Friday Varia and Quick Hits
It’s a lovely Fall Friday here in the Northern Plains with temperatures in the mid-70s and recent rains providing some late summer greening. It’ll be a nice backdrop to the long weekend and the mild temperatures will ease the transition to winter.
In fact, it feels like college football season! And while I’ve already seen the start of the Buckeyes’ 2021 campaign, I’m looking forward to keeping at least one eye on Penn State, Richmond, and UND who all kick off their seasons this weekend. The boys of summer are still playing and we’ll probably pay a bit of attention to the Phightin’ Phils as they try to make a late season run against the Braves. The England-India test match is getting more and more interesting each over after a first day that saw 13 wickets! The Cup guys start their playoffs at Darlington on Sunday night (although this race has all the feeling of a “long rain delay), and the F1 circus descends on Zandvoort in the Netherlands for the first time in 36 years. Finally, Josh Warrington runs it back against Mauricio Lara on Saturday for the first boxing weekend of a packed fall schedule.
Of course, none of this may be your cup of tea, but perhaps something in these varia and quick hits will make your holiday weekend a bit more fun:
Have I mentioned Pasts Imperfect yet? If I haven’t, this is what a real varia and quick hits should look like.
Some new books:
Some archaeology of the contemporary world:
Some art:
A pair of jobs:
What I’m reading: Bjørnar Olsen, Mats Burström, Caitlin DeSilvey, and Þóra Pétursdóttir, After Discourse : Things, Affects, Ethics. (2020)
What I’m listening to: Angel Olsen, Aisles.
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