I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Richard Prince’s work. I love his sense of humor, but so many of the pieces strike me as 2 parts Ed Ruscha plus 3 parts pretention. Regardless, I love some of the things … Continue reading
(via The Amateur Gourmet)
I’m very busy subconsciously not writing about my grandfather. The result is that nothing else non-academic is getting written, either. In other words, one can expect that hodgepodge effect will probably continue for a bit.
— John Keats ST. AGNES’ Eve—Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limp’d trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold: Numb were the Beadsman’s fingers, while … Continue reading
I just think that by the 23rd century, American men get to wear high heels and eye-liner, sit like sissies, and make pouty, kissy faces at other guys if they want–and also beat the hell out of giant killer reptiles. … Continue reading
Socks gone wild! Meanwhile, the sock set continues to grow.
Lately around here: Him: Um, why did you leave the water running? Her: What? Him: The water you turned on five minutes ago. Her: The water is running? 15 minutes after breakfast was served. Her: Honey, did you know the … Continue reading
I love coffee… It‚Äôs not about the caffeine. I have largely renounced caffeine. I say largely because I know that the decaf I now drink all day isn‚Äôt entirely caffeine-free. My attachment to coffee is about the taste, and the … Continue reading
Welcome to Thinkery, est. 2003. At the moment, I'm an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Syracuse University. I'm interested in new media, historical conceptions of authorship, and human/machine agency. I write about all of that elsewhere, mostly, and keep this space for other areas of investigation about the world: namely, cooking, gardening, and travel.
