Archive for the “unpredictable things” category
Hegel gets colloquial
by Luke Rodgers on March 24, 2011
From page 1174-5, Volume 2 of the Aesthetics, translated by T.M. Knox.
“If a book does not please me, I can lay it aside, just as I can pass by pictures or statues that are not to my taste, and in (…)
Unabomber weighs in on ancient Egyptian dwarf-worship
by Luke Rodgers on February 24, 2010
Letter to the Editor, New York Review of Books, Vol. 52, No. 12, July 2005
In “Survival of the Smallest” {NYR, March 10], István Deák writes on page 22: “In ancient Egypt, dwarfs were often venerated like gods.” Deák here is (…)
Inspiration
by Luke Rodgers on January 23, 2010
is a dish best served unexpectedly
Google doesn’t like twitter
by Luke Rodgers on August 13, 2009
Can’t really blame them
Greenspan’s mea culpa
by Luke Rodgers on December 20, 2008
Alan Greenspan reflects on how his ideological belief in the ability of markets to self-regulate has been shaken. Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Oversight [pun?] and Government Reform Committee is on a bit of a self-righteous crusade and is obviously (…)
A first step towards “justice after Bush”?
by Luke Rodgers on November 21, 2008
In a surprising and almost (but not quite) faith-restoring move, Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzalez, and others have been indicted by Texas DA on charges related to prisoner abuse in a privately run prison in which Cheney had personal investments.
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Obama, McCain, Palin, Biden, and… Chuck Norris?
by Luke Rodgers on November 11, 2008
From Google’s Top Searches on Election Day (part 1):
Top Political Personas
Obama
Palin
McCain
Tina Fey
Joe Biden
Chuck Norris
Cindy McCain
Bristol Palin
SNL Palin
Colin Powell
