Monthly Archives: November 2010

It’s Artistic, O.K.?

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Crime Beat: American Education

This communication is to inform you of an incident that took place yesterday, November 18.  A student walked into the boys bathroom on the second floor and found what appeared to be bullets in the toilet.  He informed school personnel. … Continue reading

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The Unicorn

UNKNOWN WEAVER, French Sight c. 1500 Wool and silk, 300 x 303 cm Musée de Cluny, Paris IV  The Sonnets To Orpheus Oh this beast is the one that never was. They didn’t know that; unconcerned, they had loved its … Continue reading

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The Ghost

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From the Golden Age of Polaroids

Jackie

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A Different Girl

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Our Dark Universe

You might think you learned in high school that the universe is made of atoms and molecules, protons and electrons. stars and galaxies, but over the last few decades astronomers have concluded — not happily — that all this is … Continue reading

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The Social Network

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More Education Than Money

But American populism has almost always concentrated its anger against the educated rather than the wealthy. So much so that you might describe contemporary American politics as a class struggle between those with more education than money against those with … Continue reading

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It’s just my blog, O.K.?

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