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In 1954, the New York Times gave Peter Gowland a title that followed him for the rest of his life: America's No. 1 Pin-Up Photographer. It wasn't just a flashy headline. Gowland spent more than six decades photographing some of the most...
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it's been a while since i last talked about my music setup and things have changed a bit. the music playermain benefits of owning a device specifically for listening to music for me are: it saves on battery life of my other devices it...
Terry Eagleton is usually a good read, and his LRB review (23 July 2026; archived) of Frank Callanan’s James Joyce: A Political Life has some interesting thoughts on Joyce’s relations with politics and modernism; he starts by explaining...
Lately I’ve been focused on reading and enjoying good books. It’s been relaxing and wholesome. That’s partly why I’ve written less for my blog in recent weeks. Reading long-form is a priority. It’s one of my three core habits or...
The Locke Family AssociationCenter Cemetery, Rye, New HampshireOn August 25, 1891 the descendants of John Locke (1627 - 1696) of Rye, New Hampshire gathered in the town hall for a family reunion. The next day was the 195th anniversary of...
Over on the Pivot to AI YouTube and podcast, we have an interview with Molly White, in which Molly follows the money! [YouTube; podcast] Molly already documents the crypto politics spending, and the same guys are funding AI politics...
This one is long, so get cozy and prepare to learn some things about nature with me. Lake Accotink through the trees Virtual Walking ChallengesI am part of two virtual walking challenges right now. I finally signed up for a Conqueror...
It is rare that I review a book before I finish it. Sometimes I do this with bad books that I have not completed — but that is what the Goodreads user base calls DNFing it, explicitly saying that I am not going to finish, and therefore...
“Can you… possibly… stop sharing duck?” he eventually asked in Chinese. The post Nanjing to Shenyang – A Chaotic Welcome to Northeast China first appeared on Correr Es Mi Destino.
Indebted to Tim Lucas for mentioning the existence of Cockatrice, a novel by Wolf Mankiewitz a satire on the British film industry that aims to do for it what EXPRESSO BONGO did for pop. Mankiewitz felt that Val Guest did a fine job...
cover art by Rob TurpinCongratulations! You are an absolute sicko. But so am I. This is a game for sickos (positive), and as such it is pretty daunting to get into even if you're the right kind of person for it.If you don't know what 60...
I just woke up from a nap. A NAP. I never nap. Despite its implied sleep, naps make me groggier than I was pre nap. But I’d gone to a concert last night with my daughter and son-in-law, and I stayed out until 11:30. (Note: I’m usually in...
It has been difficult for participants in the war powers debate to describe accurately the legal status quo. Is the WPR’s constitutionality in dispute? If it is constitutional, does it play a meaningful role? Are AUMFs the constitutional...