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Casaubon on Viagra
The cliché of the absent-minded, asexual professor is dead. Scott McLemee looks at "the new academic stereotype."
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Mass Culture 2.0
A prominent librarian utters dire warnings about new media. Scott McLemee hits the books.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
The late Richard Rorty was a pragmatist philosopher and a generous soul. Scott McLemee looks back....
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C.L.R. James Meets Tony Soprano
As the HBO classic comes to an end, Scott McLemee revisits an early analysis of the gangster as American archetype.
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The (Crossover) Book Report
As publishers gather, university presses consider which books can attract non-academic audiences.
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Bookapalooza
Heading to the publishing world's biggest gathering, Scott McLemee reviews a hard-hitting analysis of American literary culture, academic and otherwise.
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Beach Blanket Bingo
Looking for a brief holiday from total seriousness? Scott McLemee checks into some good destinations for a mental vacation.
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Speak, Memory
Did a postmodern theorist conceal his Stalinist past? Scott McLemee looks down the memory hole.