Some Books and Articles Recently Read (May 2019) — Taylor, Houellebecq, MacIntyre

May 27, 2019June 14, 2019 / gregorystackpole / 2 Comments

Some things read, with links.

The Briefest Reflections on Game of Thrones

May 20, 2019May 28, 2019 / gregorystackpole / 23 Comments

Some irresponsible and half-baked brief thoughts about the Game of Thrones TV series (and universe) in the wake of the end of the show. People have been complaining and complaining. Turns out, one of the Game of Thrones writers was involved in writing the script for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I didn’t realize this; having seen season eight of GoT, I’m not surprised. For those who are holding out hopes that the missteps of season eight can be revised in the books, think again (and again, and again).

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The Burden of Unfinished Things

April 13, 2019May 11, 2019 / gregorystackpole / 11 Comments

Things that are unfinished are like abandoned things in a number of respects; they accumulate, and occupy spaces that could be free for other items or projects; they can also become the house for an entire ecology of thoughts to grow –and self-development to occur– that might not be possible otherwise. They are unlike abandoned things insofar as there is still living intention to finish them, and insofar as they have not grown into disrepair.

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Identity Politics: Intersectionality

March 4, 2019February 20, 2021 / gregorystackpole / 13 Comments

Here, a brief post concerning a TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality.

I just delivered a paper at a conference here in Boston that took up all of the time I wasn’t devoting to my family or to my schooling, so I’ve been negligent with getting parts three & four of the “Impact vs. Intent” series out. In the meanwhile, something about intersectionality.

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