nytimes.com: 12 Sept 2012 Britain: British Schools Offer More Upward Mobility for Students Than American Ones, Report Says By D. D. GUTTENPLAN British schools now do a better job than American schools of lifting students up the social ladder, … [Continue reading]
Remember the British class structure? Rigid? Unwelcoming? Turns out that it’s US who are getting that way.
September 12, 2012 by
Am I the last person to have heard about purple squirrels? Where has that concept been all my life?
July 2, 2012 by
If you're as ignorant as I am, and you google purple squirrel, and you get past the silly sightings of real violet-colored animals who might have gotten into the color copiers....or who are victims of hydraulic fracking....or are related to something … [Continue reading]
Who invented footnotes? Cursed be the name(s). http://slate.me/Lq4ObN
June 23, 2012 by
A splendid example of procrastination! I combined two enjoyable things at once: discovered who invented footnotes (read a review about Anthony Grafton's history of footnotes), all while delaying checking some more footnotes. And all while … [Continue reading]
Here’s how those University of Virginia trustees’ emails became public. http://huff.to/PA3Rh3
June 21, 2012 by
I'm all for transparency, but this is a timely reminder to imagine every email you write could end up on the front page of your local newspaper. If, that is, you are lucky enough to still have a local newspaper, one that has heard of the Freedom of … [Continue reading]
Here’s what you SHOULD read about the Showdown in Charlottesville. http://bit.ly/LDpKsu
June 21, 2012 by
A thought-provoking and nuanced discussion of the role of trustees and the complexities of university governance in a time of change. … [Continue reading]
This is one shout-out that I can’t enjoy. I’m a sad @U VA alum. http://chronicle.com/article/UVa-Board-Members-E-Mails/132431/
June 21, 2012 by
In case you aren't a Chronicle subscriber, here's the relevant portion from today's article -- and why are we reading trustees' private emails?? On June 10, Ms. Sullivan and the board announced her resignation. Among the articles that Ms. Dragas and … [Continue reading]
Great progress on one of my favorite places, @GovernorsIsland. http://nyti.ms/JApJdx
May 24, 2012 by
Water, electricity, and a hammock grove -- who could ask for anything more? … [Continue reading]
Jon Hamm! Mick Jagger! Who knew they were so funny @SNL?
May 20, 2012 by
Reminded me too of my almost-appearance on 10K Pyramid, back in the day. I'm sure they whacked me when I used the word "mote" for "moat" and cited Tennyson in the interview. Really dumb. It was my favorite game show and I LOVED game shows. Wonder … [Continue reading]
First interesting #NYTBR in ages…especially @JohnSchwartz on Ready Player One audiobook!
May 20, 2012 by
Which I just happened to finish a few weeks ago, and loved from beginning to end. I nearly spilled my breakfast coffee this morning reading Schwartz's article, as I assumed that I was some rare adult fan of Ernest Cline's weird and wonderful comic … [Continue reading]