: Eco again (File under “Things that fuel this researcher’s neuroses”): “An idea contained almost by …
: Umberto Eco on asking librarians for aid as you research your thesis: ”You must overcome any shyness …
: “Amalia, I find that my religiousness is a slowly emergent state, one that is entirely drawn …
: Freshly roasted pumpkin seeds are one of the best things fall has to offer. 🍽
: Finished reading: Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin 📚 “But is not Christ a general direction? asked the …
: “Unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere …
: Things I learned the hard way: The #2 attachment on my beard trimmer is significantly shorter than …
: 🎵 Any release day that includes new music from Slowdive is red letter. everything is alive is …
: A fun and nostalgic read from W. David Marx on They Might Be Giants, early-90’s music fandom and the …
: Tim Adams on Tom Waits upcoming remastered mid-80’s Trilogy: ‘Waits, he recalls, would never be …
: Alan Jacobs: “It is not true that silence is violence. The mandate to comment, to take a stand, to …
: Currently reading: A Short History of the Interpretation of the Bible by Robert M. Grant, David …
: Wyatt Mason/Tom Waits (2017)“We also touched upon Leonard Cohen, who once said, ‘If I …
: Richard Brody on the vocational awakening found in a children’s book: ”I learned, through Anatole’s …
: Olivia Reingold on the surprising power of the cold contact: “These days, everyone says networking …
: Periodic Re-Read: The marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake 📚
: 🎵 If you are a pop music fan who might describe their relationship to the most important songs in …
: Arthur C. Brooks in The Atlantic: “A good deal of social and political activism is zero-sum, and …
: I would wear the hell out of this boygenius t-shirt.
: 🎵Now Listening — Memento Mori by Depeche Mode on Apple Music This is, without doubt, the most …
: Just your semi-periodic reminder that this oft-slept-upon gem is one of the best records of the …
: The heavens meet the earth at East Sands.
: This is actually great advice for anyone doing creative/generative work who struggles with …
: There is very little that is more satisfying than watching your child prepare for something that …
: Location check in 🗺 — Home for Work ⚒️
: I got a little bit behind on this, but am all caught up and back in the saddle now. Have a listen to …
: Freddie deBoer: I have a niche, a narrow one but big enough for me - a leftist who maintains a …
: W. David Marx on what comes next: In order to figure out what happens after the social media era, …
: Saturday morning feel. 🎵Now Listening: R.E.M - Sweetness Follows
: To Apprehend the Incomprehensible 📚 Robert MacFarlane: “Above all, geology makes explicit challenges to our understanding of …
: Finished reading: Lifting the Veil by Malcolm Guite 📚 A delightful little book from an even more …
: 🎵 Yesssssssssssssssss! And playing in Glasgow Sept. 23rd. Who’s going with me!?!?!
: Sunset over St Leonard’s Parish Church, 17/1/23
: The Enduring Legacy of David Bowie I hate that Bowie has been gone for 7 years, but I love being reminded of this incredible weekend in …
: Just watched Aftersun. I am undone.
: Inspired by Jason Dettbarn(@endonend) I’ve decided to add one song a day to this playlist for the …
: I love Greg Dulli’s voice, The Afghan Whigs are super under-appreciated and this unexpected cover …
: Wrapping up our annual holiday viewing tonight.
: 👋Hi y’all! I’m Ben. I’m a PhD student in art and theology, writing about Nick Cave and the power of …
: 16 Years She is more beautiful to me—in every way—today than she was on our wedding day, which, as you can …
: 🎵Now listening: Christmas - Low on Music.
: 🎵Now Listening: A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Mix) - Vince Guaraldi Trio on Music.
: 🎵For your Christmas & New Year listening pleasure! Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas b/w …
: With my favourites for Christmas…
: Happiest of Christmas wishes to all!
