Christmas Musical Cheer
Here are two musically classy Christmas albums that are fun, tongue-in-cheek, tender and not your usual lazy schlock. See The Independent and OffBeat. debbie davismatt perrinenick lowe
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Dram>Choc>Dram>Puff
Despite recent rumblings in the chocolate world here is a fantastic pairing. All that is needed to make an outrageously quailic threesome is a Cohiba Behike 52. Dram>Choc>Dram>Puff — repeat. The vulgarity and noise of the world guaranteed to be silenced. Behikedick taylor chocolategastronomylagavulin 16qualiasingle malt
John Kennedy Toole
Doff of the hat to Cory MacLauchlin for reminding me of another great New Orleanian’s birth. a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
James Booker
A black, gay, one-eyed junkie genius born on this day. Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James BookerJames Bookernew orleanspianoScott Billington
Walker Percy: Daylight and Dark
I want to bring your attention to this Kickstarter project. Watch the 6 minute project pitch and donate what you can to this important work and check out the donor incentives. As you will see this project is on the verge of fruition and will be published to commemorate the centenary of Percy’s birth. The project is…
Walker Percy Wednesday 63
Forty-five. It is strange how little one changes. The psychologists are all wrong about puberty. Puberty changes nothing. This morning I woke with exactly the same cosmic sexual-religious longing I woke with when I was ten years old. Nothing changes but accidentals: your toes rotate, showing more skin. Every molecule in your body has been replaced…
Scott Billington: producer par excellence
How do you know when a song is finished? This is the key question for a producer — the answer lies with the idea that may best be described as an “intimation,” something that only comes with a deep understanding of a given tradition. Listen to this chat with Scott Billington arguably one of the best recording producers…
Adam Smith “interview”
Adam SmithDavid Humemoral philosophyphilosophy of economicsTheory of Moral SentimentsWealth of Nations
Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind
Andy Clark guest-blogging in support of his new book. Stay tuned for Evan Thompson’s review in The Journal of Mind and Behavior. Andy ClarkCognitive scienceEmbodied cognitionPhilosophy of mindsituated cognitionuncertainty
Isle of Jura Superstition
As ever, a most thoughtful assessment from Jason Debly. As an Islay “peathead” myself, I don’t think that this would disappoint others. Jason, I notice, has also weighed in on the recent Crown Royal kerfuffle which I mentioned here. alcoholJason DeblyjuraqualiaScotch whiskysingle malt
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