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Economy vs. Hollywood - Coppola warns "the cinema as we know it is falling apart": (Nightmare for dream factory!)
8:57 AM Oct 19th
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President of Harvard says market-driven higher ed has lost its higher purpose: (*Oh* yeah. Dead on.)
5:10 AM Oct 19th
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NYT: The bailout has helped to bloat Wall Street even more: (Is anybody *really* surprised?)
5:19 PM Oct 18th
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Bono in NY Times on the world's craving for America to live up to its fundamental idea: (Brilliant and inspiring)
3:48 PM Oct 18th
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Wild but true: A distant cousin (we've never met) just won $250k in two separate state lottery drawings ON THE SAME DAY, for total of $500k
8:56 AM Oct 10th
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U.S. states suffering 'unbelievable' & 'unprecedented' revenue shortages: (Brace for short-circuiting services.)
5:16 AM Oct 10th
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The rise of Zen in America's already-thriving prison ministry movement: (How cool is that?)
8:59 AM Oct 9th
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The Monty Python troupe collectively turn 40 (!!!) and The New York Times provides a great retrospective story:
3:20 PM Oct 8th
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Forget career strategies and credentialing, the purpose of education is enabling the pleasures of intellect:
5:10 AM Oct 8th
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Economic crisis so bad it short-circuited normal models; job losses much worse than reported: (Anybody shocked?)
8:05 AM Oct 6th
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@ Ah, but apocalypse is for *everybody*. A book I'd love to see: LEARN TO LOVE YOUR DOOM. (Wait, Nietzsche already wrote it...)
8:34 AM Oct 5th
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Mawkish? Yes. But the "Great Books" & middlebrow culture did promote intellectual aspiration: (*Wonderful* essay)
8:30 AM Oct 5th
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Marc Faber to CNBC: Current crisis just "appetizer," total financial-governmental crash in 5-10 yrs: (No joke.)
6:32 AM Oct 5th
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Chex Mix conquers the world: (Local media coverage of my wife's adventure as a Chex recipe contest finalist)
8:38 AM Oct 4th
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Gore Vidal says America is rotting and will soon have a military dictatorship: (New interview, vintage Vidal)
5:03 AM Oct 2nd
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Finishing up my "Religion and Vampires" essay for THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VAMPIRE today. Lots of blood, books, and Balkans on the brain.
4:08 PM Oct 1st
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The rise of 'vooks,' or books that mingle text and video: (Dear *God*. I mean, yes, I love my Kindle, but this?)
7:33 AM Oct 1st
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Filmmakers using MRI scans to target movie audience reactions - (negativland's "Escape from Noise," anyone?)
7:05 AM Oct 1st
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Heads up, kids: Thanks to the Web you'll still have to 'go to school' even with the flu or during a disaster:
4:50 AM Oct 1st
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Books face extinction in MA schools - (Best/worst quote: "Reading from books isn't part of students' lifestyle.")
4:43 AM Oct 1st
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- Name Matt Cardin
- Location Central Texas
- Web http://theteeming...
- Bio Author of DIVINATIONS OF THE DEEP (2002) and DARK AWAKENINGS (2009). Critic, pro blogger, teacher, independent scholar, musician/composer.
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