Teach me to care and not to care.
I had this exchange on LinkedIn recently and I found it a profound example of what is actually meant by the term “independent thinker.” This fellow I was chatting with, a PhD who teachers at a university, said his daughter was an independent thinker and a feminist and therefore wouldn’t marry at 19. One has Continue reading "What is “an independent thinker”?"
Foie gras dumplings with leek jam and bone broth at Canard.
Made for a week spent in Los Angeles.
10. Metropolitan (1990), dir. Whit Stillman 9. Empire of the Sun (1987), dir. Steven Spielberg 8. Vertigo (1958), dir. Alfred Hitchcock 7. Birth (2004), dir. Jonathan Glazer 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), dir. Stanley Kubrick 5. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), dir. Anthony Minghella 4. Sans Soleil (1983), dir. Chris Marker 3. Lost in Continue reading "10 Favorite Movies (Revised 2026)"
Very few record labels have influenced my taste in music quite like the LateNightTales series. From the moment I heard Air’s mix twenty years ago, I was hooked. This new entry from Barry Can’t Swim is incredible. Highest recommendation.
HEADMASTER: Thanks for meeting with me. We need to discuss your daughter’s senior thesis proposal. DAD: Yes, her mother and I are quite excited for her. I think it will prove a project where the entire school, even the faculty and board, learns a lot. HEADMASTER: Could you tell me in your own words what Continue reading "What To Think or How To Think?"
Student: I see that we’re reading Frankenstein this year. Gibbs: That’s right. Student: I’m excited for that one. Gibbs: Great. Why? Student: It’s a horror story, right? Horror stories are usually pretty dark and I like dark stuff. Gibbs: What kind of dark stuff? Student: Dark music, dark books, dark clothing. Gibbs: How about dark airplane pilots? Continue reading "Talking With Christian Kids Who…
Tom: Let’s order the tableside chips. Harry: What’s that? Tom: The waiter wheels a cart out with a bag of chips on it and you like get to see him rip open the bag of chips and then pour the chips in a metal bowl. Then he, like, places the bowl of chips right on Continue reading "Let’s Order The Tableside Chips"