tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54936342024-03-05T12:10:30.840-08:00George JuniorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-79904808037134467892013-11-11T12:00:00.000-08:002013-11-12T00:04:50.628-08:00Cultural evolution<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE9ZbK3WVSRDg84f8EcGJLRgLGUJAe0b_Zbc5amr98uKPkBeIdKoRDewcd4wr5PMhNuQoVM4stuH8VDf9FeXCRDstaZvGsrw3uLHOcItPxhJPyWgWDmyXzLrA0HC_GAHPyIHn/s1600-h/taote+ka-ching.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183684785059241762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE9ZbK3WVSRDg84f8EcGJLRgLGUJAe0b_Zbc5amr98uKPkBeIdKoRDewcd4wr5PMhNuQoVM4stuH8VDf9FeXCRDstaZvGsrw3uLHOcItPxhJPyWgWDmyXzLrA0HC_GAHPyIHn/s200/taote+ka-ching.jpg" style="float: left; height: 161px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 119px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ittpy0hxzGrdtImq-rLczvNqro5rL4DUscWFYaM6lIZBkQE5bvew2Vw-iqUh-VvOKoWdgMoJSdiDUmdO8wdR-Cl3Wq5IxteQvpXq99RnFNnpK5BSQL5Op0EQVJ7NHWjujLu8/s1600-h/tao-of-pooh-current-cover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183686919657987890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ittpy0hxzGrdtImq-rLczvNqro5rL4DUscWFYaM6lIZBkQE5bvew2Vw-iqUh-VvOKoWdgMoJSdiDUmdO8wdR-Cl3Wq5IxteQvpXq99RnFNnpK5BSQL5Op0EQVJ7NHWjujLu8/s200/tao-of-pooh-current-cover.jpg" style="float: left; height: 160px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 116px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YKxgI43Sw7NFD0NvBCuZQlnWYUYMQs6Eiepk78mWrsQXbq98HfFEM3j05MPzB4tYqXRqNlK19m9xg4IOidkL__-WYtQ1q9zpbRtqX9FVNMTcTQC4XfT9vjSwx3yGqkyVTbyf/s1600-h/taoofpoo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183683702727483138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YKxgI43Sw7NFD0NvBCuZQlnWYUYMQs6Eiepk78mWrsQXbq98HfFEM3j05MPzB4tYqXRqNlK19m9xg4IOidkL__-WYtQ1q9zpbRtqX9FVNMTcTQC4XfT9vjSwx3yGqkyVTbyf/s400/taoofpoo.jpg" style="height: 157px; width: 120px;" /></a><br />
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Schulz from November 11, 1998 (via <a href="http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-dayremembrance-day.html">TCW</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-46793716657719262462013-11-10T12:00:00.000-08:002013-11-11T13:04:55.499-08:00Weekend readingMichael Totten at <a href="http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/no-exit-why-us-can%E2%80%99t-leave-middle-east">World Affairs</a>: No Exit: Why the US Can't Leave the Middle East.<br />
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<a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/heilemann-halperin-double-down-excerpt-2013-11/">New York</a> magazine has an extract from <i>Double Down</i> the new book from Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.<br />
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Wrath of the Multiculturalists: Tommy Robinson and the End of the EDL at <a href="http://jacobinism.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/wrath-of-multiculturalists.html">Jacobinism</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-54330727267858562102013-11-05T13:43:00.003-08:002013-11-05T13:43:30.731-08:00Dig A Pony<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lan-UQfN0zs?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>MboxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-30577390770808707262013-10-20T14:20:00.001-07:002013-10-20T14:20:22.100-07:00Norman Geras RIPI am deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Norman Geras, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Manchester and author of <a href="http://normblog.typepad.com/">Normblog</a>.<br />
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I was a big fan of Norm's writing and, in the days when I was blogging regularly, I frequently linked to his posts at Normblog. <br />
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The world is made poorer by his passing. He will be greatly missed.<br />
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Max Dunbar has a <a href="http://hurryupharry.org/2013/10/19/it%E2%80%99s-still-out-there-norman-geras-1943-2013/">tribute</a> to Norm cross-posted at Harry's Place.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-46430530181758945542013-10-06T09:19:00.001-07:002013-10-06T09:19:07.042-07:00Nothing to see hereWhat? Blogging again? Me? Why ever would you think such a thing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-86605520234052909912011-08-11T12:27:00.000-07:002011-08-11T12:27:03.810-07:00Disappointed in PortlandYesterday, driving back from the shops, I turned on the radio to find Socialist Workers Party member Richard Seymour and Darcus Howe talking claptrap about the UK riots on OPB.<br />
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I didn't travel 5,000 miles for this!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-80943589975459698912011-07-15T10:09:00.000-07:002011-07-15T10:11:35.439-07:00Top presidentsSo, I asked the Big Fella for his three favorite U.S. presidents. He's sixteen now and already knows a lot more about American political and economic history than I do, which makes having political conversations with him somewhat daunting.<br />
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Anyway, these are his picks:<br />
