Now, I know I talk a lot about myself as a philosopher on these here intarwebs. I talk about myself like that because it's the work I do that's most relevant to the work I'm doing here; there are a lot of connections between my theoretical interests as an academic and my theoretical interests as a fan. But, as I'm sure most of you know, in ( Read more... )

Sad icon choice is sad.( Spoilers for Daybreak II, Obviously )

It's not that we in the Nahurriyeh household are not ecstatic about the regime change in Washington DC.  Oh, believe me, we are, in an OMG, I no longer have to plan on getting a job in Montréal, which is good because it is cold as balls there, kind of way.  I'm proud that we managed to elect a president who is smart, thoughtful and shares many of ( Read more... )

Happy MLK, Jr., Day to all and sundry, where ever you are in the world.  I have a warmth for today beyond its literal meaning; it has memories for me.  I was part of an organizing coalition trying to mark the day in my college; it was my first real activist success as a student, and those were few and far between in the work I was doing, so it ( Read more... )