On Teleology, Evolution, Suit-Wearing and History as Novelism

I was having this conversation yesterday with my girlfriend about how in talk of evolution there is room to disagree with so-called evolutionists because some evolutionist don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. There is room to disagree because many evolutionists don’t talk about evolution as premised in a way we think about the … Continue reading →

On the Art-Thingness of Art Criticism: a Mid-Thought Memo

Writing about art is a lot like writing about the air at the mountain top after you’ve been there, gone told that, and now, when writing, of necessity, you’re no longer up there and it’s no longer hard to breathe: It’s hard to do well and when done well it doesn’t measure up to the … Continue reading →

Home, Where I Want to Be: Roos Arts and CPW’s Take On Our Backyards

How do you want to live?  Just to get by, picked up and turned around 9 to 5 everyday? Where? In some convex combination of your imagination and the broader political world, the precise point where the breeding grounds for your ambition match perfectly the hopes you have for good days and better days for … Continue reading →