Ahhh… back in the outdoor office at last.
R.I.P., Lee Konitz.
Here’s jazz pianist Ethan Iverson’s tribute to Konitz, insightful as always.
A sure way to establish enduring significance as a thinker is to combine sophistication with carefully constructed ambiguity and, if necessary, outright contradiction.
~ “Can Schmitt’s Political Theology Be Redeemed?”
(But it depends on how you define enduring.)
Today (Mon 6 Apr) at noon CST: “Christian Ethics & Pandemic Ethics”.
My colleague Pilar’s 86-year-old father has been hospitalized with covid-19 in Spain.
His last wish is to find a friend of his from Folkstone, Kent, England. I’m posting an article about his search here just in case anyone can help.
A stunning New York Times photo-essay on how coronavirus has devastated Bergamo, Italy.
In high school, my family hosted an Italian exchange student. His hometown? Bergamo. I never imagined it would return to my mind, or enter the global consciousness, in such a tragic way. 🔗
How Texas supermarket chain H-E-B has prepared better than just about anyone for the pandemic. 🔗
Probably also been reading some Taleb. 📚
I sense a lucrative consulting career in the near future for Justen Noakes, H-E-B’s “director of emergency preparedness.” 💰💰💰
A profound, honest reflection on COVID-19 and our mortality. Written for Leonard J. DeLorenzo’s students at Notre Dame, but applicable to all:
The call in this season is to throw off the illusion of invulnerability and live together in truth.
The World's Best Virtual Art Galleries
A follow-up to last week’s post: for those who don’t want to sift through 2,000+ options, here are the Financial Times’ picks of the world’s best virtual galleries (the article’s behind a paywall, but here are the links): Sistine Chapel British Museum V&A – Indian Textiles Rembrandt & Amsterdam Portraiture Met – Timeline of Art History Uffizi – On Being Present Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
Current listening: Pat Metheny, *From This Place* 🎶
I’ve been listening to Pat Metheny’s outstanding new album From This Place. From the compositions, through the arrangements (Metheny called in Alan Broadbent to help), to the musicianship of drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Linda May Han Oh, & pianist Gwilym Simcock. Highly recommended—& also available on Bandcamp.