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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Notable Notes Unnotably Annotated
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* An interesting article (with comments) on the mystery of the Piraha: Daniel Everett, Cultural Constraints on Grammar and Cognition in Pira...
The Nursery School Guide to Politics, Part IV
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There was an old woman who swallowed a fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly. I guess she'll die. There was an old woman who swa...
Friday, January 30, 2009
Guardian Science Fiction List
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The Guardian is putting together a list of '1000 novels everyone must read' . This is their science fiction and fantasy list. It...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A Poem Re-Draft and Three New Poem Drafts
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"Meeting" is based on a poem by Sappho, usually called "Ode to a Loved One" . Catullus has a poem , much better than min...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Hui Shi on Analogy
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Someone said to the King of Liang, 'Hui Tzu is very good at using analogies when putting forth his views. If your Majesty could stop him...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Misak as Provost
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Cheryl Misak has been appointed Provost of the University of Toronto . This is a very good choice; Cheryl is one of those rare academics who...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Better Art o' Hidin
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Rebecca put up "Holy Willie's Prayer" in celebration of Burns's birthday yesterday. Here's one of my favorites, which...
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