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All The World’s A Stage, But It Ain’t No Sitcom Out There

by Tom Levenson

This is outsourced almost entirely to Wallace Shawn, who is one of those exceptionally intimidating talents who seem capable of making art and engaging ideas in almost any way he chooses. He’s got a new book out, (that would be a new book in 2009; yes I’m that slow) which I’m about to buy, titled, [...]

February 20, 2012 · Tom Levenson · 89 Comments
Posted in: Books, Free Markets Solve Everything, Rare Sincerity

Program Notes: Alan Lightman and Me Edition

by Tom Levenson

A bit more self-aggrandizement, for which I apologize, but I thought (hoped) y’all might want to know about the conversation I’m going to have with Alan Lightman this afternoon. It will be on the occasion of the publication (yesterday!) of Alan’s latest book, Mr. g: A Novel About The Creation.  This is my monthly Virtually [...]

January 25, 2012 · Tom Levenson · 13 Comments
Posted in: Books, KULCHA!, Science and Technology, Uncategorized

Balloon Juice book club

by DougJarvus Green-Ellis

Now we’re ready for the second installment of the Balloon-Juice book club discussion of Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”. Corey should be by in five or ten to discuss things, so fire away. I’ll put up an update in a little bit with my thoughts on the second and third chapters. Update. Chapter 2 focuses [...]

January 22, 2012 · DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 135 Comments
Posted in: Books

Book club

by DougJarvus Green-Ellis

We’ll be doing another book club tomorrow with Corey Robin, right here at 8 pm on Sunday. Try to read chapters 2 and 3 of “’The Reactionary Mind” if you get a chance, but you can also ask questions about other parts of the book of course.

January 21, 2012 · DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 10 Comments
Posted in: Books

The Uses of the Past: Science/Science Writing Talk

by Tom Levenson

Blogger’s note:  The annual Science Online conference/unconference is going live this Thursday in scenic Research Triangle, NC.  I’ve been going since the second meeting, way back in 2008 (I think…), and this year I will be moderating a couple of sessions.  One of them is called “The Uses of the Past,” jointly led (or unled) [...]

January 17, 2012 · Tom Levenson · 40 Comments
Posted in: Books, KULCHA!, Science and Technology

Book club discussion

by DougJarvus Green-Ellis

In a little bit, Corey Robin will be dropping by (in the comments) to discuss his book “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin”. Hopefully, many of you will have already read the introduction and the first chapter by now. I found the first chapter, on conservatives and counterrevolutionaries, especially intriguing. Update. [...]

January 11, 2012 · DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 137 Comments
Posted in: Books

Reminder

by DougJarvus Green-Ellis

Tomorrow at 8 pm eastern time, we’ll be discussing the first chapter of “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin” by Corey Robin. Here’s an interview with Corey Robin about the book at Naked Capitalism. Update. Here’s an interesting excerpt from the interview: I had always known about the presence of romanticism [...]

January 10, 2012 · DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 101 Comments
Posted in: Books, Burkean bells

Friday Night Book Thread

by Sarah Proud and Tall

It’s that time again, kiddies. I’m about to head off on my annual jaunt around the world, and I thought I would point you in the direction of some of my reading over the last month, and a couple of things I have saved up to entertain myself on the plane, in between glasses of [...]

December 16, 2011 · Sarah Proud and Tall · 41 Comments
Posted in: Books, Open Thread

Book club

by DougJarvus Green-Ellis

I have settled on Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin” for our next book club. I am about halfway through and I’ve learned a lot already. I spoke with Corey and he will be happy to join us for discussions.

December 6, 2011 · DougJarvus Green-Ellis · 25 Comments
Posted in: Books

Mnookin and Me Reminder

by Tom Levenson

Hey, all: This is just a reminder of tonight’s internet radio and/or Second Life* farrago, me and Panic Virus author Seth Mnookin in conversation.  Here’s Seth’s take on what we’ll be doing. For my part, the first goal is to get some distance into why it’s so hard to get scientific thinking—and not just results—into [...]

November 16, 2011 · Tom Levenson · 8 Comments
Posted in: Books, KULCHA!, Science and Technology

For A Good Time (a) On The ‘Tubes And (b) In Boston (Cambridge)

by Tom Levenson

Just a quick alert for BJ internet radio devotees:  I’ll be talking with Seth Mnookin on my monthly Virtually Speaking Science gig this Wednesday evening at 9 p.m.  If you want to see me taller, thinner, and much better dressed than I ever am in meatspace, you can check out the Second Life venue for [...]

November 14, 2011 · Tom Levenson · 28 Comments
Posted in: Books, KULCHA!

Saturday Evening Open Thread

by Anne Laurie

Don’t know if there will ever be another BJ Book Group, but I’m looking forward to reading Wonkette’s latest recommendation: The U.S. State Department has been known to make noise about protecting free speech around the world. Writers and bloggers, the department says, should be allowed to publish their opinions even if they conflict with [...]

October 8, 2011 · Anne Laurie · 118 Comments
Posted in: Books, Open Thread, War on Terror aka GSAVE®

Eine Kleine Sunday Light Reading

by Tom Levenson

I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet the last several days, I know.  That’s what happens when a lot of years thinking about Albert Einstein brings one an invitation to the city of Medellin, Colombia to talk Big Al to the public. Medellin is a fascinating place, as it happens, though I didn’t get that much time to [...]

September 25, 2011 · Tom Levenson · 33 Comments
Posted in: Books

Book thread – Nothing like a good mystery

by Sarah Proud and Tall

I was so delighted by this post by Chrisdonia at Central Station, I had to sit down and write another book post. One day in March, staff at the Scottish Poetry Library came across a wonderful creation, left anonymously on a table in the library. Carved from paper, mounted on a book and with a [...]

September 24, 2011 · Sarah Proud and Tall · 63 Comments
Tags: Mysterious Artworks · Posted in: Books

White House Corrects Factual Errors In Suskind Book

by ABL 2.0

Gee whiz! Hoocoodanode!?  From Politico: The White House and Treasury are not too happy with Ron Suskind’s forthcoming book, to put in very mildly. Beyond the big picture stuff on whether Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ignored an Obama directive regarding the preparation of plans to dissolve Citigroup (Treasury says he absolutely did not), officials have [...]

September 19, 2011 · ABL 2.0 · 58 Comments
Posted in: Books, hoocoodanode

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