Monthly Archives: July 2019

Half-Life

Posted on July 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

As someone who is fascinated by one-hit wonders [1], from time to time I ponder the career of Duncan Sheik.  Most people will likely not have any idea who he is, as someone whose only appearance on the pop charts … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rise Of The Creative Class Revisited

Posted on July 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Rise Of The Creative Class Revisited, by Richard Florida Given that I was not a big fan of the original version of this book, was the revised and updated version of it any better?  I’m not sure, the revised … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rise Of The Creative Class

Posted on July 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Rise Of The Creative Class, by Richard Florida This book was an unmitigated failure on a variety of levels.  For one, in reading this book the author’s agenda, especially his pro-gay and anti-family agenda, and even anti-working class agenda, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bullshit Jobs

Posted on July 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Bullshit Jobs, by David Graeber Take it from me, this book is not exactly the safest sort of book to be seen reading at work.  When one reads a book like this, it is natural for others to wonder if … Continue reading →

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On The Difference Between Hate And Criticism

Posted on July 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Recently I watched a video from an online music critic who was lamenting the fact that a great many people simply do not criticize music, but simply act as if everything released by artists is the best thing ever.  He … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Natural Capitalism

Posted on July 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Natural Capitalism:  Creating The Next Industrial Revolution, by Paul Hawken, Amcry Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins But is it capitalism?  About the highest praise I can give this book is that it is not complete rubbish.  There are aspects of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Runaway Species

Posted on July 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Runaway Species:  How Human Creativity Remakes The World, by Anthony Brandt and David Eaglemann This is one of the many books that seeks to combine a concern for the aesthetics of creativity with a purportedly scientific approach in evolution … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mass Flourishing

Posted on July 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Mass Flourishing:  How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, And Change, by Edmund Phelps Whenever one reads about innovation and creativity, and there are a lot of books about the subject, you have to know what the agenda of the person … Continue reading →

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On The Acquisition Of Local Knowledge

Posted on July 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

How is it that someone becomes a master of one’s local terrain?  We live in a world where it is easy to travel around the world by plane or by boat, and there are a great many places where one … Continue reading →

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Book Review: There’s No Toilet Paper…On The Road Less Traveled

Posted on July 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

There’s No Toilet Paper…On The Road Less Traveled, edited by Doug Lansky I have read some of Doug Lansky’s work and it has struck me as somewhat mixed, and that was my impression of these travel essays as well.  Travel … Continue reading →

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