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The Torture Of An Unphilosophical Life

Agnes Callard | UnHerd | 26th December 2024

How hard should a philosopher be thinking? "You could think of a mind as having a dial that is usually turned way down, except on those occasions when we need to solve a specific problem, but even then, we only turn it up a little. What would happen if you set it to maximum, all the time? It would chew through everything — through the thin scaffolding of reason that holds life together" (1,600 words)

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The Thin Side Of Heavy

Tim Riley | Can't Get Much Higher | 2nd January 2025

Rock critic's horrified review of a "supposedly authoritative" new CD box set of Led Zeppelin's complete studio recordings. "The band have become even more a corporate entity than a cultural emblem... Don’t let this recycled Trojan horse, driven by accountants, through the gate." There is spectacular "Zep" music to be enjoyed, but it's much better in the context of the original albums (1,900 words)

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