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Although I understand why it’s an issue, there’s still great irony in the fact Virginia prison officials are being sued because they banned inmates from receiving a book teaching them how to file lawsuits against prisons. A Wisconsin legislative candidate says she’s going to sue the state for refusing to allow her to put her […] “I’m alive.” As much incantation as statement of fact, that simple phrase had plenty of meaning for American journalist Jere Van Dyk when he was taken captive by the Taliban in February 2008 and held for 45 days. In Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban, it represents affirmation, a touch of surprise […] There is an art to researching and writing biographies — at least good biographies. Although a work’s length and the amount of independent or original research may suggest how deeply a biographer delves into his subject, it certainly isn’t determinative of quality. At the same time, it is a field where the shorter the book, […] Blog Headlines of the Week Antidepressants in the water are making shrimp suicidal Parents Television Council F*cking Pissed About Repeal Of FCC Indecency Ban Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes How facts backfire (“Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger.”) (via The Morning News) The Tyranny of the New […] |
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