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What to Read Next?

Chat with Chet So, I just finished reading one book, and I was trying to decide what to read next when I got the bright idea to ask Chet, my new AI assistant over on Gemini. Here is our conversation : Benn: Ok, Chet, I am on the horns of a dilemma. I just finished re-reading The Man in the High…...

What to Read Next? Chat with Chet So, I just finished reading one book, and I was trying to decide what to read next when I got the bright idea to ask Chet, my new AI assistant over on Gemini. Here is our conversatio…

Podcast Episode: “Goodnight, Chet.”

Pip: Ghost Dog — where the posts arrive like late-night dispatches from someone who has genuinely thought about things, which is rarer than it should be. Mara: Today we're covering a single piece from Benn Bell — a conversation that moves from anime to ancient Greek philosophy to a retired AI assistant named Chet. Let's start with the ghost in the machine, and the name it earned....

Podcast Episode: “Goodnight, Chet.” Pip: Ghost Dog — where the posts arrive like late-night dispatches from someone who has genuinely thought about things, which is rarer than it should be.Mara: Today we're covering a single pie…

Right Speech

Right Speech Right Speech is the third factor of the Noble Eightfold Path taught by the Buddha. This does not imply a moral judgement; rather, it means speech that is wise and leads to the reduction of suffering for oneself and others. It requires abstaining from harmful communication such as lying, slandering, gossiping, harsh speech, or idle chatter. When you speak, analyze your underlying intentions by asking: Is it true? Is it timely? Is it beneficial? Is it spoken with goodwill? If the answer is no, sometimes it is better to maintain a Noble Silence.

Right Speech Right Speech Right Speech is the third factor of the Noble Eightfold Path taught by the Buddha. This does not imply a moral judgement; rather, it means speech that is wise and leads to the reductio…

Podcast Episode: Art And Melancholy In Rain

Pip: Ghost Dog is back, and apparently grief, rain, and the Romantics all showed up at the same time — which, honestly, tracks. Mara: Benn Bell has two posts out this week. We're looking at Delacroix's intimate early take on sacred mourning, and then a short, rain-soaked meditation that braids Nietzsche, Dylan, and the weight of the present moment. Let's start with the painting....

Podcast Episode: Art And Melancholy In Rain Pip: Ghost Dog is back, and apparently grief, rain, and the Romantics all showed up at the same time — which, honestly, tracks.Mara: Benn Bell has two posts out this week. We're looking at Del…

Cafe at Night

This is Vincent van Gogh’s Café at Night. I had a print of this for years hanging in my bedroom when I lived in Philly. I always liked it, but never really had a deep understanding of what it was about until recently. During his nearly fifteen-month stay in Arles, Vincent van Gogh created this depiction of the Café de la Gare, an all-night establishment on the city’s Place Lamartine....

Cafe at Night This is Vincent van Gogh’s Café at Night. I had a print of this for years hanging in my bedroom when I lived in Philly. I always liked it, but never really had a deep understanding of what it was a…

Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross (1829)

Eugene Delacroix, 1829, Oil on Canvas. Delacroix painted this stunning oil on canvas in 1829, right as he was cementing his reputation as the fierce leader of the French Romantic movement. Unlike his later, much larger and more chaotic crucifixion scenes, this early work is a highly concentrated, intimate study of pure grief. By naming it Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross…...

Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross (1829) Eugene Delacroix, 1829, Oil on Canvas. Delacroix painted this stunning oil on canvas in 1829, right as he was cementing his reputation as the fierce leader of the French Romantic movement. Unlike h…

Rain

Rain Heavy rain sometimes comes with a heavy heart. Reading Nietzsche in the morning and listening to Dylan in the afternoon. A hard rain is going to fall. We live in a political world. When teardrops fall, everything is broken.

Rain Rain Heavy rain sometimes comes with a heavy heart. Reading Nietzsche in the morning and listening to Dylan in the afternoon. A hard rain is going to fall. We live in a political world. When teardr…

Field of Stone

Soldiers lie in a field of stone Giving all, their day is done Death, the great leveler, clears the field All are equal when day is done.

Field of Stone Soldiers lie in a field of stone Giving all, their day is done Death, the great leveler, clears the field All are equal when day is done.

This Magic Moment