Monthly Gleanings: January 2007
Anatoly’s monthly gleanings.
January 2007
Protected: Safire Snip
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Hiding From the Truth
Philip Kitcher explores the deceiving nature of truth.
Competition or Criticism
How To Best Motivate America’s Schools?
Graham questions the best techniques for reforming America’s schools.
The Departed
Nicole Rafter takes a closer look at the movie, “The Departed.”
Do You Really Need Back Surgery: A Video
A film about back surgery.
Is There An Ethical Crisis in Spinal Surgery?
Aaron Filler wonders about the ethics of spinal surgery.
Friday Procrastination: Any Questions?
Friday Procrastination.
This Day in History: Greetings From Michigan
Celebrating history, Michigan becomes a state.
It’s About That Time for Miles Davis’s ‘So What’
A closer look at ‘So What’ by Miles Davis.
The Oscar nominations: Philip Glass
Along with Reich, Riley and Young, Glass was a principal figure in the establishment of minimalism in the 1960s. He has since become one of the most successful composers of his generation. He studied the violin at six, then at eight the flute with Britton Johnson at the Peabody Conservatory.
Cheek by jow
English is a language of limitless opportunities. Strange things happen in it. Some words are spelled alike but pronounced differently: ‘bow’ (the bow of a ship) and ‘bow’ (bow and arrows); ‘row’ (she kicked up a row) and ‘row’ (the front row); ‘permit’ (the verb) and ‘permit’ (the noun).
Garner’s Usage Tip of the Day: Flaunt v. Flout
Garner’s usage tips.
Bickel, Jackson – and Bush
Vermeule looks at the decision of the Bush administration to submit to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Ben’s Place of the Week
We miss Ben!
A Few Questions for David Edgerton
A few questions with the author of The Shock of the OldM.