April 2011
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“It is the soul’s first habitat, the original self ambushed—cross-sectioned—in...”
– The Mother of Possibility - Lapham’s Quarterly
Is a dirty mind a sharper mind? →
“It’s as if committing to his own story would have been too obvious, and...”
– David Foster Wallace’s Posthumous Novel ‘The Pale King’ - TIME
March 2011
15 posts
“In my book I mention soldiers in Iraq who can sense if there is a land mine on a...”
– CultureLab: ‘We are not primarily rational creatures’
“And by the time the Barnes completes its move, all will have been remade into...”
– Eccentricity Gives Way to Uniformity in Museums - NYTimes.com
“Making art and appreciating art seems to be universal in the human species.”
– The Smart Set: This Is Your Brain on Art - March 16, 2011
“The culture wars are back,” said Storr, speaking to 100 people. The critics are...”
– The artistic side of the Culture Wars needs broader coalitions
“We care more about the parts and less about the entire. We are into snippets and...”
– We Are Just Not Digging The Whole Anymore : NPR
“History suggests we should not panic nor be too sanguine about cool new gizmos”
– Why the Basis of the Universe Isn’t Matter or Energy—It’s Data | Magazine
“Before the unfolding devastation in Japan, it was the roiling conflicts in north...”
– Don’t escape world crises: Engage them (through film) - The Denver Post
“BS: We live in a state of fear. Some dear old duck had a beastly picture, of...”
– The conversation: Should councils sell off art to raise money? | Comment is free | The Guardian