Thanks to computers—those modern saviors of mankind!—students returning to campus this fall needn’t return at all. Yes, sir: they will be able to “attend” class by staying home, ready to learn, while […]
The Adventures Of Get-Along Man
Watching superheroes beat up villains may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors…But boys who remained close to their mothers, […]
Are Student Athletes Worse Than Other Students? Deadspin Contest
Ambrose Bierce, as usual, summarized it best for us in the Devil’s Dictionary: ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. ACADEMY, n. (from academe). A modern school where […]
Richard Rogers, Architect Versus Charles, Prince
The New York Review of Books, via an article submitted by a man appropriately named Martin Filler has “deconstructed” Prince Charles dislike of modern architecture. Deconstruction, in case you did not know, […]
The Love Of Money Leads To Socialism
Most, with good reason, misremember the quotation. In entirety: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and […]
The Etiquette Of Hats (For Men)
The giants, and also the midgets, of fashion are chirruping that “Hats are backs!” These fine people, who are ever discovering new ways of cladding themselves in black, are wrong. Hats never […]
What The Sale of Barnes and Nobel Means To Reading
Not too long ago, on the outdoor-shopping-mall-like 86th street in New York City—chain stores everywhere—Barnes and Noble opened a new store. Enormous, wide aisled (a rarity for stores in the city), plenty […]
California Judge Reverses Prop 8: A Right To Marriage?
A judge in California has, as we have all heard, struck down the publicly created law which bans two-person, same-sex marriage. This was no surprise, as most expected that this contentious case […]
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