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On essence, memory and media

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Mike

Updated February 2020 with the postscript below. “So much still to give, so many joys of life to taste, all cut short by some cell gone wrong. Life is so very unfair.” — Douglas Hofstadter, Le Ton beau de Marot … Continue reading →

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To Ludwig Feuerbach in Bruckberg

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Mike

Recently, while in the course of closely re-reading and studying Karl Marx’s 1843 letter to Arnold Ruge (commonly referred to as “For a Ruthless Critique of Everything Existing,” I came upon a rare gem in the form of one of … Continue reading →

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Memories of Ibne Hasan

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Mike

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a large public awards ceremony honoring the achievements of some local kids and young adults. When the award recipients were announced, one of the names I heard was both distinct and familiar: the … Continue reading →

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Site updates

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Mike

Despite outward appearances that this site hasn’t been updated in some time, a lot of new material has been added to our new Special Collections section. This area houses a number of unique documents and archives, most of which were … Continue reading →

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