Adam Roberts, “MusΓ©e des Prole Arts.”
I LOLβd while reading this post by Phil Christman because it captures so perfectly a certain moment in a certain subculture I know intimately. (Iβm too old to have gone through it myself, and anyway I wasnβt raised a Christian, but the βChristian-artsy-kidβ world of 25 years ago is one for which I have great affection.)
I wrote this morning about the world’s best copy editor and offered your occasional reminder of how much I hate Microsoft Word.
Christine Rosen’s new book The Extinction of Experience β which I blurbed β is here also, and here’s a preview in podcast/interview form.
Jeff Bilbro’s new book Words for Conviviality β which I blurbed β is just out, and here’s a preview.
Hi! Iβm back!
I’ll be back!
Looking at what the next few weeks hold for me π¬ I realize that I need to take a break from micro.blog for a while. I’ll still be writing at the big blog, though perhaps less frequently than usual. Ciao for now!
I just keep coming back to this one. π΅
People love Big Stories, sweeping narratives that seek to describe the whole world or the last thousand years, but Big Stories always obscure two essential truths: (a) that local conditions are endlessly variable, and (b) that you and I are constrained by and accountable to our local conditions.
Rachmaninoff in Sydney β a report from one of my students.
I wrote up My Correct Views on Theological Diversity β the title being a nod-and-wink in the direction of Leszek KoΕakowski.
You probably have not heard of Mildred Pope, but I bet you’ll be glad to learn about her.
When Iβm writing my back would very much prefer that I do it while reclining in a comfy chair, but this photo shows why that wouldnβt really work.
Feels good to cross the 10K barrier. (Working on my Sayers bio.)
Via Damon Krukowski, a reminder that even a basic calendar of events could be a work of art if you wanted it to be.Β
Here’s a new post for my BMAC supportersβ.