Chase music from a horror movie that never got finished. . .

A while back, a friend sent me a bunch of photos from when we were in our early 20s. Came across a bunch today. Odd to see yourself hanging with people who you only vaguely recognize and whose names you can't recall.

The true value of this platform is that it reminds us that there are lots of different ways to be bad at philosophy

New: on the latest NB Philosophy 📚, I talk with Wendy Salkin about her fantastic Harvard University Press book SPEAKING FOR OTHERS. Link: newbooksnetwork.com/speaking-for-o…

Mellow Monday. "More Than This"- Roxy Music.

I'm seriously considering buying a Telecaster. Maybe I have a problem.

FACT: It's not hoarding if it's guitars...

Remember when philosophy profs would tell grad students "If your paper doesn't come out in [prestigious journal] or [other prestigious journal] no one will read it; if it's published at all, people will assume it wasn't good enough for [repeats prestigious journals]"? Good times!

Busy Autumn... If you're around for any of these, stop by and say hi. CIVIC SOLITUDE publishes on Nov 8.

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Overheard in a Philosophy Department: "Squirrels . . . . the rats of the trees"

Thinking of spending next summer on a Greek island trying to write hit country songs. How hard could it be?

Might delete IG now that it has shown me a clip of No Doubt's pathetic cover of the Bad Brains' "Sailin' On"

When Danzig first formed, I asked Eerie Von why the guitarist's name is "John Christ." He replied "Because when you hear him play, you know he's god."

I've been friends with this scoundrel since kindergarten. Today's his 54th birthday. (Yes, we're at Rudy's)

Sometimes people take themselves to be furthering justice when in fact they're simply trotting out fancier ways to boss other people around

Someday, I'll share the story of how one of my recent democracy books found its way on to the "essential reading" list of a prominent DC escort-for-hire . . .

Hollywood: "It's never too late to make a sequel that shouldn't be made"

It's probably a good thing to never feel quite at home in academia.

Had a fun chat this morning with Jackie Flynn Mogensen for a Mother Jones story she's doing about the upcoming presidential debates. Will post a link when the article appears.