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Quest for Clarity: Monday-Wednesday-Friday Class
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Making sense of life, the Universe and Myself. Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Nude modelling used to be my main income source. I like doing it. It's easy, contemplative and I get to be naked at work. I like to pretend I am a tree or a rock and see how my imagining affects the resultant pictures. It often does, believe it or not. Anyway I got a gig at the University of Calfornia at Stanislaus. I was staying with Sam while he was in school there. I am fat and old and battered. I veer between hideous and exq...
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Enik Rising: December 2012
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Finally, a good film about the presidency. I saw "Lincoln" the other night. This is a very good and very rich film - it contains a great deal of detail, both in the script and on the screen - and I'd like to see it again soon to look for things I missed the first time around. Much has already been written on the film (I'm particularly enjoying Ta-Nehisi Coates. S perspectives, and David Brooks. Cross-posted from Mischiefs of Faction. But he ...
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Enik Rising: March 2013
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Monday, March 25, 2013. Where the action is. Loyal readers will notice that I haven't posted much on these pages in a while. I'm devoting my blogging energies these days to Mischiefs of Faction. And to my weekly gig at Pacific Standard. I'm not even close to done with that yet. Posted by Seth Masket. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Denver, Colorado, United States. I am a political scientist who specializes in state politics and political parties. View my complete profile.
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Enik Rising: Superman II: Kal-El is Horny
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Sunday, December 2, 2012. Superman II: Kal-El is Horny. In my ongoing efforts to visit the sins of the father on my children, I recently watched "Superman II" with them. While "Superman I" holds up quite well, the second one really doesn't. And he's all, "Where do I sign up? If not for those super powers. On a more practical level, how the hell do they get out of the North Pole if neither of them can fly? And what the hell are they going to eat? Posted by Seth Masket.
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Enik Rising: So long and thanks for all the genocidal robots
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. So long and thanks for all the genocidal robots. Was a bit silly at times. But in general, I like the way the show continued to deal with issues related to technology. Had the power to recreate your dead daughter, wouldn't you try? And then once robot servants were available to fight your wars or even walk your dogs, wouldn't you use them? His hubris was humanity's. I'm curious about a few things going forward, some of which will hopefully b...
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Enik Rising: November 2012
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Monday, November 26, 2012. Don't blame me; it was just my unrestrained id that tried to rape you. If you want to understand American gender relations in the 1960s, skip "Mad Men" and tune into classic "Star Trek." I recently re-watched "The Enemy Within" with the kids and it was an eye-opener. But damn, the gender dynamics! Because apparently Vulcans have no emotions other than contempt for victims of sexual violence. And keep in mind that "Star Trek" was one of the m...
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Enik Rising: The Contender
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Saturday, October 17, 2009. I recently showed "The Contender" (2000) in my film class. I haven't seen the film since it first came out, and I didn't recall especially liking it then, but I wanted to give it another shot. I have to say that it's both better and worse than I remembered. Posted by Seth Masket. Shes not just an atheist, but shes a Senator (and a recent Republican) FROM OHIO who calls religion a fairy tale or something equally dismissive ON THE RECORD....
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Enik Rising: "V" and the Radicalization of the Comfortable
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Monday, August 12, 2013. V" and the Radicalization of the Comfortable. But there's another theme running through the miniseries: the radicalization of the comfortable. The show begins with the following dedication:. To the heroism of the Resistance Fighters — past, present, future — this work is respectfully dedicated. We then see him heroically defy an attacking government helicopter with a handgun. In hindsight, this is a pretty radical message. The show is enco...
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Enik Rising: January 2013
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Andrew Gelman is right: this graph. Is pretty bad. If you want to get a sense of what temperature trends. Look like over the past century or so, I find a lowess trendline useful:. Posted by Seth Masket. Saturday, January 5, 2013. Are (some) academic stresses self-imposed? Makes some nice points in response to the Forbes. Posted by Seth Masket. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Denver, Colorado, United States. View my complete profile. Im not surp...
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Enik Rising: Are (some) academic stresses self-imposed?
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Politics, popular culture, pastries. Saturday, January 5, 2013. Are (some) academic stresses self-imposed? Makes some nice points in response to the Forbes. That lists academia as one of the least stressful occupations. While he rightly notes that adjuncts face a great deal of career stress, he concedes that those of us in tenure or tenure-track positions enjoy a degree of autonomy and flexibility that those in careers at similar pay levels do not have. Posted by Seth Masket. Paul G. said. No Middle Grou...
