Against Science
I think it is beyond time to criticize something directly which has been -- to my knowledge -- attacked so far only indirectly. That something is "science." Science has become…
Beauty in the Light of the Sun
I have a new essay up over at Jack Donovan's new project PH2T3R: To be beautiful is to be perceived.Beauty is to experience the emotions of reverence, wonder, and love…
Can There Be a Science of Beauty?
Over the last decade or so, a slough of recent research, articles, and arguments have attempted to quantify the subject of beauty, to understand what it means for something to…
Poetry and Philosophy
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. - Oscar Wilde I started writing with the…
#Dadbod is Poison
In case you hadn't heard, "Dad bod" is the word. Major publications like Slate, the Atlantic, GQ, and Business Insider have all had their say on the matter in the last…