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sam buntz

@SamBuntz

"Nature is a language." writer: The Dispatch, Real Clear Books, The Critic, First Things sambuntz.substack.com

Chicago, IL

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Joined August 2011

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@SamBuntz
May 26
Boschian Belle pops into the Buntzcast to discuss Thomas Mann’s epochal novel of ideas, The Magic Mountain. We follow Hans Castorp as he experiences “the intoxication of ideas and the lure of eros.” (Some spoilers in 2nd half). You don’t want to miss this one. Link below 👇
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sam buntz
@SamBuntz
Aug 2, 2025
This was the only short form reel clip I’ve seen that seemed to have actual aesthetic value. The loneliness and freedom of America…
vids that go hard
@vidsthatgohard
Aug 1, 2025
Timeless video
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sam buntz
@SamBuntz
Aug 31, 2024
From Ted Chiang's recent New Yorker essay about AI. I totally agree with this:
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@SamBuntz
Feb 1, 2023
It’s crazy that Sicily wanted to be a US state.
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@SamBuntz
Jan 27, 2023
Sprite is everywhere but you never hear anyone talk about Sprite. There’s no mythos around Sprite like with Coke or Pepsi, just a conspiracy of silence.
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@SamBuntz
May 23, 2022
In New Mexico I saw this staircase that was allegedly miraculously constructed in three days by a mysterious workman in the 19th C. He disappeared without taking any payment. It has no central or side supports, making it an engineering marvel. Has a mystic number of steps, 33.
sam buntz
@SamBuntz
Jan 22, 2023
Was transfixed by this:
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@SamBuntz
Jan 9, 2023
Another example.
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@SamBuntz
Jan 9, 2023
The Japanese imperial family seems so much more interesting than the British Royals:
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@SamBuntz
Aug 13, 2025
This is how we revive the humanities.
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@SamBuntz
Sep 7, 2023
This really stuck with me:
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