Daniel R. Thorne's Blog, page 2
November 7, 2016
A Naked Emperor is Bad for Us All
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the finest piece of real estate in the country, and it's one that shouldn't have "TRUMP" emblazoned upon it in thirty-foot gold letters.
July 19, 2016
Back from Hiatus/BNF Update
Hi everyone, Just a note to say that about a year ago I got very sick and have been out of commission ever since, but I’ve recommenced work on my next book and I hope to be posting articles and videos again soon. My research for But Not Forgotten is going well; I’ve restructured it […]
August 2, 2015
Video! “Perception & Conceptual Rendering” – AotM Part III
See the full Anatomy of the Mind playlist on YouTube.
June 23, 2015
New Potential Candidate!!! (BREAKING NEWS – Election 2016)
Election 2016 is heating up! I caught up with Mr. A. British Trashcan, a potential candidate who has recently announced the possibility of considering making a bid for taking a run at the presidency 17 months from now. Frankly, this outlet believes he has just as good a chance as either Donald Trump or Chris […]
May 27, 2015
Video! “From Reality to Perception” – AotM Part II
See the full Anatomy of the Mind playlist on YouTube.
May 4, 2015
G. Fouquet – The Mucha Room at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris
In 1901, at 6 rue Royale, off the Place de la Concorde in Paris’ 8th arrondissement, was the storefront and gallery of a perfumer (or bijoutier) named Georges Fouquet, whose celebrated concoctions had been exhibited at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. The elaborate embellishments of both the interior and the exterior, along with the furnishings, […]
May 2, 2015
A Tale of Two Gatsbys
When I was growing up everyone had to read The Great Gatsby, because everybody in America reads The Great Gatsby in high school, and for years the copy of Gatsby that everybody read was this one, a Scribner re-release edition that features a shrunken version of the painting that has been emblematic of the book […]
April 27, 2015
It’s a Strange Time to be a Writer
I am a writer. To me that sounds very simple, and when it comes up in conversation with a real human being I’m able to elaborate with fluidity and ease that I’ve written one book, that I have a second one in the works, that I write short, thousand-word-ish think pieces on culture and society […]
April 24, 2015
BEHIND THE SCENES: A Snapshot of But Not Forgotten in progress + Video! Neuroeconomics getting born!
So I was going through some files and I laid out some of the printed material I had for But Not Forgotten. That big stack, plus about 2,500 digital files and about 100 Evernote clips, is about where it’s at for the moment. I’ve been coming across some great stuff and the structure is really […]
April 11, 2015
Video! – Anatomy of the Mind part 1
So over the last few weeks I’ve been 1) putting together a 3-dimensional model of the diagram from my book Neuroeconomics by kit-bashing a bunch of K’Nex rollercoaster kits and 2) trying to make a video about it, and that video is now up on YouTube! (Please don’t be intimidated by my incredible production values, […]
