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Wynton Marsalis and Marcus Roberts
Behind the scenes for 60 Minutes. jazz. musicMarcus RobertsWynton Marsalis
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 55
Mrs. Levy was a woman of interests and ideals. Over the years she ad given herself freely to bridge, African violets, Susan and Sandra, golf, Miami, Fanny Hurst and Hemingway, correspondence courses, hairdressers, the sun, gourmet food, ballroom dancing, and, in recent years, Miss Trixie. She always had to settle for Miss Trixie at a…
Peter Carruthers on Working Memory
This from Scientific American. BrainCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessExtended MindMemoryPeter Carruthersphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindWorking memory
Michael Oakeshott: Notebooks, 1922-86
Here is the latest volume from Imprint. Be sure to listen to the podcast featuring the editor, Luke O’Sullivan and Jesse Norman, MP. Michael Oakeshottnotebooks
Butterfly in the Typewriter: Critical Notice of Toole Biography
Here’s my review of Cory MacLauchlin’s Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces. a confederacy of duncesautoscopicAutotelicButterfly in the TypewriterCory MacLauchlinJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literaturePsychologyWalker Percy
Hammer of the Gods
Listening again to the O2 concert it has became clearer than ever that Led Zep’s sound is of Wagnerian proportions, dragging you through the Mississippi delta up to Norse and Celtic mythology and much in between and then back down to the delta. Here are two decent enough interviews — the first is with Jimmy…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 54
Beloved Myrna: I have received your offensive communication. Do you seriously think that I am interested in your tawdry encounters with such sub-humans as folk singers? In every letter of yours I seem to find some reference to the sleaziness of your personal life. Please confine yourself to discussing issues and such; thereby you will…
Karl Ove Knausgaard
I guess it’s about time I tackled some Knausgaard. Karl Ove Knausgaardphilosophical literature
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 53
Have you abandoned your project to form a political party or nominate a candidate for president by divine right? I remember that when I finally met you and challenged your political apathy, you came up with this idea. I knew that it was a reactionary project, but it at least showed that you were developing…
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