Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Late Winter Playlist: Come What May
Hi, y’all. Forgive us if we aren’t at our most coherent, but at this moment we come to you from an emotional state. As Scout explained in her post last week, we both harbor a potentially unhealthy love for the sport of ice dance — and specifically, for the perfect, beautiful angels known as Tessa…
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On Romance, Shipping, and Being Happy Alone
As Valentine’s Day approaches, I find myself thinking a lot about romance. Romance is not something I’ve had a lot of in my life. And I’m super cool with that. I’m an only, introvert child of divorced parents who likes her personal space: Finding someone to “share my life with” isn’t necessarily high on my…
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Thoughts from New Orleans
“We dance even if there’s no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly, we’re suspicious of others who don’t.” – Chris Rose There are some cities whose reputation looms so large it can overshadow reality. For many people, New York is one such place.…
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All the Fixin’s: Pecan Pralines
Mardi Gras is right around the corner (February 13th to be precise, more on that later). So for this chapter of All the Fixin’s, we thought it only right to attempt a Louisiana classic: the praline. Pronounced “praw-leen” if you’re from Louisiana (and if you are correct, Zelda would argue), or “pray-lean” if you’re from…
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We Need to Talk About #MoonPie
There are a lot of Southern snack items we would pledge loyalty to. We’ll vow our undying love for pimento cheese and modjeskas. We’ll eat cheese straws with abandon while sipping on an Ale-8-One, or RC Cola, or Cheerwine. But there’s one Southern snack that’s winning everyone’s hearts and minds these days, and it’s always had ours.…
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On Mrs. Maisel and Moxie and Marvelous Manhattan
Awards season officially kicked off a couple weekends ago with the 75th annual Golden Globes. I have a soft spot for award shows, even if acceptance speeches have an uncanny ability to make me cry, and this ceremony, with its black-washed, #MeToo, #TimesUp theme, was particularly moving. Fierce, brave, powerful women took the stage again…
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Midwinter Playlist 2018: Bomb Cyclone
Last week, the East Coast was walloped by a snow storm. And not just any snow storm: This thing earned the unequivocally dope classification of “bomb cyclone.” Now sadly, we both had to make our way to our offices despite the howling winds and pelting snow and sub-zero wind chills. But what we should have…
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10 Best Posts of 2017
We don’t think we’re alone in saying that we will not miss 2017. On a global scale, it was a year of turmoil, distress, and apocalyptic scenes from coast to coast. But on a personal note, we did some things last year that we are proud of, including on this blog. So in an effort…
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8 Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Holiday Bash
‘Tis the season to be jolly, they say. They might also say ’tis the season to be exhausted. December can be a marathon, y’all, and drain all the holiday spirit from even the cheeriest of folks. There are work parties and family parties and cookie swaps and White Elephant exchanges. And this poses a particular…
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Latke, Actually: 8 Chanukah Movies We’d Like to See By Next Year
We all have our traditions this time of year, and for many of us that means sitting down and watching certain movies. Zelda and I like classics like White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street, as well as the always appropriate A Muppet Christmas Carol. But as children of interfaith households, we’ve found this season…
Got any book recommendations?
Zelda & Scout 