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When I see documentaries or read books about the 1960s, I occasionally can’t help but ponder whether the radicals of the period, such as Abbie Hoffman or Bernadine Dohrn, ever wondered what America would be like today had the change they advocated come to pass. They face the problem all of us do — no […]
I think this month’s list is a bit short because I’ve been spending so much time reading review copies. I’m not complaining but it makes it hard to think about what I want to read just for the heck of it. Still, I came across a few interesting items since the last installment.
American Emperor: […]
This list of the 50 most influential books of the last 50 years or so comes from a site I stumbled across and there is nothing by which to judge its judges. In fact, it comes from one of those sites that seem to be fairly prominent these days, they look like blog but are […]
Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes
Chapter and verse on why readers get a benefit from their novel experiences (“…people who spend every spare moment with their nose stuck in a novel are actually better at both relationships with others and understanding of the world in general than those who don’t read much or whose […]
It still is not a good thing when, rather than hold a hearing on sanctions, a judge says he “assumes [an attorney] is as incompetent as he appears.” (via)
A Maine school district is not liable for damage caused when four members of its wrestling team converted a motel room into a makeshift sauna to […]
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