I notice that Marshall’s website has been revamped. Browsing through I rediscovered some paintings I hadn’t given a close enough look in the prior iteration of the website. Merle, Marshall’s sister, very kindly allowed me to use one of his paintings here. My brief thoughts on Marshall from a few years back here. aestheticsArtbulawayoMarshall Baronmusicpainting
It’s been a while (20 or so years) since I’ve heard from Piers Benn. (I think he used to be at Imperial College Medical School). It was Bob Grant who first pointed me in the direction of this fine mind. Great to see Piers joining the fray in Quillette Magazine, pretty much the go-to publication for…
Led by the very excellent Lenore Ealy and Paul Dragos Aligica and backed up with a top-notch board, I want to bring your attention to this new series. Full details of the call for submissions can be downloaded here. classical liberalismComplex systemsdistributed knowledgeElinor Ostromlenore ealyLiberalismMichael PolanyiPhilanthropyVincent Ostrom
Though I don’t think this is a very good documentary, it survives deeper analysis because of Mick Rock’s unpretentious geezer-like attitude and, of course, because of the compelling subject matter. Rock, as the cliche goes, “is the man who shot the seventies”. I had the opportunity to catch a modest exhibit of his work at…
Catherine Deneuve — the epitome of sophisticated, cool eroticism, accomplishment, strong and independent womanhood. I can’t see her stooping to group zombiefication wearing a pussyhat. Update: here is the English translation of the manifesto Deneuve signed. belle du jourcatherine deneuvecinemafeminismLuis Buñuelregressive leftSimone de Beauvoir
The very excellent Nick Capaldi has the anchor essay with responses from Daniel Klein, Andrew Sabl, and Chandran Kukathas. Andrew SablChandran Kukathasclassical liberalismDaniel KleinDavid HumeNicholas CapaldiPolitical philosophyScottish Enlightenment
In view of the triumphant and generally admirable democratic-technological transformation of society, what is the ground of the novelist’s radical disquiet? Can the charge be brought against him, as Harvey Cox has accused the existentialists, of being an anachronism, one of the remnant of nineteenth-century “cultivated personalities” who, finding no sympathetic hearing from either technician…
Latest issue of C+T Blain Neufeldcomplexitycosmos & taxisDavid WiensFred D’AgostinoGerald GausKevin VallierLiberalismLori WatsonPolitical philosophyRyan MuldoonScott E. Pagespontaneous ordersthe tyranny of the ideal
Steve Coogan & @RobBrydon reenacting the moment David Bowie followed Rob on @Twitter is possibly Scene Of The Year 2017. #TheTripToSpain pic.twitter.com/ZhBjI5wryt — Sky Atlantic (@skyatlantic) April 21, 2017 Also check out Ricky Gervais’ proto-The Office cringe-fest for a good giggle. comedyDavid Bowiemusicricky gervaisRob Brydonsteve coogan
NYT — Guardian — New Yorker — Rolling Stone Me communing with Rick. Muscle Shoalsmusicrick lewis
