Monthly Archives: July 2024

Book Review: You Rule!

Posted on July 12, 2024 by nathanalbright

You Rule! Create Your Own Country, by Scott Forbes and Emma Luara Jones This book is published by Lonely Planet for Kids, and it was not exactly the sort of book that I thought it would be. This is not … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Scope Of Poop, Redux

Posted on July 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

We have spent a lot of time talking about the complexity of poop as it relates to life, but so far we have focused our discussion on the physicality of human existence and how it inevitably involves a great many … Continue reading →

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Poopism: A Continual State Of Inelegance

Posted on July 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

On September 18, 1796, while traveling in Southern England, Jane Austen wrote a letter to her beloved sister Cassandra and stated about the weather: “What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.” At … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Nowherelands

Posted on July 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

Nowherelands: An Atlas Of Vanished Countries 1840-1975, by Bjorn Berge As someone who is at least broadly familiar with the body of work that exists about vanished or lost nations, this book is definitely among the more unusual and distinctive … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Influence Of Poop On World History

Posted on July 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

Given the vital nature of poop to our lives, it is rather unsurprising that poop has had a massive influence on world history. That said, its influence is not something that has often been examined directly, and so the accounts … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Taiwan 101

Posted on July 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

Taiwan 101: Studying, Working, And Traveling In Today’s Taiwan, by Matthew B. Christensen & Henrietta Yang While there is always the danger of a book like this becoming obsolete if it is not regularly updated, I found this book to … Continue reading →

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Poopism: The Profitability Of Poop

Posted on July 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

Earlier in this collection of essays, we commented on a humorous story that I would like to repeat to set the context for this current exploration. A close friend of mine has told me several times of the way that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Story Of A Death Foretold

Posted on July 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

Story Of A Death Foretold: The Coup Against Salvador Allende, September 11, 1973, by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera This book was terrible, but terrible in a way that I found deeply and unpleasantly familiar with. It should go without saying that I … Continue reading →

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Poopism: When Poop Goes Wrong

Posted on July 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

We commented recently that there is a golden mean with regards to our attitude towards poop. To handle our business properly, we must both acknowledge that poop is natural and nothing to be ashamed of but also make sure that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Remarkable History Of The Hudson’s Bay Company

Posted on July 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Remarkable History of The Hudson’s Bay Company, by George Bryce By the time that the author wrote the history of the famed Hudson’s Bay Company, that company had transformed from one of the largest landowners in North America, with … Continue reading →

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