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m, p, & g s: May 2012
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. Maurice Sendak, RIP. The author, illustrator, and cultural icon passed away today at the age of 82. Here's a video. Of Christopher Walken reading and commenting on Sendak's best-known work,. Where the Wild Things Are. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Call me . . . Anne. I titled my first-ever blog Musings, Polemics, and Good Sense- an inflated title that reflected my then-current reading of Samuel Johnson. When I came to my senses, I acronymed it. View my complete profile.
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m, p, & g s: March 2010
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. The great Jon Swift. Blogger and satirist, passed away on 27 February. Thank you, "Jon." May angels sing thee to thy rest. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Call me . . . Anne. I titled my first-ever blog Musings, Polemics, and Good Sense- an inflated title that reflected my then-current reading of Samuel Johnson. When I came to my senses, I acronymed it. View my complete profile. Arts and Letters Daily. Dave Weigel (@ WaPo). David Frum (@ Atlantic).
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m, p, & g s: March 2012
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. Sunrise, Early Spring. It's been a surprisingly mild winter in my region. Already, we have blooms. Here, now, seasonal optimism accompanies a persistent sense of loss. So here, now, William Carlos Williams's "Spring and All":. By the road to the contagious hospital. Under the surge of the blue. Mottled clouds driven from the. Northeast-a cold wind. Beyond, the. Waste of broad, muddy fields. Brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen. Patches of standing water.
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m, p, & g s: December 2010
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. To the "Firebaggers"- the ideologically liberal purists who've complained incessantly about the President's inability to achieve the agenda he campaigned (while ignoring or underplaying Congress' role in such "failures")- is delightful. Cole aims his criticism at a specific few commentators at Balloon Juice. But it's applicable to the larger group of ideological purists:. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Arts and Letters Daily.
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m, p, & g s: April 2012
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. Young man (about 15 years old or so): "Every French word means 'surrender.'". I have no context for this quote. I've also never seen/heard someone so young snark on the French. Holocaust Remembrance Day and OWS. Sadly, some nutjob chose t o post an anti-Semitic editorial cartoon. 53 people "Liked" the image. A few commenters signalled approval while more than 400 people objected to the post. According to the website The Algemeiner. O ccupy has "denounced". The image, and it.
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m, p, & g s: October 2010
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. This month bring the anniversary of my late husband's passing. I've made the best of things, and I am surrounded by caring, supportive friends and family, but this has been an experience I wouldn't wish on my worst possible enemy. Cherish your loved ones. Links to this post. US, UK. Far Right Hook Up? According to a story in The Guardian. The English Defence League. In the words on one human rights expert,. Article on paranoia in politics. Ferry Biedermann profiles Dutch politi...
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m, p, & g s: February 2010
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. The bad days still arrive- and the hysteria and tears and shaking fists will continue, I'm sure- but a few good ones arrive as well. Today, it feels good. Now: how 'bout that State of the Union? Links to this post. Pinch and a Punch. . . . First of the month. Happy February. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Pinch and a Punch. . . . Arts and Letters Daily. Dave Weigel (@ WaPo). David Frum (@ Atlantic). Keene Point of View.
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m, p, & g s: March 2014
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Culture, Politics, Trivia. Booty Call (The Adjunct Edition). On Sunday prior to week two of classes, I received a phone call asking me to step in and take over a class I’ve not taught before. It had been assigned to another adjunct, but that instructor never showed up to class in week one* I said I’d step in, help out, because the department had no other instructors for the course. When I arrived on campus Monday, faculty greeted me with “I’m so glad we could offer you a class this term! In the morning, ...
