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See this nugget over at Cliff’s place in which Larry Summers takes on the Tiger Mom-mom Amy Chau on the topic of strict study-and-learning practices vs. creativity.
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MFA Boston: Do You Want Fries with That?
Big. Huge. Vast. Jumbo. Massive. A cornucopia of American art. My wife and I met two friends for Sunday brunch at the Museum of Fine Arts. We hadn’t been to the MFA since the opening of the new Art of the Americas Wing and Shapiro Family Courtyard last November. To…
Read More »‘I Read the News Today. . .’
The walking in the city is treacherous this morning. Ice of every variety—pure, crunchy, fat, layered, crusted—on every surface. Outside the Tedeschi Food Shop on Appleton Street the mood was somber among the men near the front door. Inside, the Sunday Sun stacked hgh in the rack read “Lowell Shelter Worker Slain.”…
Read More »‘Rebellion in the Land of the Pharaohs’ (WSJ)
From yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, a column about history and the trouble in Egypt by an international relations scholar. I picked this up from realclearpolitics.com
Read More »I’m Just Sayin’. . .
The Associated Press via the Sun on Jan. 27 reported that the local corporation Raytheon Company had fourth-quarter revenue of $6.9 billion in 2010. The net income for the period was $459 million, down 9 percent from one year ago. The decline was attributed to pension costs and debt retirement,…
Read More »Egypt: The Revolution
“…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers…
Read More »Joseph Donahue & Apocalyptic Poetry
Lowell-rooted poet Joe Donahue is one of the subjects of an essay titled “Apocalypticism: A Way Forward for Poetry” in the Chicago Review. Read the essay by Peter O’Leary here. Donahue has spent years mastering long serial poems that combine elements of mysticism, esotericism, protest, and the alienation of the…
Read More »20th Most Popular Dog Breed: The Boston Terrier
American Kennel Club lists most popular dog breeds in the nation. This one looks like our guy at home. Read about it on boston.com.
Read More »‘Challenger’ Space Shuttle Disaster, 25 Years Ago
Death Comes Home in the Morning . Rosemary said the Shuttle had exploded. Donna turned on the office radio. News came in the same tone as the spoken news From Dallas when President Kennedy was shot. The pub TV played without commercials. The flying machine shattered. It wasn’t the biggest loss…
Read More »The Oldest Galaxy Seen Yet
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced another wonder, a view of what may be the oldest galaxy in the universe yet to be seen by humans. Read the NYTimes article here, and get the paper if you want more. It is a smudge of light only a tiny fraction of the size of…
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