Tag: DIY

• October 13, 2011

  DIY Thursday: Carnivalesquing the grocery store

  Bartholomew Fair As epitomized in Ben Jonson’s comedy Bartholomew Fayre (1614), the fair was a week-long carnival of commerce, pleasure-seeking, marvels, and delights. In Jonson’s rendering, the meaningful social order was also overturned for a time, with the high being brought low and the low high. For us, the lesson is that social status, good reputation, and…
• October 10, 2011

  DIY Monday: Notes of praise

  DIY Week This week I’ll be writing about a number of DIY exercises. Today my subject is the note of praise. A Brief Caveat In the past, I’ve been skeptical of DIY culture. I still am–not because DIY can’t put you on the path to self-understanding but because it’s insufficient for effecting genuine self-transformation. Understood…