Joshua Gibbs

Gibbs At Greyshot Arch

Against “Wellness”

“Wellness is a state quite beyond health; a state of being completely free from aches, pains, irritations, stress, anxiety, inflammation, fear, distress, or disquiet. Wellness is not only a condition of bodily perfection, but spiritual perfection, as well, high energy, perfect mental acuity, peace, sexual fulfillment, empowerment, control, contentment. Wellness is a divine state. Continue reading “Against “Wellness””

Against “Mindfulness”

“Because so many billion-dollar corporations now use mindfulness, leadership, community, passion, and teamwork to describe themselves and their reasons for existing, many Christians now tacitly understand the monetary value which attends an ability to speak of corporate values with familiarity. The more often a classical community hears these words, the more parents believe the point of a classical education isContinue reading “Against “Mindfulness””

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Nomadland

My review of Nomadland is just the entirety of Sullivan’s Travels (1941).

For A Living Artist

Some tool called Beeple sold a jpeg for $70 million last week thus making him the third-highest-paid artist alive. You have to be rather oblivious to the contours of modern life to pay $70 million for a piece of art made by someone who is still alive. If I were Beeple, I would contact theContinue reading “For A Living Artist”

Can We Continue Blithely Sending Classical Christian Graduates Off To Apostasy Factories?

I have lately begun rethinking whether I can continue blithely writing letters of recommendation for just any student to attend just any college. My latest for CiRCE is a dialogue in which I mull the matter over.

Spring Albums

What I listen to when the winter is over. Evening Star, Fripp & Eno Late Night Tales, Air Lost in Translation, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp Four Last Songs, Richard Strauss (Jessye Norman recording) Kill For Love, Chromatics You Must Believe in Spring, Bill Evans Pocket Symphony, Air Jukebox, Cat Power Venice, FenneszContinue reading “Spring Albums”

Articles I Would Like To Write

“I spent three hours on Tik-Tok and made a list of all the perverse things that your child knows about if your child also has a Tik-Tok account.”

On Cancelling Dr. Seuss

This is from a review of Frog and Toad are Friends. Christians have maintained such daft opinions on children’s books for years. What is worse, reasonable Christians have politely nodded as their unreasonable friends and acquaintances have said such stupid things. Granted, fear of Seuss is risible, but Christians can’t all-of-a-sudden pretend they care aboutContinue reading “On Cancelling Dr. Seuss”