Monthly Archives: August 2012

Mixed Multitude (Great New York State Fair)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by zjb

The Great New York State Fair takes place every year in Syracuse. When I first came to Syracuse University, everyone always asked if I was going to the Fair and, of course, I said no, like a snob. Now that … Continue reading →

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Justin Buber @ Twitter (Mash-Up)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by zjb

Who knew such things were possible? It truly is astonishing, the kind of hybrids you can create and find online. I’ve been trying to figure out Twitter and stumbled across “Justin Buber.” “Justin Bieber combines the dialogical musings of Martin … Continue reading →

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Object Oriented Aesthetics (Another Tiny Old Groovy Car (New York)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by zjb

Another tiny old groovy car. This one immediately grabbed my eye, as if flashing out from nowhere. I saw it on a shady stretch of Morningside Drive near St. Luke’s Hospital. I like dimunitive things, and how they appeal to … Continue reading →

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International Rosenzweig Congress

Posted on August 24, 2012 by zjb

I’m not sure I should be posting this, but here’s a draft schedule of the upcoming International Rosenzweig Conference to be held over U.S. Labor Day at the University of Toronto. I’ll be interested in seeing how all the Schmittianism … Continue reading →

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Tiny Little Church (New York)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by zjb

I like the diminutive objecthood of this tiny church, on W. 109th St. between Amsterdam and Broadway. On the outside, this place is so nothing special as to call attention to itself, immediately. Not always, but sometimes, visually, less still … Continue reading →

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Moses & Deconstruction (Political Theology) (Barbara Johnson)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by zjb

Barbara Johnson’s Moses & Multiculturalism is a neat little book that might have been 500 pages longer. Johnson gives us a Moses long lost in all the mania surrounding 9/11, political theology, the enemy concept, and monotheism debates. This shouldn’t surprise … Continue reading →

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Old Design Technologies (VW Van) (Diminutive)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by zjb

I like old cars and vans, the simple chasis and dashboard. I like their diminutive object character. I think they look “groovy.” They don’t have that oversized, aggressive, pumped up and buff Terminator look that you see on streets today. … Continue reading →

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Art and Technology (Ghosts in the Machine at the New Museum) (New York)

Posted on August 21, 2012 by zjb

I guess I should have known that I wasn’t going to be excited by the Ghosts in the Machine exhibit at the New Museum in New York. The exhibit is devoted to the intersection between art and technology, and I … Continue reading →

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Science Networks Monsters Religion (Bruno Latour)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by zjb

Just finished reading We Have Never Been Modern. It’s an old book which I never got around to reading. Now that I’m dipping a little into science, technology, and religion, it was time to take a look. Much of the … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Art & Babylonian Talmud

Posted on August 20, 2012 by zjb

ZJB: An excellent post from Talmud Blog relating to contemporary art and Talmud redaction. The Omer Fast video clip is very good. Forget old art, modern art! For its purposes, Talmud Blog should keep going to look at contemporary art, because that’s … Continue reading →

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