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Is a Blog Better than Having Friends?
I’m not sure I’ve ever bought a book with the intent of only reading half of it, but that’s what I did with Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together. The first half, about robots and relationships, didn’t really catch my attention. But … Continue reading
David Brooks and How C. S. Lewis Was Right
One of the books I enjoyed the most over spring break was David Brooks’ The Social Animal. Brooks says lots of things, and most of them well, in the book. He creates two characters and tracks their imaginary lives through … Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, David Brooks, The Abolition of Man, The Social Animal
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David Foster Wallace and “This is Water”
David Foster Wallace has been popping up a lot lately, so much that I’m contemplating making 2013 the Summer of Infinite Jest. We’ll see. A few years ago, DFW gave a commencement address that has become quite the sensation. A … Continue reading
Absent-Mindfulness, Distance-Learning, Nicholas Carr, and the Internet
I wonder if anyone has tried to coin the term absent-mindful. Absent because I haven’t been very present here lately (some might also not very present in other places, but more on that later). Mindful because in my absence … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 