This episode is about the point-and-click adventure game NORCO, and the exploitation of real communities by corporations in the pursuit of financial gain.
Ive is a friend of the channel; he taught me everything I know about film editing. If you're looking for a fresh new essayist, I hope you'll give him a listen!
Allen Grossman's provided the inspiration for this week's #blog post, which is chock full of thoughts on #poetry and #AI, with additional help from #Adorno, #PaulCelan, and other stellar representatives of #Humanity :
Origen of Alexandria and the History of Racism as a Theological Problem
“Earlier scholarly accounts that portray Origen as a champion of human equality and as engaged in anti-racist efforts therefore cannot stand up to scrutiny. Origen disparages certain ethnic groups and develops arguments that connect ethnic identity and geographical location with various degrees of sinfulness. His work offers clear evidence that theories of ethnic inferiority have a long history within the Christian matrix that stretches considerably beyond the modern and medieval periods.”
Matthijs den Dulk, Origen of Alexandria and the History of Racism as a Theological Problem, The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 71, Issue 1, April 2020, Pages 164–195, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flaa025
#Image attribution: Luyken, Jan (1649-1712), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OrigenStudentsLuyken.jpg
A @pluralistic instant classic. I was familiar with many of the concepts he articulates from previous pieces of his I'd read, but not "schismogenesis," which I admit I was guilty of concerning the COVID vaccine. A must-read if you're not acquainted with Doctorow's brilliance. #essay#recommendedreading
"This essay is a historical and epistemological exploration of a traditionally crazy economic event: the financial bubble. Venturing into two different moments in the history of economic thinking, it investigates financial bubbles as epistemic frontiers, where rationality has reached its limits."
Book 11, 2024: On Trampolining by Rebecca Perry. A sports memoir with a difference. Poet Perry writes about falling in love with trampolining as a girl, the pain and delight the sport brings her, and how her time as a young athlete resonates with her as a grown-up. #sport#books#essay#nonfiction@bookstodon