Her point confronts the idea that “mindfulness is the opiate of the masses,” and is equally relevant to misconceptions about non-violent direct action.

Hello, Los Angeles.

Going to see Lost Highway at the Downtown LA Alamo Drafthouse. Feels appropriate.

The sun of Kennedy's inaugural Shone light reflected off a bright white page Into the poet's eye who tried to read But then recited memory instead. [Quatrain for his birthday.] Robert Frost 26 March 1874 - 29 January 1963 Photo by Eric Schaal

Read poetry The Last Bookstore and met some cool people.

robot with a flat tire

robot in action

Airplane seat back

Saul Leiter

The key to my thinking on AI is that I can't stop students from using it, but I can resist the temptation to use it for grading, and thereby avoid the worst-case nightmare scenario of AI-generated papers being graded by AI.

Impulsively decided to watch baseball tonight because if it’s good enough for Marianne Moore, then it’s good enough for me.

I wonder if Tao Lin has considered using term bodhisattva more freely.

My take is Prisoner of Azkaban is a legitimately fine piece of cinema.