What held the browning leaf to its stem so long—a link that lasted a summer’s life time?
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“The Pause”
Original Poetry from Paul Hostovsky
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On Gen Z Reality, McCarthy Adaptations, and AI Obsessiveness
Recent articles of note from the world wide web.
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Ambient
The sound of the rain filled the apartment. It came in through the open windows. Open just enough to let the cool air in too, without getting anything beyond the window sill wet. Before I sat down to paint, I turned on some music: Brian Eno’s "Reflection."
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Green of Thought, Blue of Brain
Turns out, you can no more possess a color than you can reality. If you try to settle on purple, it might just slip into red. If you see green in something, you may find it spilling into every corner or your life and becoming your guiding principle.
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“Ötzi”
Original Poetry from Holly Day
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A Brief History of “Sex” and “Gender”
Is knowing the complex history of the words “sex” and “gender” going to solve the contemporary debates around sexual difference and society? Probably not. But words do matter. Knowing their history just might help avoid misunderstanding at the critical juncture of some important conversation. We could certainly do worse than begin such discussions with clear definitions.
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“Blood and Wine”
Original Poetry from Dietrich Balsbaugh
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Lewis on the Invasion of Daily Life by Something Other
A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible.
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Orwell on the Decline and Restoration of the English Language
A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible.
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Yuval Levin on Liberal Society
The liberal society — that is, a society organized to safeguard equal rights and limit the powers of both governments and majorities through institutions of law and consent — has never been best understood as a utopian proposition. It is much better understood as a coping mechanism for those seeking virtue in a fallen world. It calls on us to constrain our expectations of politics, so that we might reach higher in every other facet of our lives.
