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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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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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Deconstructing Didion

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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Schopenhauer & Friends

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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Schopenhauer & Friends

Maus

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

Jan 27, 2022

Maus

Jan 27, 2022

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Tarot Ephemeral

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

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Tarot Ephemeral

Suzanne Treister’s Hexen 2.0 Tarot

Ambitious, innovative — and incredibly original

Sep 1, 2021

Suzanne Treister’s Hexen 2.0 Tarot

Sep 1, 2021

Cynthia Giles

Cynthia Giles

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

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