“Big book, big bore.”
-Callimachus
The latest episode of Proverbial is, I think, the best episode since “Marvin.”
What Does It Mean To Wrestle With A Text?
“I have wrestled with great books, but the wrestling didn’t take place while I was reading. Wrestling with a text is rarely a discrete event, but an ambient one. We wrestle with a text during the year which transpires between a first and second read. Our very lives persuade us to view a book differently. We do not know we have been wrestling with a book until we return to it.”
-from What Does It Mean To Wrestle With A Text?, my latest for CiRCE
Where That Movie Title Comes From
“Set a thief to catch a thief.”
-Callimachus
The Ten Best Original Soundtrack Compositions Of The Last 20 Years: Number 1
No. 1: “Prologue,” from Birth, by Alexandre Desplat
Proverbial: On Hate
The latest episode of Proverbial, Losing Sleep, is on the subject of hate, which I seem to write and lecture about quite often.
After you listen to the episode, you might enjoy Hate Is Fashionable Once Again, a survey of contemporary conversations about hate.
The Ten Best Original Soundtrack Compositions Of The Last 20 Years: Number 2
No. 2: “House of Woodcock,” from Phantom Thread, by Jonny Greenwood.
The Ten Best Original Soundtrack Compositions Of The Last 20 Years: Number 3
No. 3: “Sebastian’s Theme,” from Brideshead Revisited, by Adrian Johnston.
Once More (With Feeling)
“Parent: Are you ever tempted to let the self-care crowd into the school and then try to help them see things differently?
St. Benedict: We can do more good for the self-care crowd by sending them away.”
-from my latest for CiRCE
The Ten Best Original Soundtrack Compositions Of The Last 20 Years: Number 4
No. 4: “Love,” from Under The Skin, by Mica Levi.
St. Benedict In The Admissions Office
“Parent: I am very interested in having my child attend this school.
St. Benedict: No, you’re not.”
-from St Benedict In The Admissions Office, my latest for CiRCE
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 