Luke Heister

Jens Lekman “It Was a Strange Time in My Life”
Sparklehorse “Babies on the Sun”

Every single person stepping down due to pressure from Nazi criminals needs to be on the airwaves 24/7 speaking out about these crimes. It's unconscionable to be silent during this growing catastrophe.

finally figured out where you can mend a broken heart

It’s actually pretty fun

Make DEI the genitive of God again! (Sorry, just trying to bring some levity!)

Henry James’ novel The Golden Bowl

the golden bowl not the super

Me: *takes a bite out of a sandwich*

The tomato:

Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

"Those who celebrate his defiance+sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed w outrage. Perhaps it is time to stand apart from these passions to see how they work, but also to find passions of our own: the desire for a freedom equally shared."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As good a day as any to teach Book 8 of Plato’s Republic.

exciting and useful!

Neurosis, Kafka style: a miniseminar with Aaron Schuster InterCcECT is delighted to again welcome visiting scholar Aaron Schuster for a miniseminar, this time on "The Neurotic Choice of Neurosis: Kafka, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy". Join us Tuesday 7 Novembe...

Chicago! For everything you ever wanted to know about psychoanalysis, Kafka, and even dogs, join InterCcECT for a miniseminar with very special guest Aaron Schuster. interccect.com/2023/10/24/n...

Love this! From Schrader Transcendental Style in Film. Reminded of Rousseau & Sebald

Me and my nerdy English lit grad student friends obsessed w/ITYSL we’re giving it serious thought but also wagering the frat possibility

Recently there was an ITYSL bar trivia night which made me wonder if there’s a significant frat audience

I’ve appreciated your updates there. Glad you’re safe.

Running with the “(s)”: some favorites: “Paper Thin Hotel” “Last Year’s Man” “Everybody Knows” “First We Take Manhattan” “The Partisan”

to cats everything we say sounds like cocteau twins

everyone saying "you have to convince students of the value of the humanities/higher ed/etc." has not seen what i've been seeing.

the students are not the ones who need convincing.

Thinking of David Lynch “the movie’s the talking”

I only know The Beths

What are you listening to?

Mirth

Saule Omarova’s Plan to Remake the Financial System - Dissent Magazine What would it look like if we subordinated finance to the public interest?

Very good portrait of Saule Omraova's scholarship and policy work. she is one of the best out there in law and critique of pol econ right now, with deep inside knowledge into the technicalities of both law and finance. By @bigblackjacobin.bsky.social www.dissentmagazine.org/article/saul...

Form of Blue by František Kupka, 1925

Want to be tantamount to cordial.

people are serious posting here now. honeymoon is over.