What books have been sitting by the Scrogues’ bedside these days? “My patterns are diverse to the point of randomness,” says Lex. Mike Sheehan echoes that sentiment: “There is no rhyme or […]
What are your favorite Scrogues reading?
It’s time to take a look at the books our Scrogues have stacked on their nightstands. Get ready to thumb through books on monopoly capitalism, a history of thought and invention, the […]
Nightstand: What some of your favorite Scholars & Rogues are reading
Is a brain in a synthetic body still human? Is there such a thing as too much horticultural knowledge? Is there such a thing as too much Jane Austen? Is there a […]
Nightstand: What Scholars & Rogues are reading
Sam Smith: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. A wonderful analysis on the difficulty of knowing and the impossibility of predicting. Brian Angliss: The End of Faith by Sam Harris I’m […]
Assigning blame where it's due: The authors responsible for how Scrogues write (part 5)
Writers who shaped the consciousnesses, and influenced the styles, of Scholars and Rogues. Wendy Redal Hermann Hesse, especially for Narcissus & Goldmund: His study of the tension between reason and emotion as […]
Assigning blame where it's due: The authors responsible for how Scrogues write (part 4)
Writers who shaped the consciousnesses, and influenced the styles, of Scholars and Rogues. Denny Wilkins I wrote and edited news and commentary for a living for 20 years. I, as they say, […]
Assigning blame where it's due: The authors responsible for how Scrogues write (Part 3)
Writers who shaped the consciousnesses, and influenced the styles, of Scholars and Rogues. J.S. O’Brien The most influential writer and book of my life didn’t influence my writing style one bit (thank […]
Assigning blame where it's due: The authors responsible for how Scrogues write (part 2)
Writers who shaped the consciousnesses, and influenced the styles, of Scholars and Rogues. Lex As a reader of mostly non-fiction, with its division by subject rather than author, this is kind of […]
Assigning blame where it's due: The authors responsible for how Scrogues write (part 1)
Writers who shaped the consciousnesses, and influenced the styles, of Scholars and Rogues. Jim Booth F. Scott Fitzgerald for his prose style — Ernest Hemingway for his prose style — Thomas Wolfe […]
Nightstand: What Scholars & Rogues is reading
Mike Sheehan: I’m reading Marty Beckerman’s Dumbocracy (Disinformation, 2008). Beckerman, who proudly boasts that Hunter Thompson called him a “morbid little bastard,” is an engaging, sharp, equal-opportunity ballbuster who revels in taking to task […]
