September 7, 2012
‘Were there but world enough and time’: Tom Phillips on A Humument
If the un-canon exists—or the alternative canon; a trove of works treasured outside of the mainstream—then it indisputably includes Tom Phillips and A Humument, his capstone project. A painter by […]
August 8, 2012
Secret Credos of the Godless
Notice how scientists are always talking about laws. Laws with a capital L, no less. Einstein’s Laws, Poiseuille’s Law, Hooke’s Law, Fourier’s Law, etc., etc. This endless law-giving reveals something […]
June 20, 2012
Short Takes: Theory of Sublimity
“Soda,” or “pop”? Here’s a more nuanced answer (maybe) to accents, intonations, inflections, and everything else that makes speech interesting. Ben Lerner, setting it straight in The New Yorker: “…I’m […]