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Benjamin Espen Jul 4, 2022

Calydonian Boar Hunt Review

J. Manfred Weichsel is back with another disturbingly funny satire, The Calydonian Boar Hunt. Emphasis on the disturbing. Absolutely no one comes out of this looking good, and it is not for the faint-hearted. Yet, as disquieting as Weichsel’s work is, I argue that he is performing a valuable
Benjamin Espen Jul 3, 2022

Small arms fire

Benjamin Espen Jul 3, 2022

Guess what day it is?

Because posting it a day late makes it even funnier
Benjamin Espen Jul 2, 2022

The Long View 2009-01-10: Stupidity, Fear, Fossilization, Art

Lots of opinions on economics are like this: Like the proposals for a federal Balanced Budget amendment to the Constitution, the harm done by the Tax Holiday idea is not the danger that it will ever be enacted, but that it takes up space that might be usefully occupied by
Benjamin Espen Jul 2, 2022

Girls vs Boys

Benjamin Espen Jul 2, 2022

Linkfest 2022-07-01: Memory of Man

Memory of Mankind It certainly feels useful to be able to access so much information using the Internet, but if you step back that information is disturbingly ephemeral. Even printed books aren’t that permanent, readily destroyed by time and accidents. The longest lasting material we have for written records
Benjamin Espen Jul 1, 2022

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