The Friction of Justice

John Grisham's The French Illusion and the fragile safeguards between power and conscience

Oct 22 • Ashley Rovira

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September 2026

The Era of Doubt

Thélyson Orélien, AI allegations, and the distrust that can divide us from what a book made us feel

Sep 29 • Ashley Rovira

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Notes from a Lecture on the Virtues

A student remembers his teacher and follows him toward love

Sep 11 • Ashley Rovira

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The Sound of Evidence

Possibility, Belief, and the Mechanics of Hope in Robert Bresson’s A Man Escaped

Sep 4 • Ashley Rovira

August 2026

The Poetry After Chaos

From Homer’s wanderer to Ted Lasso, the strange work of finding a way forward

Aug 7 • Ashley Rovira

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July 2026

The Difference Between Us

What phenomenology reveals about animals, ethics, and ourselves

Jul 27 • Ashley Rovira

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June 2026

Montblanc: When the Pen Becomes the Story

From Captain Wentworth’s quill to Wes Anderson’s Schreiberling, the writing instrument becomes more than a tool. It becomes a myth.

Jun 20 • Ashley Rovira

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Philosophy is Waiting

Giving attention to the signals between

Jun 10 • Ashley Rovira

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Notes from the Cave

When the Loft Feels Too Exposed (and Noisy)

Jun 2 • Ashley Rovira

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May 2026

The Game is Afoot: Notes from Roland-Garros

On Games, Stories, and Experience

May 29 • Ashley Rovira

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Notes from the Loft on Em-Dash Panic

On AI Detection and the Fear of Sounding Human

May 23 • Ashley Rovira

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Beyond the Alleyways, Into the Ordinary

The Social Noir of Nicolas Mathieu

May 17 • Ashley Rovira

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