Elvis and Philosophy, CFA. https://philevents.org/event/show/145993 #philosophy #popculture #elvis #elvispresley

I’m excited to announce that my book, Religions Are Remixes, will be released in paperback later next month! Available for preorder now! https://www.routledge.com/Religions-Are-Remixes-Rethinking-Originality-Authenticity-and-Authority/Walker/p/book/9781032680057 #religion #remix #religiousstudies #remixstudies #remixtheory #digitalmedia

Remember Death—what 28 Years Later can teach us about the temporality of life. My latest at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. https://tricycle.org/article/remember-death/ #zombies #buddhism #meditation #death #dying #28yearslater #zombiemovies #mementomori

90s Alternative and Philosophy now available for pre-order! I’ve got a chapter in there on the spectacle, recuperation, and grunge aesthetics. Should be out in the next few months or so. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/90s-alternative-and-philosophy/ #popculture #philosophy #grunge #90s #situationist #spectacle

Very excited to announce that The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy is now available! I had the honor of contributing a chapter on #remix and recyclability in Tears of the Kingdom. https://andphilosophy.com/2025/09/26/now-available-the-legend-of-zelda-and-philosophy/ #zelda #philosophy #popculture #totk #nintendo

The Bear and Philosophy, CFA. https://andphilosophy.com/2025/10/01/the-bear-and-philosophy-call-for-abstracts/ #popculture #philosophy #thebear

Classic Rock and Philosophy, CFA. https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/09/16/classic-rock-and-philosophy-call-for-abstracts #popculture #philosophy #classicrock #music

Excited to be working on a chapter for the forthcoming volume Camping and Philosophy (Milestone Press). I’ll be engaging with the detailed appreciation of our surroundings that extended time in the wilderness fosters from the perspective of “haikai no michi” (the way of haiku). Tentatively titled: “The Camping Way.” #popculture #philosophy #camping #nature #haiku

I wrote about some of the Buddhist centers and monasteries to check out for those visiting Boulder in the latest issue of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Summer 2025; vol. 34, no. 4). https://tricycle.org/magazine/buddhist-travel-boulder/ #buddhism #boulder #buddhist #colorado #travel

@Edelruth Yeah! I really like her little book on haiku too: Three Simple Lines.

Love this passage in Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. Captured perfectly.

“Writers live twice. They go along with their regular life, are as fast as anyone in the grocery store, crossing the street, getting dressed for work in the morning. But there's another part of them that they have been training. The one that lives everything a second time. That sits down and sees their life again and goes over it. Looks at the texture and details.”

#writing #reflection #meditation #observation

Camping and Philosophy, CFA. https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/02/camping-and-philosophy #popculture #philosophy #camping #nature #naturewriting

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
The symbiotic organisms appear to be able to avoid some radiation damage.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/lichens-can-survive-almost-anything-and-some-might-survive-mars/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Skateboarding and Philosophy: Essays Concerning the Life of the Grind (McFarland) is now available! I wrote a brief post about my chapter, which focuses on kenshō, kōans, and falling while skating: “The Sound of One Deck Snapping.” https://sethmwalker.com/2025/04/10/the-sound-of-one-deck-snapping/ #philosophy #popculture #skateboarding #zen #buddhism

Severance and Philosophy, CFA https://andphilosophy.com/2025/03/24/severance-and-philosophy/ #popculture #philosophy #severance

A recent conversation I had with photographer Amir Zaki on disrupting dualities, koan breakthroughs, and the connection between empty skateparks and Zen Buddhism. https://tricycle.org/article/empty-vessels-amir-zaki/ #buddhism #zen #photography #gigapan #skateparks

@JosephMeyer Very cool! It’s always nice to run into people who continued to skate as they got older. Such diversity too!

Skateboarding and Philosophy: Essays Concerning the Life of the Grind now available for preorder! I’ve got a chapter in it on kensho and falling. Will be published this coming spring. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/skateboarding-and-philosophy/ #skateboarding #philosophy #popculture #zen #buddhism

Excited to announce the publication of my new book! Hardback and ebook available now; paperback next year. https://www.routledge.com/Religions-Are-Remixes-Rethinking-Originality-Authenticity-and-Authority/Walker/p/book/9781032680057 #remix #remixtheory #remixstudies #buddhism #buddhistphilosophy #religion #religiousstudies #conceptualmetaphortheory

Fallout and Philosophy, CFA. https://andphilosophy.com/2024/08/28/fallout-and-philosophy-call-for-abstracts/ #popculture #philosophy #fallout