@rustbeltjacobin The clock rules and foul enforcements are too arbitrary, overall devastating to the self-esteem of 90% of men whose only fault is not born tall enough. Other than those, or maybe because of those, yes, it has been made very entertaining to watch. Three hours feel like nothing.
Charles Portis novels are quirky, eccentric & v funny.
He's distinctly American: more Twain than Wodehouse & he deserves to be read more widely.
Perhaps this single vol. ed. fr Library of America will do the trick. The Dog of the South is his masterpiece & that's in here too:
the phrase "lipstick on a pig" has always inspired a deep sadness in me. I think of the pig, looking forward to her big night out, and I bring myself to the verge of tears.
Tokyo’s Mascot Actor’s School offers formal classes in learning to be a professional mascot. Students learn to march on the spot in costume and practice hi-fiving children.( 📷: Marine-Blue)
Reading the Oxford translations of Proust to see that even some of the world’s preeminent Proust scholars admit in the notes they can’t pinpoint many of his art references. Reason enough for me to not give a damn as well...
The term ‘bucket list’ was coined by Justin Zackham, the screenwriter of the Warner Bros film ‘The Bucket List’. In 1999, he created ‘Justin’s list of things to do before he kicks the bucket’. The first thing on the list was ‘Get a film made at a major studio’.
Type III error is when you confused Type I and Type II error. Type IV error is thinking this is a good naming scheme. Type V error is making the tweet about it too long and meta. I was committing Type V error a sentence ago, but I'm still typing.
These aren't remotely unrelated. The "woke" pivot was an attempt to reclaim the moral high ground in the 2010s amid populist attacks on the University over student debt/tuition. The humanities became a moral laundromat pressed into the service of whitewashing the financial model.
A rich, thorough exploration of infinity that combines mathematical precision with playful, accessible coverage of a fascinating variety of paradoxes and conundrums.
@JDHamkins's "The Book of Infinity" publishes in August! https://t.co/RIPeTGe74X