My grandfather arrived in the United … Continue reading
Enough? Not Enough?
Paleo Retiree writes: Real money, eh? Upper-middle class life vs. middle-middle class life … I grew up thinking that a little more money than my parents had might grant me access to many of the good things in life — … Continue reading
Posted in Personal reflections
Tagged aspirations, class reflections, middle-class, money, status, upper-middle-class
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Desert Island Discs
Fenster writes: Desert Island Discs is a BBC radio program, one that has been running since 1942 and is one of the longest running radio programs in the world. Various prominent types are asked to imagine themselves cast away to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Performers, Personal reflections
Tagged Desert Island Disks, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard
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