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State of the Annotation
Is marking up a book a sign of concentration, or just graffiti? Scott McLemee considers the highlights of marginalia.
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All Plots Move Deathward
Perhaps 9/11 might have been prevented, but not the conspiracy theories about it. Scott McLemee tries on a shiny new tinfoil hat.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
After 3 seasons of eloquence and bloodshed, "Deadwood" has come to an end. Scott McLemee looks off into the sunset.
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The Global Exception
Why is America so strange? Scott McLemee interviews a historian with a surprising answer.
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Divided Mind
A public intellectual at Harvard has published a long-awaited collection of essays. Scott McLemee wishes you luck in finding a copy.
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The Power of Postpositive Thinking
What is the Future of Minority Studies? Scott McLemee reports, you decide. (And check out audio of his interviews with Satya Mohanty and Paula Moya.)
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A Moralist of the Mind
America has lots of conservative pundits. But thinkers? Not so much. Scott McLemee recalls one of the few.
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Aggregate This!
The academic blogosphere has no home base. Scott McLemee has a vision of the not too distant future.