The first really magical moment, when everyone was feeling the power of the music, was Paul’s first performance of “Let It Be.”
Category Archives: European History
Cycles of Retributive Violence
My sympathies are with France, the residents of Paris, and with everyone who suffered loss after yesterday’s horrible violence. On 9/11, I was a graduate student at Drew University teaching my first section of Freshman Composition there. Drew is located in Madison, New Jersey, about 30 miles due west of downtown Manhattan. Since it hasContinue reading “Cycles of Retributive Violence”
Yes there are good economists: Ha-Joon Chang author of “23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism”
Originally posted on Punkonomics (@DearBalak):
Check out Ha-Joon Chang’s RSA talk about his “23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism.” It’s an excellent book that manages to be entertaining while preserving analytical depth and should be read by anybody interested in economics:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVf5tuVbus Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Is A Political Argument The WorldPost | by Seung-yoon Lee Posted: 04/09/2014 3:51 pm EDT Updated: 04/10/2014…
Update on Blake and Kierkegaard: Creation and Anxiety
Great news: I happened to visit WorldCat for another reason today and, while there, checked the status of my book Blake and Kierkegaard: Creation and Anxiety. According to Worldcat, as of January 17th, 2015 my book has been purchased by 732 libraries/locations around the world. It’s currently available at (mostly university) libraries in the followingContinue reading “Update on Blake and Kierkegaard: Creation and Anxiety“
Walter Benjamin on Writing
Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
This is wonderful – Walter Benjamin’s writing rules, taken from Sean Sturm’s blog. I’ve read this before, but only now does it really resonate. I may say more about why in a bit. I. Anyone intending to embark on a major work should be lenient with themselves and, having completed…
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 