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Texas tech vs. NC Tar Heels. The tar heels have been at every single NCAA women’s soccer tournament. 43 in a row.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Texas tech vs. NC Tar Heels. The tar heels have been at every single NCAA women’s soccer tournament. 43 in a row.
After reading a fair bit of Finnegans wake I am catching on to his pun generating technique. I found myself dreaming “litigious…lettuce juice…let itch judge…le gidge tuss…delicious…light ridge truss”
October 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
After reading a fair bit of Finnegans wake I am catching on to his pun generating technique. I found myself dreaming “litigious…lettuce juice…let itch judge…le gidge tuss…delicious…light ridge truss”
Hot take. Definition of a scholar. One who individually takes a deep dive into something that used to be shared by many, commonly, at the most superficial level. Eg. Cuneiform. Time was, lots of people knew it. Lingua Franca. Now, like; three people.
October 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Hot take. Definition of a scholar. One who individually takes a deep dive into something that used to be shared by many, commonly, at the most superficial level. Eg. Cuneiform. Time was, lots of people knew it. Lingua Franca. Now, like; three people.
Great job.
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Great job.
Even though they were swept, I think Phoenix did a great job against Las Vegas.
October 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Even though they were swept, I think Phoenix did a great job against Las Vegas.
In college I was quite the little Kantian. University of Chicago was, shall we say, rather a conservative institution philosophically. But Kant led me to Nietzsche, Heidegger, eventually the wider world.
October 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In college I was quite the little Kantian. University of Chicago was, shall we say, rather a conservative institution philosophically. But Kant led me to Nietzsche, Heidegger, eventually the wider world.
What are reading right now? Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. Chapter 11, “Lessons” is pretty funny. Also trying to read about and works of Giordano Bruno. His greatest work is written in Latin and has never been translated to English.
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What are reading right now? Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. Chapter 11, “Lessons” is pretty funny. Also trying to read about and works of Giordano Bruno. His greatest work is written in Latin and has never been translated to English.
The Virginia tech goalie did a great job vs Virginia.
October 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Virginia tech goalie did a great job vs Virginia.
There’s a scene in Harry Potter. “My father was a great man.” Snape: “Your father was a swine!!!!”
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
There’s a scene in Harry Potter. “My father was a great man.” Snape: “Your father was a swine!!!!”
What are you reading right now? No Future by Lee Edelman. Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. The Freud Reader ed. by Peter Gay.
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What are you reading right now? No Future by Lee Edelman. Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. The Freud Reader ed. by Peter Gay.
Ha. Try this experiment. You know how you see Economist articles or New Yorker or Atlantic articles behind a paywall and you think “hmm. Maybe I should subscribe!” Buy one magazine. See if you ever read it. I checked out a recent Economist from the library and guess what. Not reading it.
July 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ha. Try this experiment. You know how you see Economist articles or New Yorker or Atlantic articles behind a paywall and you think “hmm. Maybe I should subscribe!” Buy one magazine. See if you ever read it. I checked out a recent Economist from the library and guess what. Not reading it.
What are you reading right now. Mysticism by Simon Critchley. Because my son commanded me to do so. I used to be much more into mysticism but abandoned that path years ago.
July 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What are you reading right now. Mysticism by Simon Critchley. Because my son commanded me to do so. I used to be much more into mysticism but abandoned that path years ago.
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Idaho Attorney General: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools because they are “part of an ideological/social movement.”
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Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools
The sign violates a new law that prohibits the display of flags or banners have a political viewpoint, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opinion obtained by EdNews through a pub…
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July 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Idaho Attorney General: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools because they are “part of an ideological/social movement.”
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Incredible. "Paramount said its payment includes Mr. Trump’s legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library."
Paramount agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that Trump claimed “60 Minutes” deceptively edited to interfere with the election. Read more: https://trib.al/xDMS1Fl
July 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Incredible. "Paramount said its payment includes Mr. Trump’s legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library."
One of the greatest things Žižek can teach us is how to produce the lateral sibilant sound. This is crucial for those of us who want to distinguish Samech, ס Sin, ש and Shin ש when we read Biblical Hebrew.
June 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One of the greatest things Žižek can teach us is how to produce the lateral sibilant sound. This is crucial for those of us who want to distinguish Samech, ס Sin, ש and Shin ש when we read Biblical Hebrew.
Started to read the library copy of Stefan Zweig’s bio of Montaigne which compelled me to fish out my book of Montaigne I got years ago. And reminded me that I have it in French too. Honestly I could do nothing but read for like, two lifetimes.
June 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Started to read the library copy of Stefan Zweig’s bio of Montaigne which compelled me to fish out my book of Montaigne I got years ago. And reminded me that I have it in French too. Honestly I could do nothing but read for like, two lifetimes.
What are you reading right now? Racecraft by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields. Montaigne by Stefan Zweig. Job in the German Bible. Justice by Rawls.
June 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What are you reading right now? Racecraft by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields. Montaigne by Stefan Zweig. Job in the German Bible. Justice by Rawls.
Great interview with Negar Mortazavi on NPR. Regarding Israel v. Iran. Going to start listening to her podcast.
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Negar Mortazavi is an award-winning journalist and commentator, editor and host of the Iran Podcast, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy (CIP), based in Washington DC. She has b...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great interview with Negar Mortazavi on NPR. Regarding Israel v. Iran. Going to start listening to her podcast.
www.negarmortazavi.com
www.negarmortazavi.com
Remember when George Bush choked on a pretzel watching football on tv alone. Let us pray. Psalm 109.
June 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Remember when George Bush choked on a pretzel watching football on tv alone. Let us pray. Psalm 109.
Paul came first, then Mark. This is super significant. Mark filled in all the gaps and questions raised by Paul.
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Paul came first, then Mark. This is super significant. Mark filled in all the gaps and questions raised by Paul.
Ordered the diaries of Mary Chestnut, Sam Watkins, and Elisha Hunt Rhodes. George Templeton Strong comes out in November in Library of America.
June 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Ordered the diaries of Mary Chestnut, Sam Watkins, and Elisha Hunt Rhodes. George Templeton Strong comes out in November in Library of America.
Started watching Ken Burns civil war after visiting Gettysburg PA recently on the trip home from Poughkeepsie. Both visiting the battlefield and watching the show frequently brought me to tears. You want to watch me cry, have me tell you about Joshua Chamberlain.
June 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Started watching Ken Burns civil war after visiting Gettysburg PA recently on the trip home from Poughkeepsie. Both visiting the battlefield and watching the show frequently brought me to tears. You want to watch me cry, have me tell you about Joshua Chamberlain.
There are two kinds of classical music aficionados: First—favorite baroque composer Vivaldi, favorite classical composer Haydn. Second —favorite baroque composer Bach, favorite classical composer Beethoven.
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
There are two kinds of classical music aficionados: First—favorite baroque composer Vivaldi, favorite classical composer Haydn. Second —favorite baroque composer Bach, favorite classical composer Beethoven.