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Motherhood After Tenure: listening to black "mama, PhDs"
Last week I had the honor of speaking on behalf of Mama, PhD at the Arkansas Council for Women in...
The Inbox Police
As I've gotten older, and more aware of the unintended consequences of things, I've become pickier in selecting acts of...
What Catherine Gass Knows
Today I have the pleasure of posting an interview with Catherine Gass , who’s been the Photographer at the Newberry...
The Monster at Our Door
It's a stew of man, bird, and pig -- and Mike Davis warned about it four years ago. Scott McLemee catches up.
... than to curse the darkness
It's almost May, which means that the classes are winding up, and the students are winding down, and the faculty...
The Boy, on Scientists
TB had to write a piece about his hero for school. (Keep in mind, he's in second grade.) Enjoy! My...
TWO CENTENARIES
2009 is the centenary of both Malcolm Lowry and James Agee.James Dickey coupled them: [M]y personal heroes of the [totally...