Barry Lam
@hiphination.bsky.social
Philosophy professor at UCR. Podcast at Slate. Associate director at Marc Sanders Foundation. hiphination.org
This is the correct take. Cake is a descendant of bread, broadly construed. Pie is a descendant of custards and puddings, broadly construed. As a result, cake inherits far more possible flaws than pie.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is the correct take. Cake is a descendant of bread, broadly construed. Pie is a descendant of custards and puddings, broadly construed. As a result, cake inherits far more possible flaws than pie.
The cultural aristocracy is as cringe as the moneyed ones.
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The cultural aristocracy is as cringe as the moneyed ones.
you’re not going to get me to say anything bad about Ohtani.
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
you’re not going to get me to say anything bad about Ohtani.
That interview made me wonder whether dementia was contagious.
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
That interview made me wonder whether dementia was contagious.