Still making myself smile with this one . . .

It's a shame that there are no clips online of that time Krishnamurti hosted Saturday Night Live.

Today I learned that the first mention of Nietzsche in English literature was from the pen of a Melbourne-born feminist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...

Power-tool-being

Cheesemaxxing

Next week, in NYC. (Opening keynote by Stacy Alaimo) www.multispecieslab.net/festival

These two, from DTF St Louis, should have their own show.

A bit more ectoplasm . . . publicseminar.org/2026/03/ghos...

Since we’re living in a brave new world, I’m going to stop asking friends and colleagues, “how are you?” Instead I’m going to ask, “How are your levels?”

My new book Currency of Nihilism is officially out today! In it, I develop a history and theory of financial nihilism that speaks directly to the ongoing merger of digital technology with finance. Use the code SAMMAN20 for 20% off: www.sup.org/books/politi... mngbookshop.co.uk/978150364586...

Maybe we should rebrand the humanities as "soulmaxxing."

Godard: “All you need to make a film is a girl and a gun.” Rohmer: “Actually, all you need is a girl.”

I just woke from a dream in which NYC was plunged into darkness, due to a sudden black out. My first response was to shout out to the anxious crowd, "It's Dante time!"

Would like to do more / but life is scary Got no time / like Jonathan Crary

"You come to me . . . on the day of Miss Piggy's wedding . . ."

I contain multivitamins.

Rare photograph of Jacques Derrida

Today I learned that when William Whewell coined the term “scientist,” in 1833, he offered an alternative term that, sadly, wasn’t adopted by the culture: “Nature peeper.”

NYT Lifestyle, next month (probably): "The latest trend is called 'unconversation.' Sitting alone for a while without talking. Maybe staring at a wall. And it's taking downtown by storm!"

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 darksky.org/news/two-sat...

I miss the pre-social media version of the Internet where weird random pages like this could become a thing. www.thisman.org

"'Veselka kind of sucks now': an East Village Memoir"

Pretty much all emails I receive from students are now generic, formal, and highly-structured. Almost makes me miss the days of "Yo Teech."

Microghosting – all those little parcels of neglect with which people pepper their day: not responding to a pressing text till after the matter has been settled, failing to send a follow up thank you message when someone fulfils a request you made to them, and so on.

the forgetting of being (awesome)

Today I learned that Sarah McLachlan was first discovered, and signed by, the main guy from Skinny Puppy.

Someone should write about traveling theater troupes on screen: from Naruse to Bergman to SHAKESPEARE-WALLAH to STATION ELEVEN.

Who wants to join my new doo-wop band, Anxious Frank and the Self Soothers?

"Dear colleague. I look forward to responding to your email as soon as you have rephrased it more respectfully."

Happy User Agreement Update season to all!

Puritan Valentine's Day card

The direct link between engorged petrostates and enlarged prostates.

Manstream media

Vale Harold. You've finally gone to reunite with Maude.

Fantastic to see @uminnpress.bsky.social putting this essential collection of writings back in print, by Lulu herself. www.upress.umn.edu/978081663731...

Come ghost with me! event.newschool.edu/booktalkdomp...

I should probably get a mnemonic tattoo on my wrist that simply says: "musn't grumble."

Looks like I need to add a new epilogue.

"Exercises for Men" . . . in Nancy Henley, "Body Politics: Power, Sex, and Non-Verbal Communication" (1977)

Dasein within reach

" . . . and now, smiling and waving - heading up the delegation from New Jersey - is the traditional Parade of the Goomahs . . ."

I wasn't expecting this blood-soaked 20 minute homage to Dario Argento and giallo - featuring the surviving members of Goblin - during this Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

2026 . . . are you ok?

#SadPlanets www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...

"Show Cat": Mediated Pedagogy, Domestic Exposure, and Vicarious Creaturely Intimacy

"It’s not a documentary, Melania said. 'It is a creative experience that offers perspectives, insights, and moments.'" Looks like I have new go-to language for all future course descriptions and/or book proposals.

Thanks to the super-silly new movie ANACONDA, we have a new phrase: "Buffalo sober." In honor of the plucky town in upstate New York, Buffalo sober means only beer and wine.