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duh

this book claims to have this lofty goal of showing how art influences politics, it doesnt really explore that thesis very well, but it accomplishes its secret true goal of exonerating wagner from being the “hitler composer”. this is honestly a pretty important thing to do because wagner is a once-in-a-century talent that people get scared of when you mention him because some nazi character in a movie played “tristan” on his phonograph or whatever.

unfortunately the book doesnt flow very well, kind of feeling more like a laundry list of various artworks and stories that were influenced by wagner, rather than really try to elegantly explore its thesis of art and politics. but, lots of good stories anyways. the author unfortunately shoots himself in the foot by speculating on the homosexuality of virtually every historical figure ever after a certain point in the book, which ranges from annoying to extremely upsetting in various circumstances.

kino.

oh yeah i forgot to tell you guys but i be in MAD ecstatic mystical union, like dog, i am completely united in raptures you know what i meaaaaaaan

paul was a mythical character

becoming a lay deleuzian monk

secular humanist mormon writes a mystery book about deducing the behavior of an alien species

rough breakup, huh kant?

EAMON DE VALERA

i like that dante just put everyone he didnt like in hell and then ended up persevering the memory of their wicked deeds for 700+ years

coole

the liberal crackaian epics
(funny)

read throughout the year

yooo

before i die.... i have to tell you something....
the lindy effect is-

clean and concise practical book on how to read books in such a way that it increases your understanding (not just knowledge!). doesnt overstep its goals much at all, and i can imagine most aspirant scholars benefiting from this book.

probably the historical/religious/philosophical/political/etc./etc. nonfiction epic of our time. taylor puts you in a cultural hall of mirrors of the last 500 years and tells us that we never, ever lose anything, especially not our past.

cool

maybe 5 stars? idk ill have to think on it

virtuoso writing used to lay bare american culture and give us a path out of spiritual deadlock

this advice has, unfortunately, not been heeded

the Imitation for the intellectual vocation, yet also an entirely practical handbook. contains the most profound chapter on notetaking.

baudrillard: ah, oui, i have prends, how you say, ‘le blackpille'

definitely a lot of great empirical arguments. definitely changes how i size up probabilities and decisions. author has a background as a ‘quant', and the brightest parts of this book is when he relates his field of expertise to the more abstract area of uncertainty, dunking on gaussian social scientists. however, i utterly disagree with his more metaphysical conclusions, such as history being nothing other than an entertainment due to difficulty of ascertaining the past (correct, it is absolutely chaotic, but do you not think the STORY OF HUMANITY UP TO THIS POINT might not have something to say?).

also he's a dick

coole

first half took 9 months to read, second half was 3 days
when the

nice people or new men?