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The Monster at Our Door
It's a stew of man, bird, and pig -- and Mike Davis warned about it four years ago. Scott McLemee catches up.
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... than to curse the darkness
It's almost May, which means that the classes are winding up, and the students are winding down, and the faculty...
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The Boy, on Scientists
TB had to write a piece about his hero for school. (Keep in mind, he's in second grade.) Enjoy! My...
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TWO CENTENARIES
2009 is the centenary of both Malcolm Lowry and James Agee.James Dickey coupled them: [M]y personal heroes of the [totally...
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Pete Seeger, America's Teacher
The January concert at the Lincoln Memorial celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Obama offered many stirring moments, but perhaps...
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Project-Based Education? A Response to Mark Taylor
Several alert readers sent me links to this column in the New York Times by Mark Taylor, a professor of...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: The Associate Professor Survey
This week the MLA released the full version of its “Associate Professor” survey results. Data from this report has been...