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1. Grover Cleveland <br />
2. Calvin Coolidge<br />
3. Warren G Harding<br />
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Not the kind of list you'd expect from your average teenager!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-67139140774639437072011-07-13T18:21:00.000-07:002011-07-13T18:23:53.827-07:00Religious freedomFollowers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster rejoice! <br />
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From the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8635624/Pastafarian-wins-religious-freedom-right-to-wear-pasta-strainer-for-driving-licence.html">Telegraph</a>: Austria recognizes the right of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster">Pastafarian</a> to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driving licence photo.<br />
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At <a href="http://hurryupharry.org/2011/07/12/discrimination/">Harry's Place</a>: Flaming Fairy on the UK's Equalities and Human Rights Commission's seeming preference for religious rights over gay rights.<br />
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According to calculations at <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/07/12/happy-birthday-neptune/">Bad Astronomy</a>, it's been a Neptunian year since the planet was discovered.<br />
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Did I miss Talk Like A Pirate Day? Ms Baroque was in bucaneering mode <a href="http://baroqueinhackney.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/me-piratin-ways/">Saturday</a> and <a href="http://baroqueinhackney.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/robert-newton-shows-us-how/">Sunday</a>.<br />
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T-shirt of the day at <a href="http://senseofevents.blogspot.com/2011/07/t-shirt-of-day.html">Sense of Events</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-62842749558271343742011-07-11T16:16:00.000-07:002011-07-12T08:01:36.759-07:00SymbiosisWhen I saw this at <a href="http://www.xkcd.com/">xkcd</a>, I knew a post about it at <a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3260">Language Log</a> would soon follow.<br />
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<a href="http://neoneocon.com/2011/06/25/updike-on-the-self/">Neo-neocon</a> revisits some of John Updike's non-fiction.<br />
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<a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3219">Language Log</a>: writing "going to" for "gonna".<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/24/how-peter-falk-made-lt-columbo-iconic/?mod=google_news_blog">Lee Goldberg</a> at the WSJ pays tribute to Peter Falk's Columbo.<br />
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Lionel likes it! <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2011/06/24/poliwood-bridesmaids-and-hollywoods-wedding-movie-craze/">Poliwood</a> reviews "Bridesmaids".Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-75554321123903425532011-06-10T12:27:00.000-07:002011-06-10T12:27:07.777-07:00Poetry cornerI've only just come across this, so excuse me if it's old hat, but Taylor Mali has his own <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taylormali?blend=1&ob=5">YouTube channel</a>.<br />
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You'll find more than just Taylor Mali there, including: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taylormali?blend=1&ob=5#p/u/4/4_XSaIKpmLk">Sarah Kay</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taylormali#p/u/48/iKWVJ2SJbjk">Rives</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taylormali#p/u/51/Ka52wOFxQYk">Marty McConnell</a>.<br />
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Check it out! And while you're there, you might help Taylor Mali in his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsejPxc6p-Y">quest for a thousand teachers</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-9585685173872034132011-06-07T12:16:00.000-07:002011-06-07T20:49:23.159-07:00Right Wing Radio DuckBoy, am I behind the times! I only just came across this inspired Disney/Glenn Beck mashup. [h/t <a href="http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/">The Wardman Wire</a>]<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/06/03/gorgeous-milky-way-time-lapse/">Bad Astronomy</a> features stunning time lapse images of the Milky Way.<br />
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<a href="http://baroqueinhackney.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/gil-scott-heron-cultural-and-emotional/">Baroque in Hackney</a> has a link-filled tribute to Gil Scott-Heron.<br />
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<a href="http://cobb.typepad.com/cobb/2011/06/impatience-wisdom.html">Impatience and Wisdom</a>: Cobb just turned 50.<br />
