New Article: The Emperor’s New Toes–Fashioning the Modern Stance
I have an "article" in the latest edition—on fashion—of the interdisciplinary journal Ecogradients. It's on shoes. And the big toe. And Modernity. You can read it here...
I have an "article" in the latest edition—on fashion—of the interdisciplinary journal Ecogradients. It's on shoes. And the big toe. And Modernity. You can read it here...
Since I am busy reviewing a book-I-have-actually-read, I have been negligent of my series of reviews of books-I-haven't-read-yet. Much more time consuming... There is only one thing to do, and that is start another half-baked tradition. Call it, "Quotes Out of Context." All too often, in the act of sharing a striking quote, we find—masked …
This is Descartes' skull. Or rather, one of them. There are other contenders. This one is covered in writing—an encomium, in Latin, to his genius—written, we can safely assume, after his death. Some would find the story of this skull's travels ironic, the religio-fetishistic uses of it clearly at odds with Descartes' radical dualism. The …
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