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If You Build It (& Provide Full Funding), They Will Come – and Write! by Kate Daniels
Anyone who knows anything about the literary history of Vanderbilt University where I teach – birthplace of the Fugitive Poets (Warren, Tate, Ransom), and mid-20th century English Department of choice for writers like Randall…
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Quote of the day: On the Transit of Venus
"Venus will look like a dark pea drifting across a bowl of carrot soup." Robert Siegel, Senior Host NPR's All Things Considered, June 5, 2012
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“Classics Illustrated” Makes a Comeback [by DL]
<<<The Classics Illustrated Comics Project — Five Cartoonists For our first-ever comics post, At Length asked five cartoonists to consider adaptation. We wrote: If you were hired by Classics Illustrated and told to choose…
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Three Birthday Boys and a Transit of Venus, by Kate Daniels
Today, the 5th of June, is the birthday of three of my favorite writers, as well as the beginning of a Transit of Venus – that most rare of astronomical events. As I understand…
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The Dodgers’ Secret Weapon
The Los Angeles Dodgers have defied the experts thus far this season. Despite crippling injuries, most notably to last year's MVP should-have-been Matt Kemp, they remain in first place. They are not a strong…
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“Nothing concentrates the mind like the prospect of being hanged at dawn” — DL & Connie Aitcheson on “Mad Men” last night
Spoiler alert: Read no further if you haven't seen the episode [the penultimate one in season five].Context: Faced with a then-hefty debt of $7,500, Lane forged Don's name on a check and embezzled the…
