by Dan Gordon | Mar 26, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Provide for the esoteric, exotic, and impractical in the curriculum; the practical and pedestrian will take care of itself. If it does not, you have not lost much anyway; so I think the impractical things are the most practical and important in the long run. (Herman...
by Frank Dodge | Mar 26, 2009 | The Dodge Report
Actually, I am going to announce it tomorrow b/c Dody says it is my turn to bring in the wood, do the shopping, wash dishes, etc etc. I tell you what: it is ALWAYS my turn. All I do is work, work, work.Anyway, I will announce Jake's plan next time, I promise. I...
by James Heflin | Mar 26, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Thanks to following a link on a story comment, I discovered this quite interesting piece at Salon, about a fellow who sees ants in his cereal and grabs a handful to munch anyway. Sort of an exuberant omnivorous experience, I suppose, from a writer with quite an...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Mar 26, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Lately I’ve been thinking about what’s offensive to whom and why. Not only is offensiveness subjective, but I’ve found that it’s often in great flux – that is, what people find objectionable depends on the situation (a la ethics) and can...
by Cherchez La Femme | Mar 26, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme
For many reasons, despite her rocky and sad life and background, Sylvia Plath's writing is often read by young, literary minded women in their teens or preteens, and is taken as an awakening, enlightening experience. The Bell Jar is the bible of reclusive,...