Listen to my conversation with Aatish Taseer about his excellent new book "A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile." Podcast links in the reply.

Sorry to link this again, but Bluesky censored the original post because it showed a picture of Adam and Eve in the buff (the other snake was covered by a fig leaf). I've published some notes on the symbolic nature of mountains in the book of Genesis. jeremybassetti.com/on-mountains...

I've appealed!

So, the @bsky.app algorithm auto-moderates the nude human form in works of art as "Sexually Suggestive" and "Adult Content"!

Can’t wait to dive into this! @lancerichardson.bsky.social

Can I please get the original, non-sale price?

Gulf of America. Everest. McKinley. Harney…

A brief review of philosopher Byung-Chul Han's "The Disappearance of Rituals" -- jeremybassetti.com/fieldnotes/2...

A review of Dawn Hollis's new book "Mountains Before Mountaineering."

jeremybassetti.com/axis-mundi/2...

I wrote about the metaphor of dieting when it comes to media consumption in the latest Genius Loci newsletter, which you can read here: https://jeremybassetti.com/genius-loci/2024/12/

Looking forward to diving into “Mountains Before Mountaineering” by Dawn Hollis.

Still very much rough drafts (emphasis on rough), the sample chapters for my book proposal have now reached the first round of hand edits.

This stage feels like forward progress; it feels good.

Anyone else like this stage, even if it means more work is ahead?

Hand editing Draft X… #amwriting

A letter from Rome: https://jeremybassetti.com/drifting/005/

The School of Athens.

Hey, everyone! I’m new here! So here is a picture of my new friend — a stray cat I met at a park — enjoying a neck rub a little too much.