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Arcane SnoozerThe Mystery of MusicMusic is wiggly air. Yet it can make us feel the deepest of emotions. Why? Come with me on a journey, dear reader, as we try to answer this…Jan 7, 20231Jan 7, 20231
Arcane SnoozerThe Chinese RoomIf you started with $1, and then doubled your money every day for a month, you would have over $500 million by the end of the month. And…Jan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023
Arcane SnoozerCarl Jung and the ArchetypesFour years ago, I read an essay by Carl Jung, entitled Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious. At the time, I expected the essay to be…Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Arcane SnoozerStars Built the PyramidsA lot of people are scared of ghosts, but you know what’s scarier than a ghost? A star. Seriously. Those things are crazy. We just don’t…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Arcane SnoozerInfinite Jest: A (Sort of) Book ReviewLike many, I discovered David Foster Wallace through his 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. I’m not going to say much about the…Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Arcane SnoozerThe Problem With Self-Help“If you’re looking for self-help, why would you buy a book written by somebody else? That’s not self-help. That’s just help.” — George…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Arcane SnoozerHow to Be Good at SkywarsFor as long as I’ve known Minecraft existed, I’ve loved Skywars. It’s a perfect meld of the strategic game-sense of Bedwars and the…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Arcane Snoozer1Q84: A Book ReviewWhen I sat down in Barnes and Noble with Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 in my lap, I was only expecting to spend maybe 5 minutes reading it before…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
