Völuspá
Völuspá Given the geologically active terrain of Iceland, it’s probably no surprise […]
Category: arts and culture
Tolkien & the Anglo-Saxon Heritage of Beowulf
Tolkien & the Anglo-Saxon Heritage of Beowulf by Pauline Park Much […]
Libya, Gaddafi & the London School of Economics
Libya, Gaddafi & the London School of Economics Of the three universities […]
Drama Queen
Links to some of my favorite dramas on television and film. Brideshead […]
Moments Musicaux
As Julie Andrews says in “The Sound of Music,” these are a […]
Plotinus on the soul
Plotinus, as depicted by Raphael in “The School of Athens” Plotinus on […]
Voltaire on the human tendency towards domination, wealth & pleasure
Voltaire on the natural human tendency towards domination: “All men are born […]
Paul Klee on intuition in art
Klee’s “Insula Dulcamara” (1938) Paul Klee on intuition in art According to […]
Opera, That Exotic & Irrational Entertainment
In “The Queen’s Throat,” David Koestenbaum writes that opera queens are distinguished […]
Judith Butler, faux anti-racist
Judith Butler, self-appointed arbiter of race relations everywhere Judith Butler has an […]
Reclaiming Our Spiritual Legacy as Transgendered People
Saami shaman working (1674) Reclaiming Our Spiritual Legacy as Transgendered People By […]
The Fabulous Beekman Boys: who says drag queens can’t make good (organic) farmers?
The Beekman Boys: Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge Who says drag queens […]