Has Literature R Us finally hit bottom? Well, yes, for now, because I really have no idea as to whether the good doctor and founder/inventor of modern linguistics is now or ever has been an efficacious practitioner of oral sex, but, well, it’s a funny lead, and if it’s funny, it leads. So let me…
Virtual Jazz Ensemble— “Monk’s Dream”
The 92nd St. Y Ensemble, featuring Ezra Kessler (drums), MarcAndrew Martinez (bass), and Chris Bergson (guitar). Posted by EZDRUMSNYC
Peter Watson’s The German Genius: Ist es deutsch? Ja, allzu deutsch.
Peter Watson’s massive (996 pages) study, The German Genius, is one of the most confounding books I’ve ever read, “impressive” for most of its great length, often “brilliant” in its discussion of 20th century Germany, but then lurching downhill drastically in places, descending to the level of Nazi apologetics at its worst—plus one whopping mathematical…
Yo, Politico! Couldn’t you find a MORE cliched picture of “F*ck Corporate Power” guy Matt Stoller? Seriously!
Yes, look at this picture, showing American Economic Liberties Project director of research dude Matt Stoller hauling ass to an important meeting while making an important phone call to someone important while wearing an important suit and an important shirt with important French cuffs! Seriously, Politico! Seriously! Is that all you got! And who’s your…
Ticket to Mars? Well, maybe next year.
A couple of days ago, I was a bit astonished to read the following gush from American Enterprise Institute smart guy James Pethokoukis at his substack blog Faster, Please!, urging American school teachers around the country to focus their students’ attention on the launch of Elon Musk’s “Starship” super heavy booster: Not only does Starship…
Akansiima Ivan—“Monk’s Dream”
F*ck yeah I’m a Wikipedia-surfin’ Kissinger wannabe! Ugottaproblemwitdat?
My old buddy/bête noir Dan Drezner brings me this message, Are "Wikipedia-Surfing Kissinger Wannabes" Killing the Political Risk Field?, jumping off a fulminatin’ post by one Tina Fordham, a serious, totally non-amateur political risk chick who now runs her own company, Fordham Global Foresight. Writing in the Financial Times, Tina ripped a new one for…
Rivas Trio—“Monk’s Dream”
No information on who is actually in the Rivas Trio, unfortunately. Posted by CalArts Music Source
Yo, Jennifer Rubin! Who’s changed, Benjamin Netanyahu or you?
Meet the new Netanyahu. Not the same as the old Netanyahu, says WashPost rightie turned leftie gal Jennifer Rubin, more in sorrow than in anger. In case you haven’t been paying attention, frequent Israeli prime minister (and frequent AV non-fave rave) Benjamin Netanyahu has sunk from, well, atrocious to abysmal. Simply put, the man hath…
Q: Why did neoliberalism replace social democracy? A. Because social democracy failed. Next question!
“No, I Do Not Think the Microprocessor Doomed Social Democracy”, a substackin’ Brad DeLong exclaims, linking to a “very nice” (Brad says) piece by Arthur Goldhammer in Democracy, Chip Shots, a review of Chris Miller’s Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology and quoting an extensive chunk of it, edited by Brad,…