Transatlantic Translation
Feb 09Some differences between British and American English are fairly obvious, like the different uses of “brilliant,” “pissed,” and “knock up” (though the American meaning of the last, at least, has now made its way fairly well into British usage). I want to talk about a couple that are a little more nuanced. One is the [...]
A Matter of Gravity
Feb 06Wondering what really happened in the Sherlock finale? Click here (but only if you’ve seen “The Reichenbach Fall”). (CHT Mark Gatiss.)
The (Very) Thin Green Line
Feb 05The Guardians of the Universe, the bosses of the Green Lantern Corps, have divided the universe into 3600 sectors, each under the jurisdiction of one (originally) or two (currently) Green Lanterns. This is obviously absurd. But let’s pause for a moment to consider just how absurd it really is. Current estimates place the number of [...]
Scholastic Achievement Test
Feb 04More juvenilia: Whether What Is Transcendent Is Dependent (unsuccessful parody of medieval philosophy, age 19). Adam Smith says somewhere that a sculpture of an animal is more impressive than a sculpture of a chair, because a sculpture of a chair isn’t sufficiently different from an actual chair; a similar criticism applies here.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 19
Feb 04I have a new post up at BHL: Eudaimonist Libertarianism. Not too hot, not too cold – like lukewarm porridge, it’s just right!
Atlas Shrunk, Part 9: Atlas Shrugs Again; So Do I
Feb 02It’s been announced (timed to coincide with Rand’s birthday) that part 2 of the Atlas film trilogy is going ahead. I wish I could be excited about this. But I found part 1 so lackluster that I haven’t even bought the dvd yet, despite having spent decades fantasising about an Atlas film. (I’ve probably missed [...]
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