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Sex! Politics! Dubious Footnotes!
How much excitement can you take? Scott McLemee looks at some scholarly scandals that seem faintly familiar.
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Critical Mass
If college leaders want to learn how to recruit female scientists, they might want to visit the U. of Maryland-Baltimore County.
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The Eternal Sophomore
Kurt Vonnegut is dead. So it goes. Scott McLemee gets unstuck in time.
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A Dish Best Served Cold
Shakespeare wrote one of the most savage plays in the canon. Scott McLemee visits the dark side.
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Hard Wordes in Plaine English
The first English dictionary was published long before Samuel Johnson. Scott McLemee consults the first reprint in 400 years.
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Indies Under Fire
The Borders bookstore chain is "right-sizing." Scott McLemee takes a look at a new documentary about the company's effects on the culture.
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Party in the Streets
Why don't more political scientists study the antiwar movement? Scott McLemee talks to one who does.
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Remember Baudrillard
Scott McLemee takes a look back at the postmodern thinker and intellectual playboy who inspired "The Matrix."