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Harry Belafonte once asked Martin Luther King, “What should we do?” King replied that we should “become the firemen.” His exhortation: “Let us not stand by and let the house burn.” Lester Spence in conversation with Coleman Hughes and Thomas Chatterton Williams, moderated by Hollis Robbins 🔥

Some things capture the “global mimetic imagination”, and others do not. Why?Thomas Chatterton Williams shared his thoughts to an excellent question by Geoff Shullenberger at NOVITATE “Global reality is so mediated through social media, and the lingua franca of social media is the English

Here is Walter Kirn at NOVITATE speaking as part of a featured panel, “EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING: The New Media Landscape”, alongside Hamish McKenzie and Renee DiResta, with yeoman’s work done by Ross Douthat as moderator. Full hour-long discussion to come. Will announce.

In "The Logic of Envy", I... - argue that envy is a useful lens to understand behavior, - show influences of the modern world conspiring to fuel our envy, - suggest ways to "opt out" by cultivating privacy, humility, and intentionality. api.pmgroup.ch/link/envy

The runway is a canvas where #fashion whispers stories of emulation and aspiration. What we wear is not just a garment; it's a reflection of our #desires and of whom we conform. NOVITATE 23' Alexandra Winokur, President of Christian Dior Couture Americas

From navigating mimetic rivalry to defying conformity, Rene Girard's life serves as a compelling case study in cultivating awareness of one's desires. #mimeticdesire #desire #rivalry #culture

To whom and what do you conform? #desire #mimeticdesire #renegirard

Intellectual rigor, spiritual depth, practical action—all in one place. This is how a future worthy of human life and love gets built.

Walter Kirn raised compelling points concerning the evolution of attitudes toward misinformation as the free internet gained unprecedented influence over politics and culture on a massive scale.

A conversation that needed to be had—about free speech, censorship, mimesis, and the new media landscape, at NOVITATE 2023

Success can be a corrupting force. Stay mission aligned and know the why ...

Desires rooted in materialism lead to a dead-end road. If we harbor ideas about the person we will become once we attain our pursued goals, we will continually find ourselves on the hamster wheel of life with little satisfaction.

Ryan Resch, Asst GM Phoenix Suns talking about the complexities that arise among players striving to emulate the playing styles of basketball icons such as Steph Curry and LeBron James. This imitation-driven desire can lead to challenging dynamics within the team.

“We see love, of course, in the intrinsic response to the goodness of a person” - Michael Matheson Miller

René Girard, Race, and Cultural Desire—a critically important conversation from NOVITATE 2023. With Coleman Hughes, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and Lester Spence, moderated by Hollis Robbins.

Attnetion NYC-area people: if you attended NOVITATE in November and would like to get together for a happy hour with fellow participants, J is organizing a gathering for Feb. 3rd at 5pm. A great crew already assembled. RSVP below: partiful.com/e/y616PSUxFZKn…

I suspect that many people have been scrolling on phones while the person who could have become the love of their life walked by, unnoticed

Introducing Cluny–a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to invest in the human person through education, publications, events, and community-building. Ex umbris et in profundum.

Subscribe to the Cluny Journal to keep up with evolution of the NOVITATE event, and to hear what's in store for next year as we announce plans in the coming weeks: clunyjournal.com