Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Via YouTube channel Great Art Explained; hat tip: Kottke.

The stark landscape, the humble simplicity of Father Anatoly, the remoteness of the monastery on the White Sea, and the miracles of his redemption converge into a timeless snapshot of lived spirituality. The Patriarch of Moscow, Alexei II, praised The Island for its profound … Continue reading →

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_rotation_paradox See also this 2023 Scientific American article describing an infamous SAT college entrance exam question that everyone got wrong! (It involves the coin rotation paradox.)

Can you imagine an alternate reality in which both Cuba and Cancun (as well as Baja California and most of northern Mexico!) were all part of the United States? What happened?

Via Smithsonian Magazine: “A previously unknown piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was probably in his early teens has been uncovered at a library in Germany.”

I am honored and humbled to have been awarded el premio Don Quijote by the Puerto Rico Bar Association (PRBA) in Orlando, Florida last night (see here), especially considering how I have tilted at so many metaphorical windmills during my … Continue reading →

Via the International Adam Smith Society: We are thrilled to announce a Call for Papers for our 2025 conference at the University of Salento in Lecce, Italy! The conference will take place March… Call for Papers: 2025 International Adam Smith … Continue reading →

Having read Homer’s Iliad and listened to Dominic Keating’s epic 19-hour readout of this legendary lyric poem, I can now say that the Iliad‘s reputation as the first great literary masterpiece of the Western canon is totally deserved. In addition, … Continue reading →