A never-before-seen letter from WVO Quine and outtakes from his portrait session with Steve Pyke Continue reading
May 27, 2024
by Alex King
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October 26, 2023
by Alex King
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How Swiftomania Turns Fans into Professors
How Taylor Swift became this generation’s Franz Liszt and James Joyce wrapped in one Continue reading
March 30, 2023
by Alex King
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Taco Bell and the Paradox of Ironic Appreciation
If you like something ironically, do you actually like it or not? Paradoxically, the answer seems to be yes AND no. Continue reading
October 1, 2021
by Alex King
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The Performative Wokeness of Netflix’s The Chair
Netflix’s new comedy/drama gets some key things wrong about higher education, including its “sendup” of woke culture. Continue reading
December 29, 2020
by Alex King
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An Aesthetic History of 2020
“All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.” Continue reading
December 14, 2020
by Alex King
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Where to Study Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art [updated 2020]
This is all of the information that is currently available about where to formally study aesthetics and philosophy of art. Continue reading
August 24, 2020
by Alex King
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Diversify Your Philosophy of Art Reading List with These 60+ BIPOC Authors
A list of 60+ BIPOC authors and suggested pieces to read Continue reading
June 8, 2020
by Alex King
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AFB’s Top 50 Terms of Art
Two and a half months ago, I started the Terms of Art series. Continue reading
June 5, 2020
by Alex King
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AFB’s Terms of Art #50: the Death of the Author
“The birth of the reader must be at the death of the author.” Continue reading
June 4, 2020
by Alex King
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AFB’s Terms of Art #49: Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics is the theory and study of interpretation. Continue reading
