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UR’s Philosophy and “The Evolution of Everything”
Fenster writes: Back here Blowhard Esq. summed up UR’s philosophy in a nutshell by quoting Frédéric Bastiat, which makes us classical liberals in economic matters I think. I don’t object since that line of thinking is agreeable. Plus, I didn’t … Continue reading
Some Quick Thoughts on the New “Star Wars”
Sax von Stroheim writes: Uninspired action, a plot rehashed from Star Wars ’77 and Return of the Jedi, progressive signalling standing in for characterization (look, girl power!), a cynical trotting out of decrepit pieces of nostalgia to fulfill the audience’s … Continue reading
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Lloyd’s Memorial
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Head over to Lloyd’s blog for the program from his memorial service, some beautiful remarks by his friend the Reverend Paul Zahl, and a recording of “Dark Harbor,” a song Lloyd co-wrote.
To Hell with The Other White Meat
Fenster writes: Food and music are important things, no? When asking people to distill down their musical tastes there is the concept of Desert Island Discs. Where food is concerned there is the concept of the last meal. . … Continue reading
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Blowhard, Esq. writes: Thank you to all visitors, commenters, and porn bots.
Quote o’ th’ Day
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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James and Me
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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Deep Dream Competition: Gropius v. Gaudi
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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Taking Triggers Seriously
Fenster writes: There are some ideas so stupid only a college president could endorse them. At least that’s the impression given by reading this recent nearly-three-cheer defense of trigger warnings and microaggession bans on campus penned by two college presidents. … Continue reading
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