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Schiller seems to come up a lot in critical theory but I’ve never paid any attention. Your comment and the description on SEP make the Letters look mo...

That was a hasty judgement, made before Mr Rochester's appearance. From then on, it's bad. Recently: Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (re-read) 5/5 Russian St...

You appear to think the existence of a codified system of laws speaks for itself, as something that should benefit women, when in reality, legal codes...

Good question. I think Nietzsche was asking something similar:

Personally, I think this says all that needs to be said. I'll close this discussion now but if anyone wants to start a discussion about this aspect of...

Good point. I used to make pea and ham soup with ham houghs (that's how we say and spell it in Scotland). I'd try them. Who needs freshness when they'...

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Talking of feet, there were pig's trotters for sale at the butcher today. I've never used them before, but I'll get one to thicken and flavourize some...

That happened five minutes ago.

@"Gregory" was banned for misogyny. https://thephilosophyforum.com/profile/comments/4660/gregory As it says in the guidelines, this kind of thing is n...

Cadavers to the left of you, corpses to the right, there you are.

No, I've got the Pelmenis on one side and the Pierogis on the other.

I also enjoy munching on a Pasternak (parsnip in Russian).

Fascinating. This was my favourite bit: And the moment I read this... ...it all fell into place. White. Quite smoky but not awful. Deal with it. Anywa...

A novel way of describing a delicious taste. Language evolution happening before our very eyes and under our very noses. /uploads/resized/files/nu/h37...

I have banned @"Arcane Sandwich". 19 days ago I privately asked him to reduce his posting rate and to stay on topic when he did post, as it seemed to ...

I'd forgotten that plain M&Ms exist. To me there's only one M&M and it's the peanut M&M. But you might be right. Try a Sicilian Perricone.

The elegance and sophistication of a Provençal rosé would be perfect.

I should point out that for chana dal or yellow split peas or other big varieties of lentil type things, they're cooked separately before adding them.

Since chana dal is Bengal gram, quite different from the form of chickpea you might be used to, you should give it a try. It's more like split yellow ...

I make dal quite often. My favourite is chana dal, but red lentils are good too. I haven't tried it with coconut stuff. I imagine it would work, but i...

1743.889 bushels

First it was just the Shoutbox, then it was the Foodbox, then it was the Pigbox (ongoing), and now, the Bathroombox.

Thanks.

Aside from the ceiling, I like it. It's difficult to see the bird antler picture though, from the photo. My wife went ahead and took up a whole bathro...

Non sequitir. What follows, in the finished dish, from a total textural difference of one ingredient is ... a difference. Even within Italy there are ...

Seems like a good substitute to me. In the same ballpark.

I'm sorry to see @"fdrake" go. I've got used to his support, knowledge, and guidance. I hope he hangs around and continues to post.

If you have complaints, post an OP in Feedback. It won't be deleted there.

It's for informal chat.

I've deleted a couple of posts here because the Shoutbox is not the place for feedback. Post an OP in the Feedback category if you want to complain.

This old thread is attracting stupid comments so I'm closing it.

May I suggest the introduction of a neighborhood busybody called Tabitha Clark?

I'm hooked.

2 * 0 = 0 :grin:

I agree that a celebration is in order. October 20th, 2015: I remember it well. At my desk in the chateau perched on a mountaintop just inland from Ni...

Maybe Vancouver Island?

My favourite is a journey that goes bike -> train(s) -> ferry -> bike. But that’s a leisure thing so maybe it doesn’t count. I like air travel when I’...

A very interesting and diverse selection tonight. https://youtu.be/FeHdIDeUsEY?si=O_WpTbdTVTe_aMlE https://youtu.be/tnm4BPlHNXE?si=6peMPEyxXlpm0iCh ht...

Each to their own :cool:

You seem to be speaking from the point of view of a musician. When I first heard Coltrane, my ear was also uneducated, but it didn’t matter: it hit me...

Not at all. Many people feel similarly, especially when AI discussions become repetitive or overly technical. The same talking points—like AI's risks,...

Fair enough. It's hard to elucidate exactly what I meant by "intense" and "hard", etc., but it sounds more penetratingly intense to my sensibility, pa...

It's multi-dimensional, humane, all-encompassing. It's the difference between great literature and formulaic genre fiction. It's warmer, yet harder, m...

It was watching that video that finally allowed me to appreciate Cecil Taylor. Maybe so, but that's not the essential thing, and it's not why I moved ...

Around 1992 I migrated to jazz and classical in search of the kind of heavy I really wanted (and found Coltrane and Stravinsky), so I missed everythin...

You hit a nail on the head there.

Nah, I think Javi overreacted.

Wise words, but I'm still left with significant bewilderment about the nature of self-indulgence. To develop your theory, maybe it's when the artist i...

Interesting. I'll have to ponder that.