The War on Genius: Literature and Its Systems
What is a novel, or any work of art, but the product of its time, of commerce? What is it but another colorful consumer unit… … Continue readingThe War on Genius: Literature and Its Systems
The Human Costs of the Research-Assessment Culture
Large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development. … Continue readingThe Human Costs of the Research-Assessment Culture
Tuesday Poem: Sparrow’s Flight
A breeze slowed sparrow’s flightday was saying goodbye. sparrow took refuge…night knelt behind the yews. Pleasant moments camewhen night said goodbye. Another morning’s breeze threwthe sparrow to another flight. by
Rasul Hamzatov’s Birthday
Habib Khan, Quetta: Some say that a translation is like the underside of a carpet, but I have been fortunate in my translators. Taking the word for word translations of
Sunday Poem: Six Steps to Becoming a Fossil
by Maddie Malone (age 14): through steam rising in the kitchen. Thank you. I mutter, swimming into a cloud of dew. … Continue readingSunday Poem: Six Steps to Becoming a Fossil
Till Death Do Us Part
by Mark Seal at Air Mail: It is a case that shocked the seemingly unshockable state of Florida, a state about which novelist Carl Hiaasen once said, “Every time I
Army Public School Shaheed’s Letter From Heaven
Shared by Aftab Rizvi: ۱۶ دسمبر ۲۰۱۴ کو پشاور ارمی پبلک اسکول پر ایک دھشتگردی کی کاروای میں ۱۳۲ بچے اور ۹ اساتذہ شہید ہو گہے تھے۔ یہ تحریر کچھ
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School Shootings: This is an Epidemic, Not a Series of Unique Tragedies
Sam Stein at The Bulwark: OF ALL THE REFLECTIONS offered by lawmakers on the school shooting that left four people dead at Apalachee High School this week, one from Sen.
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Saturday Poem: The End of Childhood is Not Maturity
“Here; just stick the end of this hose in yer muzzle—guzzlethe cold ones we’ll pour down the funnel … GUZZLE! GUZZLE!” Our clunkers squat in St. Greg’s parking lot; there
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Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen—What That Could Mean for Society and Culture
by Patrick Lin at Singularity Hub: Can food technology really change society? Yes, just consider the seismic impact of the microwave oven. With that technology, it was suddenly possible to
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It Was Ancient To The Ancients, Too
From the Daily Stoic: Of course, it seems quite old to us. Seneca lived 20 centuries ago. Cato was born in the year 95 BC. As Marcus Aurelius writes in
Niall Ferguson: The Return of Anti-History
Niall Ferguson at The Free Press: According to Tucker Carlson, Darryl Cooper is “the most important popular historian working in the United States today.” I had never heard of Cooper