Archive for August 2012
"I Would Rather Be With You Today. . . "
I’ve been meaning to write a blog for a few days now, but I keep starting and then stopping. There seems so much to say, about many things: the US election, my ‘magical uterus’, hurricanes, what constitutes rape, gun ownership and now this — the mob of Israeli Jewish teenagers who beat an Arab teenager…
Read MoreAnd Just What, May I Ask, Are Your Intentions?
There’s an interesting piece about literary criticism in the Aug. 15, 2012 New York Times, written by literary critic Dwight Garner, called “A Critic’s Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical.” It’s a fun article to read, peppered as it is with just the sorts of anecdotes that make us want to read critical snark…
Read More"If You Find Reading Boring, You're Not Doing It Right."
I have been reading seriously for a long time. And I can’t imagine a life without books. As someone wise once said, “If you find reading boring, you’re not doing it right.” Which begs the question, what does it mean to “do it right?” I think the first thing a reader must do is to…
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