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The Improbable Charm of Carmina Vacaloura

An animated jazz riff on Wittgenstein’s Tractatus — and I’m not making this up

Oct 17, 2020

The Improbable Charm of Carmina Vacaloura

Oct 17, 2020

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The Story of Suite Française . . .

And a soul-searching question for every writer

Dec 5, 2019

The Story of Suite Française . . .

Dec 5, 2019

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Schopenhauer & Friends

A Schopenhauer Cheat Sheet

Handy conceptual shortcuts (+ a few comic touches)

Dec 12, 2019

A Schopenhauer Cheat Sheet

Dec 12, 2019

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Goodbye to Joan Didion

A slow fading ends . . .

Dec 31, 2021

Goodbye to Joan Didion

Dec 31, 2021

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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

The Watercourse Way

Excerpts from a vintage interview with the American Taoist master Charles Belyea

Jan 22, 2021

The Watercourse Way

Jan 22, 2021

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A Pessimist’s Theory of Humor

Schopenhauer on what’s funny — and why . . .

Apr 25

A Pessimist’s Theory of Humor

Apr 25

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Maus

A unique, unforgettable view of the Holocaust and its aftermath . . .

Jan 27, 2022

Maus

Jan 27, 2022

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Tarot Noir

The “Nightmare Alleys” of Guillermo del Toro and William Lindsay Gresham

Dec 31, 2021

Tarot Noir

Dec 31, 2021

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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Self-Synchrony: A Visual Approach

The art of aligning with your own values

Sep 4, 2021

Self-Synchrony: A Visual Approach

Sep 4, 2021

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About Me Stories

About Me — Cynthia Giles

Basically, I was born writing and can’t seem to stop

Sep 3, 2021

About Me — Cynthia Giles

Sep 3, 2021

Cynthia Giles

Cynthia Giles

Writer at large, Ph.D. in interdisciplinary humanities. Persistently curious! Launching Complexity Press, Summer 2024.

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