August Tab Dump

What i've been reading, thinking, and not writing about recently:

- Catch 22. Richard King writes:

When Nixon’s attorney told the Supreme Court that you cannot impeach a president without evidence, and that collecting such evidence is a Federal crime, one knew where to look for the appropriate analogues... Catch-22 is a tool to think with, to press into service whenever the cause of political perspicuity demands it. Heller has given us a concept, and a language, with which to lampoon obfuscation.

Andrew Sullivan points out that the entire book might be rant against God. Side note: read the book. One of the best.

- The Dish points to questions about Sexual Compatibility being a myth. Money quote:

Both structural equation and group comparison analyses demonstrated that sexual restraint was associated with better relationship outcomes, even when controlling for education, the number of sexual partners, religiosity, and relationship length.

- Chillwave. Sounds like an intriguing musical genre. Reminds me a bit of downtempo craze a few years ago, but with more of an emphasis on keyboard washes. Pitchfork muses on the phenomon here.

- Biosphere. Their 2001 LP Microgravity was on heavy rotation back in the day. First heard of them by the great "The Third Planet" off the third volume of the seminal Trance Europe Express compilations. Didn't realize they were still around! Their new album N-Plants sounds like it's worth a listen...

- Chia Seeds! Here's a good website for chia seed recipes. Haven't actually tried any of them yet, but I plan to! Interesting fact: according to this website, you can put 1 tsp. chia seed in 3 Tbsp. water as an egg replacement.