Here is the programme for the MOA meeting at Colorado College. Charles Sanders PeirceConservatismConversationEric VoegelinfoucaultHegelhistory of political thoughthumeLiberalismMichael OakeshottMichael Oakeshott AssociationmodernityPhilosophy of historyphilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophyR. G. Collingwoodrationalism
Some wonderful colour photos by Nat Singerman. (H/T to Ricky Riccardi). Billie HolidayElla FitzgeraldJazzmusicNat King Cole
No, not that but it might as well be. Here is the very excellent Lorin Gaudin on desserts (or puds as we Brits like to call it). By the way, I had the best sticky toffee pud I’ve ever tried in Toronto a few nights ago at House on Parliament – the rest of the…
Quite the lineup for a freebie. cyril nevilleJazzjon clearkermit ruffinsLouis Armstrongnew orleansrebirth brass bandthe stooges
On this day in 1904. (By the way, the image is by Warhol, 1980). I was amazed at the stalwart technique for living some people have. Andy WarholFranz KafkaMax Brodphilosophical literature
Werner Herzog’s PSA documentary on texting and driving. What concerns me as well is the flip side to the coin: my daughter blithely walking in front of a vehicle while texting and with earphones in, her presence of mind severely compromised. I’ve seen her and others do it. On why he stressed emotion over graphic…
As I have told you in earlier installments, I was emulating the poet Milton by spending my youth in seclusion, meditation, and study in order to perfect my craft of writing as he did; my mother’s cataclysmic intemperance has has thrust me into the world in the most cavalier manner; my system is still in…
About time Lauro opened a Kickstarter online crowd-funding page for an upcoming documentary film, “The Big Beat: Fats Domino and His Band” which, he writes, will look at the essential musical partnership between Domino and his musical other half, the producer, arranger and trumpeter Dave Bartholomew. boogie woogieDave BartholomewFats Dominonew orleansrock and roll
For years the name of AA Long was a reliable though unseen friend guiding me in much of my classics reading. One always had the sense of a profoundly engaged and reliable commentator especially regarding Hellenistic and Stoic literature which has been an abiding interest. It was a lovely surprise to come a cross this…
Yet another literary loss. Leonard was of course a NOLA boy. Leonard, like Toole, had a gift for rendering localized dialogue, one of the reasons his work translated quite well into film. Elmore LeonardGet ShortyJackie BrownJohn Kennedy TooleLiteraturePhilosophy
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