Monthly Archives: April 2010

Malcolm Gladwell’s “Drinking Games”

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

The thing about The New Yorker is, owing to frequency of publication and generally universal appeal, one of your friends probably has a subscription and will eventually become so bogged down in back issues that you will most likely be … Continue reading →

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Mermaid and Jellyfish: Two Films

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

The Life Aquatic didn’t do much for me. (In fact, I fell asleep. Shhh.) But I stayed wide awake for Mermaid and Jellyfish, two subtitled films (unless you speak Russian or Hebrew, respectively) well worth adding to your queue, or … Continue reading →

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The Public Good in the Bad Economy

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

This is the story of community television station KOCT and the fate of the public good in a bad economy. It could be the story of any number of similar community organizations across the country, as city councils try to … Continue reading →

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Fern Hill, by Dylan Thomas

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, The night above the dingle starry, Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his … Continue reading →

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Bartleby, the Scrivener

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

Who is Bartleby? A chap of misfortune and mystery, for whom scrivener (or scribe) is a misnomer, as bit by bit in Melville’s short novel, he relinquishes responsibility for all duties pertaining to his profession. Will he read through his … Continue reading →

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Love & Thanks

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

It is a good Good Friday I work in the office of an Episcopal church, and this week has been the culmination of Lent, which in the Christian tradition is a time for reflection, for slowing down and focusing on … Continue reading →

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