After reading 'Lila: An Inquiry to Morals' by Robert Pirisg, I realized that I really knew nothing about Native American culture and history. This struck me as insane, and I spent the next few years reading as much as I could about the topic. »
It's easy to find yourself lost in groupthink. I've seen it happen in groups of all sizes -- from a small group of friends all believing a mediocre restaurant is mind-bending, to insane trends that sweep the nation only to fade a way in a few weeks. »
Look -- I love books about food. Food and cuisine are something that are universal to the human experience, shape who we are as people and how we interact with each other and the world at large. »
Perspective is a really powerful thing. 'Between the World and Me' is a short but very powerful book, written in the format of an author writing his son. It aims to prepare him for a world that racism shapes, and is something he must struggle against with little hope of individual success. »
I'm a sucker for philosophical books that dive deeply into one, seemingly simple subject to draw deep wisdom from it's depths -- so when I saw a book that took that approach with trails, I was hooked. It took me a few years to get around to it, but Robert Moor's debut book is wonderful. »
I've been trying to read 'Infinite Jest' for about 8 years, pretty much since college. Last night, I finally did it -- after a 10-month push. »
It's not news that I'm a pretty big fan of Haruki Murakami. I find his prose unique and engaging, his stories completely unique and most importantly (and hardest part to define) a 'vibe' that's pretty indescribable. »
Welcome to the new website! It's been a while since I've last written (and that was on mainly on my Medium account, all of which I've imported into this website) and even longer since I had NickWeingartner.com up-and-running. Happy to be back! »
One of the best “useless” classes I took in college was “Japanese New Media”. It’s focus was to study the differences and evolutions happening inside of Japan, and how the culture there is developing unique patterns of media creation, and in doing so making something original. »
As I’ve written about before, I’ve recently begun to dive into non-Western philosophy. After completing 'An Open Heart', which explains Tibetan Buddhism to a certain extent, I wanted to explore Zen Buddhism practice. »
Recently, I listened to a TED talk by Devdutt Pattanaik which described a meeting between Alexander the Great and an Indian wiseman that illustrated the great cultural differences between Eastern and Western cultures. »
