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'There are two kinds of writings'

Animanachronism wrote 5 months ago: There are two kinds of writings. The first kind comprises what are properly called the arts; the sec … more →

Tags: 12th century, Prose, Academia, delicious snobbery, didascalicon, Hugh of St. Victor, limits of poetry, Philosophy, place of poetry

O tempora, o Nebbiolo6 comments

Do Bianchi wrote 9 months ago: O tempora, o mores, to borrow a phrase from Cicero. Times are tough all around and these days I … more →

Tags: de vino, de vinographia, de austinopoli, Nebbiolo, Produttori del Barbaresco, Austin, Texas, Luigi Ballerini, Langhe

'there is only art, and precious little of that'

Animanachronism wrote 11 months ago: Nor is it any part of my thesis to maintain that [detective fiction] is a vital and significant form … more →

Tags: 20th Century, Prose, Raymond Chandler, the simple art of murder, Art

In search of a second opinion.6 comments

vanitasqoheleth wrote 11 months ago: I am sorry to have been gone so long.  I was on a Roman Holiday (“n. a time of debauchery or s … more →

Tags: Me, Myself & I, Money, screwings-over

'now may men wepe and crye'

Animanachronism wrote 11 months ago: Yit was not Jupiter the likerous, That first was fader of delicacye, Come in this world; ne Nembrot, … more →

Tags: Poetry, 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, the former age, golden age-ism, prelapsarianism, Civilisation

Political Correctness?2 comments

vanitasqoheleth wrote 1 year ago: I’m teaching Argumentation to my students this unit, and one of the things I’m emphasizi … more →

Tags: Conservatives, Liberals, Political Correctness, Politics, racism, xenophobia

Usury 101: or, The Idea of a University, 2008 anno domini1 comment

vanitasqoheleth wrote 1 year ago: Look for some more posts from me in the next couple of days; I’ve been away for a while but no … more →

Tags: Education

O tempora, o mores!1 comment

vanitasqoheleth wrote 1 year ago: I would like to illustrate, from my own life, the absolutely untenable relationship between wages an … more →

Tags: Alcohol, Economics, Modern Times, Money


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