Monthly Archives: March 2019

Book Review: What We Believe But Cannot Prove

Posted on March 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

What We Believe But Cannot Prove:  Today’s Leading Thinkers On Science In The Age Of Certainty, edited by John Brockman Quite bluntly, this book is a load of rubbish.  There is a sense of irony that few of the supposedly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Bed Of Procrustes

Posted on March 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Bed Of Procrustes:  Philosophical And Practical Aphorisms, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb I made the mistake of reading this book before having read any of the other books by the author, and in retrospect that was not a wise idea.  … Continue reading →

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Enemies Among Us, Or How I Learned About The Other Side Of Identity Politics

Posted on March 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

In the aftermath of massive acts of violence there are a variety of responses that people and institutions can take.  Given my own feelings of deep ambivalence, I often find that few people have voices that are similar to my … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Wars Of The Roses

Posted on March 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Wars Of The Roses:  The Fall Of The Plantagenets And The Rise Of The Tudors, by Dan Jones As someone who has a great degree of interest in the Plantagenet dynasty and its various problems as well as the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Be A Tudor

Posted on March 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

How To Be A Tudor:  A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide To Tudor Life, by Ruth Goodman As someone who has lived in the Tudor lifestyle, by choice, along with her family for decades, the author has a high degree of credibility when … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Behave Badly In Elizabethan England

Posted on March 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

How To Behave Badly In Elizabethan England:  A Guide For Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, And Braggarts, by Ruth Goodman It is a common saw that you cannot please everyone all of the time, but this book does … Continue reading →

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The Troll In Me And The Troll In You

Posted on March 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

One of the more humorous aspects of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is his expression that he had a bit of the troll in him.  Although the word troll has a greatly different semantic domain when one is dealing with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Peer Gynt

Posted on March 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Peer Gynt, by Henrik Ibsen I liked this play a lot, and that mildly surprised me, especially given how different this play is from the general body of work of his that I am familiar with.  I must say that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Doll’s House And Other Plays

Posted on March 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Doll’s House And Other Plays, by Henrik Ibsen This particular collection of plays features one I am very familiar with, A Doll’s House, and two I have never read, The League Of Youth and The Lady From The Sea.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Readings On A Doll’s House

Posted on March 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Readings On A Doll’s House, edited by Hayley R. Mitchell I have read several books in this series [1], and in this book in particular I see the readings of the work in question as somewhat problematic.  The earliest audiences … Continue reading →

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