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White House Officials: It's Condi Rice

White House Officials: It’s Condi Rice: “White House officials are telling Fox News that Bush has decided on Condi Rice to replace Colin Powell as Secretary of State….” (Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.) ——— talk about your major bad news………..

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OA to “the DNA of literature”

OA to “the DNA of literature”: ” The Paris Review has launched an open-access project, The DNA of Literature. From the web site: ‘The Paris Review has interviewed almost 300 authors whose work has defined the literary landscape of latter half of the twentieth century. From its first interview with E.M. Forster, the Writers at […]

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OA to "the DNA of literature"

OA to “the DNA of literature”: ” The Paris Review has launched an open-access project, The DNA of Literature. From the web site: ‘The Paris Review has interviewed almost 300 authors whose work has defined the literary landscape of latter half of the twentieth century. From its first interview with E.M. Forster, the Writers at […]

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Cream Stirring Up 2005 Reunion

Cream Stirring Up 2005 Reunion: “” (Via .) ——— in a world where few celebrations are worth performing…. this is something to celebrat.

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public photography is not a crime

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: “” (Via .) tell them to go screw.

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The gender_cyber_archive

The gender_cyber_archive: “ Anyone interested in feminist theory, particularly as it applies to technology, ought to peruse the gender_cyber_archive, unless you already have and I’m the last to find out about it. In the archive are written essays and audio lectures in .ram format. I’m especially interested in these: Joan W. Scott, Fictitious Unities: «Gender,» […]

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Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / How ‘Dungeons’ changed the world

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / How ‘Dungeons’ changed the world: “” (Via .) ——– imagination doesn’t solve all problems, but it does help.

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Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / How 'Dungeons' changed the world

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / How ‘Dungeons’ changed the world: “” (Via .) ——– imagination doesn’t solve all problems, but it does help.

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The arbitrary and contingent cruelty of life

The arbitrary and contingent cruelty of life: “Life is unfair. It is probably more unfair now than it has ever been, simply because some countries have been better at organizing their societies to produce more and better goods, and at stimulating their populations to act in more…” (Via Paul Musgrave Dot Com.) —– Whatsoever therefore […]

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Two from the NYT:…

Two from the NYT:…: “Two from the NYT: Open Season on Others’ Ideas. Free riders have hit the jackpot in the digital revolution, and we’d better deal with it. By DANIEL AKST. (Via A blog doesn’t need a clever name.) ———– i only like this one.

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