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In this poem, the ferryman Harbard and the god Thor compete in a flyting or verbal contest with one other. The ferryman Hárbarðr (Greybeard) is rude and obnoxious towards Thor who is returning to Asgard after a journey in Jötunheimr, the land of the jötnar. Hárbarðr obstructs his way and refuses him passage across a swollen river. He begins by saying that Thor dresses poorly (in a beggars clothes, without pants) and that his mother is dead. In the course of the poem, Harbard boasts of his...

Published 03/23/23

James Baldwin - Hero Tales - Part 1

The author of Hero Tales is James Baldwin, a self-educated pioneer of American education, born in 1841 in Indiana. Although he never attended school himself, Baldwin founded a public high school, the first school library, and a school district in his native Indiana. During the latter part of his career, he was an editor and author of school textbooks, first for Harper & Brothers, and then for the American Book Company. So prolific was Baldwin as an author and editor, it was said that at...

Published 03/23/23

Andy Clark & David Chalmers - The Extended Mind - Part 3

Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the demarcations of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words "just ain't in the head", and hold that this externalism about meaning carries over into an externalism about mind. We propose to pursue a third position. We advocate a very different sort of externalism: an active...

Published 03/23/23

Andy Clark & David Chalmers - The Extended Mind - Part 2

Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the demarcations of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words "just ain't in the head", and hold that this externalism about meaning carries over into an externalism about mind. We propose to pursue a third position. We advocate a very different sort of externalism: an active...

Published 03/23/23

Andy Clark & David Chalmers - The Extended Mind - Part 1

Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the demarcations of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words "just ain't in the head", and hold that this externalism about meaning carries over into an externalism about mind. We propose to pursue a third position. We advocate a very different sort of externalism: an active...

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 6

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 5

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 4

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 3

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 2

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Merlin - An Elden Ring Story - Part 1

A short story about a typical Elden Ring playthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 6

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 5

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 4

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 3

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 2

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23

Redgrave - The Paleblood Hunt, a Bloodborne analysis - Part 1

"The Paleblood Hunt" is a detailed analysis and interpretation of the lore and themes of the video game "Bloodborne" by Redgrave, a prominent member of the Bloodborne community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published 03/23/23