A personal newsletter from a liberal arts teacher mixing essays on reading, film, and perception with announcements for his online classes. Readers get reflective, literate commentary on culture and attention, plus course information for those interested in liberal arts study.
Website: https://www.algernonproject.com
The Empty Cup is a weekly-ish newsletter of dispatches on attention, combining long interviews with scholars and activists, such as a conversation with historian Anthony Grafton on the liberal arts, and an Indigenous activist on radical attention, with thematic issues like fashion. Readers get essayistic reflections on how attention, study and care are shaped by culture, politics and history.
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