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Walker Percy's Cosmos Revisited
Or, why do Chicagoans in Burbank, California, applaud at the mention of the word 'Chicago'?
Jul 21
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Jim Hanas
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Ray Johnson and the Iron (John) Cage
A visit to the Black Mountain College Museum.
Jul 7
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Jim Hanas
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The Order(ing) of Things
Thoughts on listmaking—and a list of my own.
Jun 16
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Jim Hanas
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René Daumal’s Sermon on the Mount
Grace after the death of God.
Jun 9
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Jim Hanas
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Growing Up with Wallace Shawn
From "My Dinner with André" to "What We Did Before Our Moth Days."
Apr 28
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Jim Hanas
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The Oracle of Bacon: 30 Years Later
And why the Internet only feels small.
Mar 17
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Jim Hanas
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Cosmic Abandonment
On the existentialism of species.
Feb 17
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Jim Hanas
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Mussolini: Snub of the Century?
An urgent review.
Jan 20
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Jim Hanas
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Generation Trouble
The NYT sends me searching for mine.
Dec 16, 2025
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Jim Hanas
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The Quiet Part
What if saying it out loud is the trick?
Jun 24, 2025
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Jim Hanas
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The Rise and Rise of the Savvy Bumpkin
A theory I can't stop thinking about.
Nov 17, 2024
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Jim Hanas
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I, Vanya
How to write about the things we love.
May 15, 2024
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Jim Hanas
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