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Stuart Sheppard: The War Against Aesthetics in Contemporary Literature
There used to be a saying in the painting department at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, “If you can’t make it good, make it red; if you can’t make it red, make it big,” which, as I understand, was not meant to be cynical, but to mock those attending art school for reasons other than talent. This mantra arose back in the transgressive, anything-goes, 1980s, when evidence of talent…
The Words of Warcraft
The Words of Warcraft
Over the decade of playing World of Warcraft ™ I’ve run across a few allusions to other works in literature, music, and the arts. For fun (!) I thought I’d do some research into how many allusions appear in Azeroth. Just the other day, I came across this: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe https://www.poemuseum.org/the-cask-of-amontillado There are also numerous puns: Get it? And…
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So this page deleted my comments, which were beyond gently worded. Like, I go to the page, and they’re gone.
And that’s super ironic on a post about how teachers refusing to teach dead, white men are participating in censorship. 😂😂😂
Series: White People Homework: Joy (10)
Series: White People Homework: Joy (10)
Sag Harbor is 11 yrs old, but it’s a side of CWhitehead that might surprise readers that know only his two most recent novels. AND it’s about the summer AND an African American setting that many readers might not know exists https://t.co/3XIFvnrNDO #DisruptTexts #SummerReading
— Joel /hō•ÉL/ Garza is cofounder of #THEBOOKCHAT 📓 (@JoelRGarza) June 10, 2020
When I first began teaching, I used a…
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the year that wasn't (1) and what might be (2)
the year that wasn’t (1) and what might be (2)
I have a new gig, one I’m excited about. My feelings and response to the next phase are filled with gratitude. Closure, however, is healthy. Some of the things that happened this past year act as a wedge, preventing the door from fully closing.
The year began so positively:
What went wrong? (and what can go right)
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