A pleasant surprise after a looooong weekend of grading. Reading and writing: I’m easy to please.
The three little Octonauts. Enjoying this Halloween—undoubtedly the last one they’ll choose complementary costumes.
The three little Octonauts.
Lanchester on Scott, Suzman, & Civilization
More John Lanchester: his latest, a review (with wonderful cover image) of James C. Scott and James Suzman. Lanchester’s simple opening point: it’s worth considering the difference between science and technology, terms we think of as naturally and intrinsically linked.
October in Minnesota.
I love these three brave explorers.
This girl takes her sleep very seriously. #hermothersdaughter
New arrival!
On wrath, contemptuous smugness, and slower thinking: Alan Jacobs interviewed by Emma Green for the Atlantic.