Joshua Gibbs

About The Barbie Movie

“The film’s greatest contradictions concern motherhood. Barbie wants motherhood to be noble, but not more noble than a swinging single life, which is to say that it doesn’t matter what women choose as long as they choose it for shallow reasons.” -from A Few Stray Thoughts on the Barbie Movie

Book Signing In Concord, NC

I will be at Goldberry Books in Concord, NC on the evening of August 10 to do a little reading, a little Q&A, and to sign copies of Love What Lasts (or any other objects upon which you prefer my signature). If you’re in the area, or care to drive, fly, or sail to theContinue reading “Book Signing In Concord, NC”

Didn’t Think I Was The Type

When I think of the summer of 2022, I think of oysters, Seinfeld, Thomas Kosmala No. 4, and Eugene Vodolazkin’s The Aviator. When I think of the summer of 2023, I’m pretty sure I’m going to think of George Jones. I never figured I was the sort of person to get into country music, butContinue reading “Didn’t Think I Was The Type”

Views: Gibbs In Monument Valley

Views: Gibbs In Arches National Park, Utah

News When I Travel

I am presently on a month long road trip. I have thus far driven from Richmond to Pullman, Washington. Tomorrow, I will sleep in Salt Lake City. The night after that, Denver. Then Moab, San Francisco, and Palm Springs. I brought three CD wallets on the trip, but when I’m alone in the car, IContinue reading “News When I Travel”

How Much Lecture Is Necessary?

“How much lecture is necessary?” is a divisive question because there’s really no standard definition of “lecture” among classical educators. Some teachers think a lecture is an uninterrupted 45-minute talk on why Jane Austen didn’t like the city of Bath, which sounds a bit dull and unlikely to incline students to virtue—and the idea thatContinue reading “How Much Lecture Is Necessary?”

Historians Always Judge Like Strangers

“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know the end of the mystery from the outset.” -David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon

The First Gibbs Classical Meetup Is August 12

You’ve read the blog posts, listened to the lectures, and signed up for the classes. Now, eat the food. On August 12, I am hosting the first Gibbs Classical Meetup at my home in Richmond, VA. Come to my place and let me cook you dinner. If you would like to come to the Meetup,Continue reading “The First Gibbs Classical Meetup Is August 12”

Let Me Take You Back To 2003

You in the hotel business center, printing off MapQuest instructions, amazed at technology these days.