The Swerve
I picked up The Swerve to get closer to the Epicurean ideas of Lucretius. I expected an intellectual history. But Stephen Greenblatt’s book is not that. Or, it is not only that. It tells a very earthy story of how … Continued
Cicada Haiku
Rip Van Winkles from our remembered past, link to an unsure future; prime number of years separating us from what has been and will be. Predictable: no arcane algorithm, just layman’s addition. A city composed of those … Continued