“Christmas is hard for everyone. But it’s particularly hard for people who actually believe in it. ....
William Brafford
William Brafford grew up in North Carolina, home of the world's best barbecue, indie rock, and regional soft drinks. He just barely sustains a personal blog and "tweets" every now and then under the name @williamrandolph.
Sam Frank’s account of an experience with a Russian online dating service ends up touching on one...
What I like most about the An die Musik performance space in Baltimore is the low stage,...
My co-Gent Barrett, in his post “Computing in virtual worlds,” writes: “…there exists a faction represented by...
I’m at my desk listening to the new Kanye West album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I’m...
I don’t have anything to add to the Great Sanitation Throwdown, but I have to note that...
Tim Burke’s recent meditation on the future of blogs has got me thinking about the evolution of...
Charles Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist. His most recent book, A Secular Age, is...
If you don’t hate sticker puns, you should head over to the American Scene’s “Stick with the...
Charles Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist. His most book A Secular Age is an...
Charles Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist. His book A Secular Age is an examination...
Charles Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist. His most recent book, A Secular Age, is...
So I guess Atlanta rapper T.I. may be going back to jail soon, but at least he...
From Canadian philosopher/theorist Charles Taylor’s book A Secular Age, p. 258-9: That this achievement was possible [i.e.,...
In the comments to Jason’s post on gay teen suicide, cruelty, and high school, R. Pointer posted...
The entertainment industry, apparently not satisfied with turning Dante’s Inferno into an Xbox game, has set its sights...
Is Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals too long for you? Good news! Now you can just...
I’ve been watching this debate about different kinds of wars (Erik, Erik, Will, Erik, Erik, Will) get...
As many have said before, it’s no coincidence that in the world of Hollywood blockbusters the last...
I was interested to see Tyler Cowen take the high-cost-of-free-parking argument to the pages of the New York...