: Angelo Badalamenti has died His creative collaboration with David Lynch rendered some of the most …
: On The Success of Art Again, Sally Rooney: This, to me, is the beauty—we might even say the magic—of the novel as a …
: On the Blessed Inevitability of "Misreading" Reader, attend to Sally Rooney: Each reader, of course, encounters their own Ulysses: the one they …
: This photo of Nick Cave awkwardly hugging Warren Ellis while holding a copy of Christian Wiman’s My …
: Dusk keeps coming earlier in St. Andrews. 26 days to the winter solstice.
: It’s just not really Thanksgiving without homemade garmonbozia.
: Currently reading: How To Think by Alan Jacobs 📚 Deeply insightful, & a pleasure to read. …
: I realize that I am pretty predictable, but… I am absolutely loving this listening experience.
: Not always serious, though. Sometimes friendly. Photo credit: Felipe Krause Dornelles
: Serious. Photo credit: Felipe Krause Dornelles
: E&J in B&W, West Sands, St Andrews, Scotland
: This view never really gets old.
: A Writer’s Confession: Robert Burton “And for those other faults of barbarism, Doric dialect, extemporanean style, tautologies, apish …
: 🍰 Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake, courtesy of Anna Rebecca. Exquisite.
: Mimi Parker Thank you for the music, Mimi Parker.
: “Nothing we do is better than the work of handmind. When mind uses itself without the hands it runs …
: I love being part of a family of readers and writers. Anna is reading to us tonight from her latest …
: Release Day Quick Takes: The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language 🎵Now Listening: Being Funny in a Foreign Language First Impression: The 1975 ditch their maximalist …
: I am increasingly convinced that 7 or 8 tracks is the sweet spot for album length. What are your …
: So much goodness in this book. #faithhopeandcarnage
: “Life is too damn short, in my opinion, not to be awed.” — Nick Cave
: I can’t lie to you guys. I’m a little bit excited about this one… I mean, scholarly objectivity …
: Both at Westminster and at St. George’s in Windsor, the Piper’s Lament was a beautiful and …
: Deeply moved by all the funeral proceedings for E II R today. Grateful to be here in the UK to …
: 🎵Now Listening: doves - the last broadcast
: 🎵Now Listening: Doves - The Last Broadcast i0.wp.com
: The small is the revelation of the great, and this present time is the maturing of eternity. — Karl …
: A beautiful reading of a beautifully Eucharistic poem from the incomparable Emily Dickinson.
: 📷 My traveling companions for the day.
: Edinburgh bound. Crossing the Firth.
: 🎵Listening Now: sunn O))) - Metta, Benevolence BBC6 Live: On the Invitation of Mary Anne Hobbs
: 🎵Listening Now: L’apparition/We Are Not Alone We are not alone… (good news for …
: Currently reading: The Insurmountable Darkness of Love by Douglas E. Christie 📚
: Always love an Edinburgh day, especially one spent in the company of Ford Sachsenmaier, and with an …
: “In appearance he must have been like a thin brown leaf dancing eternally before the wind; but in …
: 📷 🎵 It’s not Glasgow, but this view along the Lade Braes alway brings to mind this perfect song: A …
: 📷 Detail on the facade Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews: Christ as the pelican feeding her young with …
: 🎵Listening Now: Just Mustard - Heart Under
: 📷 The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign), 1967, Bruce …
: The Gospel - 1, Iconoclasts - 0 😎
: 📷 Jude’s first day of P7, Greyfriars Primary School
: 📷 Anna Walks Jude to School, Langlands Rd
: 📷 Anna walks Jude to School, Dempster Terrace
: 📷 Anna walking Jude to his first ever day of public school at Greyfriars Primary School. He will do …
: 📷 Skies Above Lammas, St. Andrews 2022
: This story is amazing. Medical costs in the U.S. are obscene and this is the kind of philanthropic …
: Buechner ‘In his last memoir, in 1999, Mr. Buechner recalled his mother, his brother and his childhood …
: Magritte - The Art of Conversation
: Now Listening: Low - Things We Lost in the Fire 🎵
: Currently reading: The Need and the Blessing of Prayer by Karl Rahner SJ 📚
: This absolutely beautiful pressing of one of my favorite records of all time arrived on Saturday. …