Author Archives: Jeremy Mercer

This Lynchesque shot is one of a series of photographs by Quinn Comendant that will be featured in the Bike Equals Art exhibit at the Ray Ray Gallery in Chico, California. As many know, Quinn is one of the mysterious … Continue reading →

(translated from the original French) Jeremy Mercer 7 bd Tanneur 13008 Marseille Mme Laure-Agnès Caradec Adjointe au Maire Hotel de Ville Quai de Port 13233 Cedex 20 Marseille 18 April 2011 Subject : Pedagogical Farm, Roy d’Espagne Mme. Caradec, The … Continue reading →

Philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, George Berkeley, and John Locke have declared metaphors a blight on language because they confuse listeners and cloud precision. Locke argued that “all the artificial and figurative application of words eloquence hath invented, are for … Continue reading →

I recently received two tickets for the Olympique de Marseille/Manchester United Champion’s League match that will be held at the Stade Vélodrome later this month. Giddy hardly describes my state. I have actually twice suffered nightmares where I was late … Continue reading →

I don’t eat animals for three main reasons: i) I think they are treated rather horribly on industrial farms; ii) widespread meat production is ecologically unsustainable in a world with 7 billion people; and iii) when I look at a … Continue reading →

While I was preparing files for a new version of my website, I made a single screen image of the results of my tomato experiment from a few years ago. I find it astoundingly beautiful. For the curious, more on … Continue reading →

I recently received a note from the California artist Ken Christensen. He spent a lot of time in Paris in the 1980s, including a spell at Shakespeare and Company. He was recently back in the city and was horrified by … Continue reading →

The efficacious among you can stop reading right now. But those of you who find yourself procrastinating by, oh, I don’t know, spending two hours searching for Internet rumors about Adrian Mutu’s possible transfer to Olympique de Marseille, this is … Continue reading →

The most recent episode of RadioLab investigates the source of human goodness and it includes an astounding insight into heroism. Most of the show investigates the quandary of altruism and whether it is actually a biologically selfish act that evolved … Continue reading →

Endorsements infuriate me. The vast majority provide no practical help because i) the celebrity is only doing it for the money; and ii) the endorsements are for products I can easily evaluate for myself. Do I need George Clooney to … Continue reading →