The ECONOMIST had an eggcorn. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?
But to be really in the spirit of Kerouac, you’d have to be swilling the pain pills down with bad wine. PS: Feel better, Jeff.
“One doesn’t need to discuss the private functions of birds“? WHAT OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL?
You’re totally blowing my mind, man.
Attention struggling writers: Chekhov felt your pain.
The New Criterion is going to be getting back at D’Souza for that “went out of business years ago” until it goes out of business for real (which is hopefully not in the foreseeable future). BONUS: apparently being a Midwesterner qualifies you for being shunned by D’Souza. I’m sure the University of Chicago will be thrilled about this.
“Jean Baudrillard, who died on Tuesday in Paris at the age of 77, was a French intellectual in the most sinister meaning of that term.” (via AL Daily)
Sarah Lawrence calls US News and World Report’s college rankings a racket. BONUS: “It says a lot about U.S. News and higher education in general that we are willing to play dead most of the time just so this magazine can sell the one issue a year that makes a lot of money.” Somewhat relatedly: free NY Times Select to those with .edu at the end of their email addresses. That alumni.kenyon.edu account sure is going to come in handy!
“Before we are all engulfed by this avalanche of sprigged muslin and bonnets, somebody should point out that the passion we have for Jane Austen’s doll’s-house world is not healthy.” (via Maud, who has some other entertaining Austentation)
I am often hesitant to embrace fashionable authors, but this is really a beautiful story (Q&A with Lethem here).
James Randi (the noted magician and skeptic) finds Oprah unethical.
Whatever, guys, get upset with n+1 if you want. I smell publicity stunt, especially since the article in question is not online, so we grubby, blogging masses would have to go buy the journal to get it. Thanks, but no thanks. After that ridiculous party, n+1 has no right to call anyone out for attention-whoring. I mean, I’m sorry, but they invited MALCOLM GLADWELL.
This book looks great.