If you can’t say something nice, you’re probably trying to talk about the zeitgeist.
Introduction To Shakespeare
Today, my sophomore Humanities class began a four week study of Hamlet, and I opened our time in the play with a few comments on Harold Bloom’s introductory essay to Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human.
The lecture is available to download by clicking here.
Eugen Bracht
The Shore of Oblivion (1889)
20 Favorite Records Of All Time
20. Love Remains, How to Dress Well
19. Without You I’m Nothing, Placebo
18. Evening Star, Fripp & Eno
17. This is Hardcore, Pulp
16. Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp
15. The Celts, Enya
14. Lovely Thunder, Harold Budd
13. Carve Out the Face of My God, Infinite Body
12. The Boatman’s Call, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. Tales of Us, Goldfrapp
10. The White Arcades, Harold Budd
9. Kaputt, Destroyer
8. Adore, The Smashing Pumpkins
7. A Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guaraldi Trio
6. Third Eye Blind, Third Eye Blind
5. Lost in Translation, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
4. Duncan Sheik, Duncan Sheik
3. Parachutes, Coldplay
2. AIA, Grouper
1. December, George Winston
20 Favorite Songs Of All Time
20. “Hope There’s Someone,” Antony & The Johnsons
19. “Always,” Erasure
18. “Here Comes the Flood,” Peter Gabriel
17. “Suicide Is Painless,” Bill Evans
16. “Life on Mars?” David Bowie
15. “Deer Stop,” Goldfrapp
14. “Heartbeats,” The Knife
13. “This,” Brian Eno
12. “Ambulance,” Blur
11. “Building A Mystery,” Sarah McLachlan
10. “Wish You Were Here,” Pink Floyd
9. “1995,” The Radio Dept
8. “We Never Change,” Coldplay
7. “A Lady of a Certain Age,” The Divine Comedy
6. “Fantino,” Sebastien Tellier
5. “Boy About 10,” Harold Budd
4. “7,” Prince
3. “Temptation,” New Order
2. “In The Absence of the Sun,” Duncan Sheik
1. “Sometimes,” My Bloody Valentine
Free Audio Version of “1983 (Church Calendar)”
I’ve recorded an audio version of my short story “1983 (Church Calendar),” which you can download here.
“1983 (Church Calendar)” is taken from Blasphemers, my most recent book, which is available as an e-book on Amazon.
Interviewed:
Front Porch Republic interviewed me on the subject of classical education and you can read the interview here.
Now You Know This Is The End
“When he is stripped of the Christian tunic and the classical toga, there is nothing left of the European but a pale-skinned barbarian.”
― Nicolás Gómez Dávila
That Time Of Year: Chromatics
The weather just turned perfect for Kill For Love.
Met Opera
I highly commend the free preview which the Met Opera is presently running. One free opera per day. This evening, my family watched a bit of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and it was spectacular.
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 