April 12, 2012

Yoga on Fifth Avenue — Excerpt from Theos Bernard, the White Lama

In the chapter “Yoga on Fifth Avenue,” Paul Hackett describes Theos Bernard’s return to New York City and his efforts to bring the teachings of Buddhism and Yoga to the United States. Eventually setting up a school and studio at...

April 11, 2012

Paul Hackett on the Influence and Impact of Theos Bernard

Here is the second half of the preface to Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life. (You can read part 1 here): In talking about Theos Bernard, there are a number of different ways of approaching...

April 11, 2012

Francois Noudelmann on Tour

Next week, François Noudelmann, author of The Philosopher’s Touch: Sartre, Nietzsche, and Barthes at the Piano, will be in various cities to discuss his book: Monday, April 16 Lycée Français de Los Angeles Monday, April 16, 4:30 PM UCLA Tuesday,...

April 10, 2012

National Poetry Month Selection: "Dancers at the Moy" by Paul Muldoon

“The Ancestor,” a poem by Paul Muldoon.

April 10, 2012

An excerpt from Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life, by Paul G. Hackett

The following is an excerpt from the preface to Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life, by Paul G. Hackett. “How few ever think that there will be one around to check up on them.”— Theos...

April 10, 2012

New Book Tuesday: Burma Redux, What Matters? and European Nightmares

Burma Redux: Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar Ian Holliday What Matters?: Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age Edited by Courtney Bender and Ann Taves European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since 1945...

April 9, 2012

Kenneth Goldsmith Explains Uncreative Writing on To the Best of Our Knowledge

“There’s a whole century of experimentation with language which is completely ignored. There’s many, many ways to construct novels. We actually just tend to construct novels quite similarly. Just a call to open things up. Let’s a get a little...

April 6, 2012

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of recent blog posts and features from other university presses.

April 5, 2012

Nicoli Nattrass: Scientists Continue the Fight-Back

“The AIDS denialist community includes many ‘cultropreneurs’ who cast doubt on medical science whilst offering unproven remedies in its place…. It is true that science proceeds via contestation—which is why universities are reluctant to take action against contrarians. But this...

April 5, 2012

Geoffrey Kabat Breaks the Bad News About the Good News About Chocolate

A recent report that got widely disseminated claimed that “that subjects who ate chocolate more frequently had lower body mass index compared to those who consumed it less often, and this was not affected by taking calorie intake or level...

April 4, 2012

Political Philosophy and Real Politics: Part III of an interview with Albena Azmanova, author of “The Scandal of Reason”

“[Through public discussion,] we can learn how we are all complicit in the production of social injustice, even when we appear to be victims. ” – Albena Azmanova Albena Azmanova is the author of The Scandal of Reason: A Critical...

April 4, 2012

Columbia Granger's Poem of the Day App!

            Just in time for National Poetry Month, The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry proudly presents the smartphone app Columbia Granger’s Poem of the Day, offering everybody a free daily passport to Granger’s. The free app enables users to download...