http://museum.ezrabutler.com/ collection of musings Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:06:50 +0200 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/art-history-is-history <![CDATA[Art history is history. ]]> Art history is history.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/art-history-is-history Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:56:38 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/why-does-threads-shadow-ban-any-post-mentioning-the-extinction-of-dragons <![CDATA[Why does Threads shadow-ban any post mentioning the extinction of dragons?]]> Why does Threads shadow-ban any post mentioning the extinction of dragons?

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/why-does-threads-shadow-ban-any-post-mentioning-the-extinction-of-dragons Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:18:00 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/i-dont-have-the-emotional-bandwidth-to-defend-ellipses-today <![CDATA[I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to defend ellipses today.]]> I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to defend ellipses today.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/i-dont-have-the-emotional-bandwidth-to-defend-ellipses-today Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:47:29 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/in-a-world-filled-with-puritans-be-an-orwell <![CDATA[In a world filled with Puritans, be a Spinoza. Or at the very least, an Orwell. ]]> In a world filled with Puritans, be a Spinoza. Or at the very least, an Orwell.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/in-a-world-filled-with-puritans-be-an-orwell Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:11:56 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/in-a-world-filled-with-crusaders-be-a-copernicus <![CDATA[In a world filled with Crusaders, be a Copernicus. Or at the very least, a Galileo.]]> In a world filled with Crusaders, be a Copernicus. Or at the very least, a Galileo.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/in-a-world-filled-with-crusaders-be-a-copernicus Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:04:02 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/are-nostalgia-studies-designed-by-anyone-under-40-inherently-flawed <![CDATA[Are nostalgia studies designed by anyone under the age of 45 inherently flawed?]]> Are nostalgia studies designed by anyone under the age of 45 inherently flawed?

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/are-nostalgia-studies-designed-by-anyone-under-40-inherently-flawed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:02:44 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/the-best-way-to-get-me-to-research-something-myself-is-to-tell-me-that-the <![CDATA[The best way to get me to research something myself is to tell me that the “general consensus among scholars” is something which is wholly counterintuitive.]]> The best way to get me to research something myself is to tell me that the “general consensus among scholars” is something which is wholly counterintuitive.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/the-best-way-to-get-me-to-research-something-myself-is-to-tell-me-that-the Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:10:42 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/by-how-they-use-things-it-seems-like-people-really-want-a-mashup-between <![CDATA[By how they use things, it seems like people really want a mashup between microblogging (Twitter) and bulletin boards (Reddit). Maybe with photo sharing (Instagram) sprinkled in.]]> By how they use things, it seems like people really want a mashup between microblogging (Twitter) and bulletin boards (Reddit). Maybe with photo sharing (Instagram) sprinkled in.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/by-how-they-use-things-it-seems-like-people-really-want-a-mashup-between Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:19:09 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/ive-forgotten-everything-i-wanted-to-write-about <![CDATA[I’ve forgotten everything I wanted to write about. ]]> I’ve forgotten everything I wanted to write about.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/ive-forgotten-everything-i-wanted-to-write-about Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:57:12 +0100 http://museum.ezrabutler.com/i-cannot-tell-the-difference-between-a-french-orange-and-an-italian-tomato <![CDATA[I cannot tell the difference between a French orange and an Italian tomato.]]> I cannot tell the difference between a French orange and an Italian tomato.

]]> http://museum.ezrabutler.com/i-cannot-tell-the-difference-between-a-french-orange-and-an-italian-tomato Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:18:25 +0100