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Pauline Kael was useless as a guide to movies. She was indispensable as an autobiographer of the Age of Cinema
Pauline Kael was useless as a guide to movies. She was indispensable as an autobiographer of the Age of Cinema
During the golden age of Oxbridge dons, intellectual elites were treated as a national treasure. Then came Margaret Thatcher
During the golden age of Oxbridge dons, intellectual elites were treated as a national treasure. Then came Margaret Thatcher
The political right often acts in bad faith in its attacks on academia; in response, academics lapse into tendentious moralism
The political right often acts in bad faith in its attacks on academia; in response, academics lapse into tendentious moralism
thirdity: “We ask ourselves is it possible to break through this heavy conditioning of centuries…
thirdity: “We ask ourselves is it possible to break through this heavy conditioning of centuries immediately and not enter into...
“Enormous clarity can be gained simply by stripping away the complications of theory and…
suliqyre:“Theoretical Burdens”, etc. (411-415)“Enormous clarity can be gained simply by stripping away the complications of theory and terminology, and looking...
philosophybits: “We must not be frightened by the assertion that a thing is natural into the…
philosophybits: “We must not be frightened by the assertion that a thing is natural into the admission that it is...
The Ethics of Slopaganda
Slopaganda On February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel initiated an armed conflict against Iran. Widely discussed as the first...
Indexicals
[Revised entry by David Braun and Alexandru Radulescu on September 3, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] An indexical is,...