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From Dissatisfaction to Inspiration
Jason Tanz of Wired shared this, the story Peter Molyneux. The famed video game designer behind Populous and Fable, Molyneux had fallen into the fish’s belly portion of his career, but then a fake Twitter account that poked fun at his foibles inspired him to quit his job and start afresh, to become as carefree … [Read more…]
Refreshing the Palate
The wise sushi eater takes a sliver of ginger to clear the palate, to prepare for the next piece of sushi, the next and new flavors. In the same way, a writer of fiction or nonfiction is wise to taste poetry on occasion — even bad poetry — to clear the literary palate and prepare … [Read more…]
The Second Known Photo of Emily Dickinson
If you’ve ever seen a photo of Emily Dickinson then you’ve seen the only known photo of Emily Dickinson. But now, thanks to a photo acquired by Amherst College in 2007, we might have another view of (arguably) the most important American poet. Taken in 1859, the photo depicts Dickinson (left) with her friend Kate Scott Turner, … [Read more…]
Freeducation
School is about to start it would seem there’s a lot of spending going on before anybody has learned anything. Every major chain in the world is banking on the labor day school-year spending blitz. Dorms are being re-painted, swept and readied for all those cheap futons, the campus book stores are worse than a … [Read more…]