Daniel Star

This really is a very good piece. I think quite a lot lies behind it. First that the *actual* education of the likes of Musk etc is very superficial. Just enough Western Civ classes at elite universities for them to persuade themselves that they are talented intellects without any deep study.

Check that they actually make all your corrections to the corrections because they may not handle that process properly either. It’s exhausting just to think about.

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

On the question of whether to quit over principles or stay and try to resist from within, the answer seems clear as far as lawyers who are needed to file cases is concerned: quit

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How does he rationalize the free speech bit to himself, given the Trump administration is now doing its best to kill free speech in the US? Such a clown.

I’m finding it difficult to believe that these are both posts on the official White House .gov website, but they are.

This is not really the right place for this post, but just came across this hilarious image based on a series of children’s books.

Yes. If she didn’t have such cautious and old fashioned parents she’d probably be a TikTok celebrity.

Or as my daughter likes to say, “Ugh, people!!!”

This is not really the right place for this post, but just came across this hilarious image based on a series of children’s books.

My young daughter suggested that I include a photo of our dog in my class slides at the beginning of semester, “because then the students won’t realize you don’t have a life.” Ouch.

Cheers, Eva!

Is this a bit? In case it isn’t: Severance.

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But isn’t it unjust that many of us wouldn’t want him as a colleague. 🙄

Yep. Or it’s as if we’re doing that. I’m not recommending this view, obviously.

I honestly fear some of the people who hold this view might respond by saying: this seemingly bad consequence only follows on the assumption we should have public regulations and public health policies, but we shouldn’t. Let people die if God wants them to die.

Early morning photographs from Stowe, Vermont (taken in late December 2024). #photography

A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

"It is a spectacle of slaughter. All unfolding in plain sight, livestreamed and posted by Palestinian citizens and journalists, witnessed by outsiders, and described by Israelis themselves."

In the Boston centered novel “Moonlight Mile,” Dennis Lehane has one of his characters visit Neptune Oyster Bar in the North End for a meal and the character declares they have the best lobster roll in New England. I agree. Seminannual lunch after teaching is completed.

Our teen pup Churro, sunbathing this morning.

Wow. It was a different time, that’s for sure.

Mood.

We don’t either. Do many US departments? I just don’t know.

Okay. I don’t mean to deny that sometimes it makes sense to promote the use of one term rather than another for something just because that way people will evaluate the thing referred to in a particular way, but I think we’re agreeing this is pretty much all we’re talking about with this debate.