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Marginalia: Left Behind

On HBO's three-season series "The Leftovers". Welcome to Marginalia, a selection of thoughts on things I’ve been reading and watching....

Nothing To Fear But Death Itself?

Even if we are all born into a losing struggle, as Christopher Hitchens used to say about death, we can still win along the way. Nothing...

Marginalia: Doubts, Desires, and Delusions

On "The God Desire" by David Baddiel and "The Best Minds" by Jonathan Rosen. Welcome to Marginalia, a selection of thoughts on things...

What Is "Art Of Conversation" For?

An updated vision of where this project is going and how we will do it. “I like people to express themselves heartily, their words...

Marginalia: Brutish and Short

On "Shy" by Max Porter & "Brutes" by Dizz Tate. Welcome to Marginalia, a selection of thoughts on things I’ve been reading and watching....

Whose Mind Is It Anyway?

On the intellectual crutches that prevent us having to think. The other day I was forced to ask myself a question I never could have...