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Acephalous
http://acephalous.typepad.com/
- Added on: Mar 22nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: acephalou
- Listed in: Education & Learning Writing
- Tags: politics literature Academia absurdity literary theory
Recent Posts
Once upon a time Camille Paglia could be counted on to write with force and clarity.
That time has passed:The solipsistic members of Congress want us peons to be ground up in the communal machine, while they themselves gambol on in the flowering meadow of their own lavish federal health plan.Jack London would have looked at that s...
Let the circle be unbroken.
From a thread about Michael Steele's "white Republicans are afraid of me" remarks on Sunday:I’m terrified of Michael Steele the same way Mary Jo Kopechne was terrified of Teddy Kennedy.This ride is flat scary, and I want off.In less than 30 words,...
If I\'d had some foresight, I would\'ve charged each of you a penny per visit.
Because then I'd have a million pennies. This tiny academic blog managed to sucker 1,000,000 pairs of eyes to stare at it for (on average) 1 minute and 45 seconds a pop. That is some kind of accomplishment. I mean that literally: I don't know w...
Recipes from the Headless Chef: Chorizo Cilantro Chili
The one thing even long term readers might not know about me is that 1) I do all the cooking and 2) am quite good at it (if I do say so myself). (And I do.) I am not, however, good with following recipes or remembering how I improvise on them. ...
In that moment, I knew I\'d be accused of sexual harassment again.
Two of the "acquire an alternative skill set with real world application" assignments that we teach in composition are 1) how to build and manage a wiki and 2) how to compose a PowerPoint presentation that doesn't cause your audience to slit your thr...
Tea-V-Parties
It must have been difficult to be a conservative last night. On the one hand, you threw your muscle behind your perfect candidate and he lost a district which last went Democratic back before the Half-Breeds and the Stalwarts fought for control of ...
