Daily Archives: March 12, 2023

Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers

From this 2021 book: * Gerald Levin: “There were cultural differences as well. I wasn’t a Time Inc. type. Time had few Jewish people. I didn’t dress the way they dressed. I didn’t talk about closing advertising deals on a … Continue reading

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Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book by Katherine Rundell: * The power of John Donne’s words nearly killed a man. It was the late spring of 1623, on the morning of Ascension Day, and Donne had finally secured … Continue reading

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The Fall of the Silicon Valley Bank and the Rise of the New Fascism (3-12-23)

01:30 The New Fascism (1-2-23), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=146667 13:00 Israel’s new right-wing government, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/27/itamar-ben-gvir-israels-minister-of-chaos 23:20 Howard Kurtz on the Twitter Files 33:00 When Did Intellectuals Stop Supporting The Free Market Of Ideas?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143526 47:30 Elliott Blatt joins to talk about the Silicon … Continue reading

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