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The Mercator Presidency: Marco Rubio vs. The Rolling Stones
The inconvenient reality at the heart of the fantasy
Feb 18
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The Mercator Presidency: Bad Bunny Edition
On joy as resistance
Feb 13
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Reading, Watching, Listening
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The Magical Humanism of Sir Terry Pratchett
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Discworld Reread #7: Guards! Guards!
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Some Thoughts on Mythology and Historical Accuracy
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Some Thoughts on Pluribus
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Discworld Reread #6: Pyramids
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Discworld Reread #1: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
May 11, 2025
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Some Thoughts on Mythology and Historical Accuracy
Or, the take that launched a thousand quips
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Occasional Poetry: W.H. Auden, “In Memory of W.B. Yeats”
A poem for my birthday
Jan 28
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The Mercator Presidency
Some thoughts on projection
Jan 21
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Some Thoughts on Pluribus
Or, if ChatGPT was seven billion people ...
Jan 19
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2025 in Books
My reading for the year just past, mostly in footnotes
Jan 10
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Some 2026 Resolutions
Getting my curious squids in a row
Jan 1
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A Year of Magical Humanism
2025 in review
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