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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Uncontaminated by Cheese
We Americans must love the designation “Super-.” Consider monikers like “the Superbowl,” imperatives like “Supersize me!” and the response “Super!” signifying one notch of acceptance up from “OK!” Now, the entity that emerged from the summer’s debate over the debt … Continue reading
Epiphe-, Epiphe-, Epiphenomenal
In 1960, a year some of us can actually remember, there was a pop hit called “Mediterranean Moon.” Extolling the blissful pleasures of larking about in mesmerizing moonlight, this song by The Rays had one of those refrains that passes … Continue reading
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Reading and Writing
I was going to ease into this reflection with a quotation from Schopenhauer. But then just in time I realized what a bad idea that would be. Schopenhauer. Who? Why annoy people by citing a philosophical figure that most well-read … Continue reading
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Tagged John Churchill, PBK, Phi Beta Kappa, reading, writing
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Puppy Love
Lovers of liberal learning may have been disheartened by recent reports from researchers who have looked at the consequences of college students testing out their opinions by arguing them against opposing views. Surely, this is what we had thought we … Continue reading