Siris

In the midst of its empty, endless hall of snow was a frozen lake, broken on its surface into a thousand forms; each piece resembled another...

Sharon's mention of alcohol and gout at "Early Modern Notes" has me thinking again about Berkeley's interest in tar-water...

Am I cool or uncool? [CLICK] You are Cool ! You're pretty cool! People look at you and think.. 'wow.. that person is cool!...

Browsing The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien yesterday, I came across two passages of interest. The first, from letter 209 to Robert Murray, S.J...

I have been reading Stephen Halliwell's The Aesthetics of Mimesis . It's a good book; and I highly recommend it to those who are int...

This is the third scene of Alcestis , also an early draft. Scene One is here and Scene Two is here . The meter is rather more unruly here; ...

I, Robot spoilers below; they're not bad, but if you want to see the movie and are one of those silly people who can't watch movies...