No arguments today … just a few words of support and concern for the victims of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor explosion in Northern Japan, and for everyone around the world affected by the disaster. The rest of us are out here watching, wishing for a way to help.
I wasn’t planning on writing a philosophy post this weekend anyway; the last five posts were exhausting, and I can use a break to get grounded. That’s it for now — be well …
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I wouldn’t make a very good creationist, since I believe completely in Darwin’s theory of natural selection and human evolution. I know that the scientific evidence for evolution is overwhelmingly persuasive. I find most religious creation myths childish and inane, and I’ve been known to snicker about creationist museums in Kentucky or Miss USA Pageant …
Slovenian philosopher and Litkicks favorite Slavoj Zizek has been exchanging letters with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, who is in jail for staging this protest in a Moscow cathedral: The letters have now been widely published, and are well worth reading for their vivid energy as well as for the stark questions they raise about …
I’ve been trying to philosophize about the Ukranian crisis in real time. This is always hazardous. Last Saturday morning, February 22, I invited readers to look at six images representing the history of Ukraine and to suggest three more that help fill out the story we are trying to understand. The idea was to try …
It’s because words are such effective tools of communication that we sometimes fail to realize how often we communicate without them. A conversation is sometimes a physical exchange. These conversations carry meaning that can only exist in the physical realm. We signify to each other with words, with gestures, with emotional expressions. We also signify …
The past week was a rough ride on the literary Internet. Thursday brought the sudden death knell of HTMLGiant, a rollicking community website frequented by writers like Tao Lin, Zachary German, Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Marie Calloway and Blake Butler along with a wide cast of erratic contributors and scattered postmodernists. This lively website always …
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I’m praying that Japan will
I’m praying that Japan will avoid further damage. My heart goes out to them.
I thought that is a great
I thought that is a great picture of you and for some reason reminded me of this picture of Walt Whitman.
That’s high praise, TKG.
That’s high praise, TKG.
yeah Levi, get a walt whitman
yeah Levi, get a walt whitman hat !