Joshua Gibbs

A Subtle But Important Change

“Artificial intelligence” seems much, much less impressive when you call it “fake intelligence,” even though that’s exactly what it is. I guess we could call it “vegan intelligence,” too.

School of Rock: What To Think, And How

“Watch School of Rock and then imagine Dewey Finn trying to make his students love rock music by asking them questions around a Harkness table.” -from my latest for CiRCE

One Of The Most Interesting Classical Teachers In The Country Is Now Teaching Online

Jonathan Councell is one of the most interesting classical high school teachers alive. He doesn’t have a big online presence, which makes this class a rarity. I definitely plan on taking it. Learn more and sign up here.

Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

Just How Creatively Bankrupt Is Hollywood?

So, they’re making a movie which is an adaptation of a Broadway musical which is an adaptation of a movie… all of which have the same title and the same plot?

Loving Jesus Is Not Enough To Hold A Classical School Together

“There’s a tendency among modern Christians to throw the expression “loving Jesus” around as though it’s a universal solution to every theological, political, philosophical, aesthetic, moral and cultural dispute between baptized human beings, and that anyone who says otherwise is being legalistic or petty. However, it’s quite common for appeals to the fact we bothContinue reading “Loving Jesus Is Not Enough To Hold A Classical School Together”

Christmas Wish List

Air Jordan 1 Chicago “Lost And Found” (Size 13) Esteban Paris Neroli incense, or Legendes D’Orient incense The Robie House (also here) Charles Farris V: British Expedition candle The Balmoral by TRVDN Christo and Jean-Claude A bottle of the Witch L’Air de Panache Servis Cheetahs (size 13)

The Proverbial Guide To Christmas Gift-Giving

“It’s the thought that counts” is something people say when they get a lousy gift. Should they, though? The latest episode of Proverbial is out now.

Introduction To Ambient Music

Ambient music is born of a rather simple premise: switching the foreground with the background. Sonically, there are many “backgrounds” upon which our lives carry out, the most common of which is simply the collective sound of nature itself: wind, rain, the roar of the ocean, flowing water, thunder, the chatter of insects, birdsong, theContinue reading “Introduction To Ambient Music”

What “Top Gun: Maverick” Gets Right About Education

“Top Gun: Maverick is a gazillion dollar action movie, but most of the film takes place in a school. It’s an elite flight school for fighter pilots, sure, but a school nonetheless, and the relationship between the teacher and his students in the film is strikingly free of modern classroom cliches. For starters, the teacher in TopContinue reading “What “Top Gun: Maverick” Gets Right About Education”