A Phenomenology of Spotify and Vinyl
The vinyl record signifies a larger world of which the audible dimension of music is only one part.
From Machiavelli’s Study to Joe Rogan’s Studio
by
Andrew Hui
Posted on January 14, 2025
Image: THR illustration; Machiavelli/Wikipedia public domain, CC0; Rogan/Variety.
The unlikely connection between podcast studios, Renaissance libraries and man-caves.
Doctors and Democracy
The strength of ideologies and fads in the US helps to explain why physician involvement in public life has declined.
The Approach to J.L. Borges
by
Ed Simon
Posted on December 18, 2024
Image: “The Room of the Planets” by Érik Desmazières, 1997, from The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges; Warnock Fine Arts.
Consider just how bizarre fiction is.
American Literature and the Liberal Way of Life
A renewed attention to the American literary tradition may be one of the most important imaginative and spiritual exercises for restoring our liberal way of life.
Shakespeare the Suicide?
Shakespeare’s plays are full of suicides, some noble, others not very.