May 2012
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more than 95 theses: a few thoughts on academic... →
ayjay: Having received some interesting feedback on my previous post about academic life, I’m going to say a few more things about academic time-management, in a things-I-have-learned-in-a-long-life sort of way: 1) I know this is obvious, but I have to say it: you’re never going to write much if you… Useful advice for writers and teachers, but especially those who do both.
May 31st
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Yes, This Exists: A Spoof Of Portlandia Set In... →
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“[Read] aloud — always the best single piece of writing advice — and [choose] the...”
– The New York Times’ Ben Yagodaon mastering the art of the comma – a fine addition to our ongoing archive of writing advice. (via explore-blog)
May 26th
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“Among the brand-name French theorists of the mid-20th century, Roland Barthes...”
– Sam Anderson, opening his NYT Mag riff on Mythologies with quite possibly the greatest lede of all time.
May 25th
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FastCoExist: People Want Jobs That Make A... →
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Extended registration deadline for the Paris... →
I’ll be presenting a plenary paper on Kieslowski’s Three Colors Trilogy at this conference, and other far more intelligent folk than I are presenting papers too, and also, it is in Paris, so how could you go wrong?
May 24th
Me at Books & Culture on "Terra Nova" →
I was asked to participate in the “Science in Focus” series at Books & Culture for the month of May, which focuses on the short-lived show Terra Nova. Here I write mostly about a future without religion, and some other stuff, like dinosaurs.
May 23rd
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May 22nd
Good Letters is Moving →
To Patheos! Awesome, guys. I’m delighted.
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ListenAha. Good working music.
May 21st
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“3. Don’t write for yourself alone. This is not just about you. You are working...”
– The Art of Bloodletting:Translating Suffering to the Shared Page (HT: Betsy Kalman)
May 21st
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C. S. Lewis on "School Stories" and Media... →
Pleased to see this quote from a lesser-known Lewis book pop up on Brain Pickings this week! It’s the only Lewis book I assign consistently in my classes.
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kottke.org: Sorkin to graduates: you're... →
jkottke: Aaron Sorkin recently gave the commencement address at Syracuse University. Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You’re a group of incredibly well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You’re barely functional. There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell…
May 17th
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“The importance of learning to code isn’t so that everyone will write code, and...”
–  A federal judge learned to code - O’Reilly Radar (via everythingisdisrupted)
May 17th
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Oh well
My summer has somehow gone from (a month ago) oh, I’ll just laze around the park and read books all summer to sorry, I’m out of town every other week and hey what should I do when I’m in Paris? and man, so many things to write and a big project in the works … but you know, obviously, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Vacays are for the birds. Anyhow, if you need me,...
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May 11th
#professorproblems
The best thing about being a professor - except for (most of) the students and the good conversations and at least a generous percentage of colleagues and getting paid to talk about what you love … okay let me restart this. One of the best things about being a professor is academic summers. Witness: I am now technically on summer break, and will be until the second week in August. Of...
May 11th
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May 5th
How Twin Peaks influenced a whole bunch of indie... →
May 5th
Not just for the Paris Review, either . . .  →
I am a student interested in working for The Paris Review one day. What steps would you recommend to get there? Read lots. That’s the main thing. And not just the books they assign you in class. The Daily gives you a pretty good idea of what books and articles we’re reading; at the very least you’ll have something to talk about in the interview. (You should read The Paris Review. Maybe...
May 5th
WHEN A GOOD WRITER SUBMITS A PIECE WITH DOUBLE...
editorrealtalk:
May 5th
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Grading Break
Summer reading list, so far (product of a week of scribbling them down as they come to me): All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy (a re-read for my Santa Fe MFA residency) Brown, Richard Rodriguez (also for the MFA residency) A Theology of Reading, Alan Jacobs (ayjay) Heavenly Participation, Hans Boersma The Reckless Mind, Mark Lilla After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre Still, Lauren Winner...
May 3rd
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“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we’re talking...”
–  (Via millionsmillions)
May 3rd
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Artificial Grace: Why the Creation Needs Human... →
A meditation on “Furniture Fit for the Kingdom,” the City project’s newest film
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