Percy’s progress
Bill Binnings has nearly finished the textured clay statue of his friend Walker Percy. I remember one man who hitchhiked all the way from California to meet Walker Bill Binningsphilosophical literaturePhilosophyWalker Percy
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Walker Percy — born on this day
IMHO the greatest post-war writer in English and no slouch at philosophy either, each uniquely fused together. Without any doubt I’d put him up there with Kafka, Mann and Musil. The best (most elegant and most informed) biography of Percy is by the very excellent Patrick Samway, S. J. Samway also by the way was…
Walker Percy, Steve Jobs and Walter Isaacson
A nice little piece from Marsha Mercer. appleMARSHA MERCERsteve jobsWalker PercyWalter Isaacson
“Dunces” bus tour
The very excellent Cory MacLauchlin will be your host on this tour. I’d be there but I have a prior engagement in St. Francisville for the Walker Percy Weekend, WP as most will know, was instrumental in getting “Dunces” published. I do however have an appointment to see the Toole archives at Tulane. Butterfly in the…
What To Wear In The Ruins
H/T to Rod Dreher Distilled especially to help one weather the existential fallout of Western civilization. Guaranteed 100% free of noxious particles. existentialismlove in the ruinsphilosophical literaturePhilosophyWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekend
Certified
Percy referenced in Why It Feels Good When Your City Hits the Big Screen Walker Percy may be right. The attraction towards certification is often a function of a deficiency in ourselves. We feel unvalidated and we appropriate the decision of a location scout in order to fill that void. Moviegoerphilosophical literatureWalker Percy
The San Andreas Fault in the Modern Mind
Percy delivering the 18th Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. Three items: First a filmed record of the lecture Second, an amended transcript of the lecture Third, the very excellent Patrick Samway, SJ overviews Percy’s lifelong concern with science. By the way, the photo below was taken by artist George Rodrigue: check out Wendy’s blog (George’s widow) and her discussion…
Oliver Letwin Reviews Oakeshott’s Notebooks
Oliver Letwin makes some elegant comments in The Spectator. And no, I for one would cringe at a statue of MO. The quotes below, especially the first, sound as if they came from the pen of Walker Percy. The Notebooks bring out this quality, letting us into some of the smouldering passions that lay behind…
The Walker Percy Weekend
Another plug for what promises to be a fantastic couple of days. With two months to go already half the tickets have been sold. Walker PercyWalker Percy Weekend
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
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