I'm Still Yawning
1. The first sound of morning jars most out of their sleep. It is never a subtle sound. If it were, the jarring would be nonexistent–a weekend rise, or a waking-up with nothing planned ahead. But the...
View ArticleEnthusiasts
Anyone who thinks that the Communist regimes of Central Europe are exclusively the work of criminals is overlooking the basic truth: the criminal regimes were made not by criminals but by enthusiasts...
View ArticleAlright, then, I'll go to hell.
They are publishing a version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn without the “n word”. They think a play should not be performed by high-schoolers because the term comes up in a play that is very...
View Articlethe "post-fact" classroom
Maria Bustillos has an excellent piece up at the Awl about Wikipedia, Marshall McLuhan, alchemists, and a new definition of knowledge, among other things. Summarizing the works and ideas of McLuhan...
View Articledoes your higher education matter?
Great post and comments over at weblogg-ed concerning the choice not to go to college. I threw in my two-cents worth early in the discussion and refrained from there on out because so many were...
View Articleidle threats
Tweets as literature? English Lessons (which is a great new blog, on a website that I swear caters to exactly what I want) comments on a recent call to arms to use Twitter to transcribe Ulysses on...
View Articleend notes
Last week of school around these parts. Regular posting to resume shortly, until then use this video to remind yourself of what you will be missing out on this summer. Also, Louis Menand has a...
View ArticleHiatus
Apparently summers can be very time-consuming regarding both personal and professional matters. Loyalists, I will be back with a relaunch come mid-august. Others, make sure to check in here or at...
View ArticleCan we go faster?
I’m not entirely sure Michael Agger’s “How to Write Faster” piece in Slate is less about speed and more about competency and practice. Agger aptly points out habits and tendencies of “fast writers”,...
View ArticleAdoration Over Achievement
Kim Severson of the New York Times reports on Atlanta’s standardized test cheating scandal and it’s once-famed Superintendent. “I will survive this,” said Dr. Hall, 65, in her first public interview...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....