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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Author Archives: Luke Ford
The Permeable Self: Five Medieval Relationships
From the LROB: * The self Margery describes is different from our modern understanding of that word, however, and not only because she appears, with perhaps feigned humility, as a mere ‘creature’. As Barbara Newman shows in her brilliant new … Continue reading
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The Tucker Realignment
Ross Douthat writes: * The newer (and especially, younger) right is defined by a politics of suspicion — a deep distrust of all institutions; a comfort with outsider forms of knowledge and conspiratorial theories; a hostility toward official mouthpieces and … Continue reading
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Cut-price coronation: Why King Charles shouldn’t modernise the monarchy
From the Sydney Morning Herald: * The British monarchy, like every other monarchy, lives or dies on its respect for tradition – that handing down of customs from generation to generation. By snubbing process and protocol in petty ways, the … Continue reading
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Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative
From the LROB: * It isn’t just that everyone now has a story; it’s that everyone is a story. Who you are is the narrative you recount about yourself. Whether the life history of someone forced into sex work reflects … Continue reading
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VF: The Medical Medium and the True Believer
From Vanity Fair: When Stephanie Tisone met Anthony William, a cult-famous, self-billed clairvoyant, she felt an instant connection. Her belief in his abilities was unwavering. Her life would never be the same. …William has said that negative energy can be … Continue reading
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