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Parker LaMascus

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I find that my enjoyment of things is deeper when I can write about them. So here are most of the things I enjoy.

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Poley Awards: the year’s best books (2024)

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 by Parker LaMascus

In four days I will defend my PhD thesis. As a result, I read fewer […]

Culture, Philosophy

Masculinity: a manifesto

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 by Parker LaMascus

I. all lions are cats; not all cats are lions So too with males and […]

Culture

art museums are full of NFTs

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 by Parker LaMascus

Most paintings are boring, a few have neat colors, I thought then. Art Appreciation Level […]

Culture

Poley Awards: the year’s best books (2023)

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 by Parker LaMascus

Sometime between buying my 27-year-old self an ergonomic keyboard and my boss forgetting how long […]

Culture

Fourth. Annual. Poley. Awards. (2022)

November 8, 2022March 3, 2025 by Parker LaMascus

It’s that time of year again, when I highlight the best books I’ve read using […]

Culture, Philosophy

Ouroboros and the Pursuit of Happiness

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

It’s two in the morning. I am bleary-eyed, a little hungry, but alert, all senses […]

Culture

Six Traits of a Healthy Digital Community

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

Spend more than five minutes on the internet, and you’ll notice two things. One, people […]

COVID-19, Culture

Third. Annual. Poley. Awards. (2021)

November 27, 2021November 8, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

Somehow another year has passed, and though I theoretically can still blame the pandemic for […]

Culture, Science

Star Wars and Genre: A Mixing of Categories

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

One of the things I love about Star Wars is that it is many things […]

Game Theory

Tact Into A Corner: Optimizing Fun

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

Like many children of the ’90s, I have fond memories of discovering the Pokémon game […]

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