Re: Annie Murphy Paul, “Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer”
Thank you to Pam for bringing this to my attention: “Deep reading” — as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web — is an endangered practice, o...
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Things Everyone Should Read – Richard Hofstadter, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics”
Richard Hofstadter, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” The essay is a bit dated; Hofstadter says there’s “something to be said...
Two Notable Things from First Friday in Philadelphia, 10/3/08
Paul and I went into the city for First Friday and, as usual, it was noisy, crowded with teens and preteens trying to be 30 year olds. Also, plenty of guys who ...
Your Attention Please…
…Lori’s account of what Hurricane Ike did to her house is worth a read and most certainly a comment. It’s always tough to figure out what exac...