Three Items In Search of a Unifying Theme
May 21a) The second season of Steven Moffat’s Sherlock has begun filming, and the titles of the new episodes have now been announced. The titles arguably count as spoilers for anyone familiar with the source material, so click at your own risk. b) I’ve had a love-hate relationship with this song since my childhood. The music [...]
Post-Aynalytic Philosophy
May 18Immediately after you finish David Gordon’s aforementioned online course on “Ayn Rand and Objectivism,” you can start his online course on “Libertarianism and Contemporary Philosophy.” (The poster says “Libertarianism and Modern Philosophers,” but since in academic parlance modernity begins with the Renaissance, and courses on “modern” political philosophy would generally be expected to focus on [...]
Deadline Reminder
May 17Reminder that the deadline for the Molinari Society’s call for papers is tomorrow.
Le Petit XXe au XXIe, Partie II
May 17And now there’s a trailer. The anglophone pronunciation of the name “Tintin” makes me wince – I mean, he’s supposed to Belgian, right? – but otherwise it looks promising.
28 Years Later; or Hey Hey Goodbye
May 17Explaining why this is such a good thing would take a post far longer than I have time for right now.
Deep Threat, Part 2
May 17Thanks to a reader’s email note, I learn that my recent post on bin Laden’s possible porn stash has been quoted in The Independent and The Week. From a Google search, I learn that the quote has since propagated far and wide. I also learn, to my surprise, that I am a “mainstream blogger.”
Recent Comments