Shackle on Choice, Imagination and Creativity: Hayekian Foundations
The very excellent Paul Lewis has a new and freely available article here. Austrian SchoolchoiceEmergenceHayekimaginationMindPaul LewisPsychologyShacklethe sensory orderuncertainty
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The greatest sitcom ever made and Walker Percy
I would urge Walker Percy aficionados (and indeed Confederacy of Dunces fans) to view this series (only three seasons) so there’s no “jumping the shark” moment. (Do not bother with the remake). The protagonist’s life is the most Percyean character I’ve come across outside of Percy’s own novels. Even though Simon Heffer doesn’t reference Percy,…
Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome
Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome, (OPS), (os’trich [-trij] par’a-sīt’ik sin’drō-mē) n. a malaise manifest as (1) conceptual- myopia/dissonance/creep and moral impairment; (2) attenuated morality of misplaced solidarité commune; (3) ossified/closed system, fundamentalist and authoritarian in character with nihilistic inclinations; (4) resentment, malevolence, ignorance, cowardice, jointly and severally, tacitly or explicitly, in the service of dissimulation (تقیة); (5) variation of “useful idiot” (Lenin), proclivity…
Dr. John’s Gumbo
Released 45 years ago. Original Rolling Stone review. It was partly Harold’s idea, a few years ago, for the former New Orleans session musician, Mac Rebennack, to assume the persona of a mysterious voodoo character Dr. John, and it was Harold who collected the musicians together to concoct the gris-gris sound. bluesDr. Johnfunkmac Rebennackmusicnew orleanspiano
First evidence for higher state of consciousness found
Popular write-up here; the original article here. In the study, neuroscientists observed a sustained increase in the diversity of brain signals of people under the influence of psychedelic drugs, compared with when they were in a normal ‘awake and aware’ state. consciousnessmrineurosciencephenomenologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindpsychedelic drugs
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The word boredom did not enter the language until the eighteenth century. No one knows its etymology. One guess is that bore may derive from the French verb bourrer, to stuff. Question: Why was there no such word before the eighteenth century? (a) Was it because people were not bored before the eighteenth century? (But wasn’t…
Gatemouth
The genius born on this day. bluegrassbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfunkJazzLouisianamusicrhythm and bluesSwingtexaszydeco
Are atheists or agnostics more likely to believe in the paranormal than religious people?
Here’s an article in Motivation and Emotion. agnosticAtheismClay RoutledgeExtraterrestrial intelligencemeaningReligionReligiosity
A Salt Tasting: How Do They Stack Up?
Mary Murphy offers an overview of some of the good stuff, a world away from the nasty salt that most people are exposed to. I am familiar with A, a version of C, E, F, and H. For A, E, and H we purchased large sacks in Guérandeto to encrust a fish on a BBQ. The Canadian…
Deltaphonic’s “See Red” Release Party
This Sunday get your butt down to D.B.A. for some fan firkin tastic music from the superb Deltaphonic. If you appreciate the sweet spot that is the confluence of all that is good about gritty “outlaw” Americana peppered with many a poetic moment, then this band is for you. I’ve listened to “See Red” a good 20 times now…