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<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/sciencepunk/2011/05/how_to_make_delicious_bacteria.php">Sciencepunk</a> has a recipe for desserts that look like bacterial cultures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-50661571723726299802011-03-31T11:41:00.000-07:002011-06-07T20:52:49.337-07:00Scratch & Dent Dreams<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JfTa4B7wQ_8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Eric Darby at the 2005 National Poetry Slam.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-12111646117334325612011-03-30T12:46:00.000-07:002011-03-30T13:58:24.566-07:00Doctrine! What doctrine?From today's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30doctrine.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=obama%20doctrine&st=cse">New York Times</a>:<br />
<blockquote><i>In laying out his justification for the American-led assault on Libya on Monday night, the president offered the most detailed portrait of when he might commit the country’s military might in a tumultuous world. <br />
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He would take action, he said, if vital national security interests were at stake. He would consider it if economic interests were threatened, or if there was a humanitarian crisis so deep it could not be ignored. But in those two instances, he would hesitate unless there was international participation, and the cost was not too high. <br />
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But these conditions seemed tailor made for Libya, and the president seemed to provide little guidance for what position he would take in other, more vital nations in the region[.]</i></blockquote>The money quote (from David J. Rothkopf):<br />
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If you're looking to buy gum, Office Depot sells it. For anything else, I'd shop elsewhere.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-60293696960198950692011-03-27T22:15:00.000-07:002011-03-27T22:17:21.396-07:00English teethIn the first of a series on American dentistry, June Thomas at <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2229630/">Slate</a> recounts her experience growing up in England. <br />
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I didn't even own a toothbrush—my parents had never brushed their teeth, and as adults their oral hygiene was achieved by soaking rather than brushing. I'd never even heard of dental floss, and I ate far too much candy. I prefer not to think about the excruciating pain that decay and resulting abscesses caused—pain that you can hear, that stops the world, that makes listening to the teacher or concentrating on homework impossible</i>.</blockquote>I think English dentistry and general oral hygiene have improved a lot since those days. Nevertheless, one of the first things I did when I got to the States was have some dental work done.<br />
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The <a href="http://mises.org/">Ludwig von Mises Institute</a> lecture series on economics<br />
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That's not my weekend reading, by the way - that's the Big Fella's reading list (he turned 16 in January). And he's not actually reading the LMI lectures - he listens to them on his iPod when he's walking to and from school.<br />
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Looks like I've raised a libertarian. How'd that happen?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-55241442001916406812011-03-26T10:52:00.000-07:002011-03-27T08:18:29.855-07:00Paradise in PortlandHeaven is a Jewish deli on Eleventh and Stark (right on the edge of Downtown) called <a href="http://www.kennyandzukes.com/">Kenny and Zuke's</a>.<br />
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And really, you can quote me on this, their pastrami is to die for!<br />
<blockquote><i>Cured 7 days, Smoked 10 hours, Steamed for 3 hours & Hand-sliced Just for You</i>.</blockquote>Oh, and their <a href="http://www.kennyandzukes.com/whattoeatanddrink/reubens/">Reubens</a> are legendary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-89077536853168955182011-03-25T23:57:00.000-07:002011-03-26T06:32:28.600-07:00Friday roundaboutAt the <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie/6814715/a-halfcocked-operation-in-pursuit-of-halfformed-goals-what-could-possibly-go-wrong.thtml">Spectator</a>: Alex Massie on the intervention in Lybia.<br />
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<a href="http://hurryupharry.org/2011/03/25/mary-gardner/">Harry's Place</a> has a piece on Mary Gardner, the Scottish woman murdered in Wednesday’s bomb attack in Jerusalem.<br />
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<a href="http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/03/todays-battles-theory-behind-them.html">Zoe Brain</a> on challenging social and ideological monocultures.<br />
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Some thoughts on religion and community at <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2011/03/religion_and_community.php">Evolutionblog</a>.<br />
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Glimpses of Isadora Duncan at <a href="http://neoneocon.com/2011/03/25/dancers-and-photos-they-knew-how-to-project-magic/">Neo-neocon</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493634.post-92021498743777340912011-03-24T17:38:00.000-07:002011-03-26T06:36:50.384-07:00Something StupidOn ukulele! And it's an absolute delight.<br />
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