Radio Disco

Boris Dlugosch vs. Radioslave/Matt Edwards double CD of remixes by Ministry of Sound.

A Blog Is a Little First Amendment Machine

A short discussion [alternet.org]. Temporal relevance is not discussed.

High note: A.J. Liebling's "freedom of the press belongs to those who own one."

(Also on that site, a short video "The War in Iraq Comes Home")

"Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic" at Harvard (1930)

The trivium at Harvard.

"Amateur"

The power of video editing by Scandinavian Lasse Gjertsen:

Communications from Elsewhere

Did you ever wanted to read an article on "Structural narrative, feminism and neocapitalist socialism?" This is your chance.

A bit of shuffled philosophy [wikipedia].

My Humps

A cover of the Black Eyed Peas song by none else than Alanis Morisette.



By turning the song into a ballad it becomes more humorous, but it also stresses the point of the lyrics more: that women (in popmusic) have become playmates.

[Tricky: A few of the comments on the video state that Alanis is a racist, since she's obviously taking the piss out of the Black Eyed Peas.]

A cure for the educational crisis

Seven historical waves of good ideas:

1. Alcuin of York and the Seven Liberal Arts (800 A.D.).


2. From Anselm to Aquinas: the Medieval university and the search for truth (1100–1400).


3. From Petrarch to Castiglione: the Renaissance project: A classical education to prepare the Christian gentleman for leadership in government, society, and culture (1350–1520).


4. The Reformation educational program (1530–1650).


5. Private and parochial schools (17th--20th century).


6. Noah Webster, William McGuffey, Horace Mann, and public education (19th century).
   
7. Home schooling, Christian academies, Bible colleges, the Great Books movement, and the revival of Christian philosophy (Twentieth Century).

On education. [renewamerica.us]