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Daily Archives: August 14, 2013
CFP: (Un-)Boundedness: On Mobility and Belonging
It’s time for a little CFP humor. This one is so full of impenetrable language and pomo cliches — especially the liberal use of conspicuously-placed hyphens, bracket[s], and (odd) parentheses. It’s almost indistinguishable from something spit out by the Postmodern … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, CFP, Humor, Postmodernism
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H.L. Mencken: On Noisy Negro Leaders
“The more noisy Negro leaders, by depicting all whites as natural and implacable enemies to their race, have done it a great disservice. Large numbers of whites who were formerly very friendly to it, and willing to go great lengths … Continue reading
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Germany Fights Population Drop
From a NYT article titled “Germany Fights Population Drop“: In its most recent census, Germany discovered it had lost 1.5 million inhabitants. By 2060, experts say, the country could shrink by an additional 19 percent, to about 66 million. Demographers … Continue reading
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G.K. Chesterton
Rare 1931 video of G.K. Chesterton at Holy Cross in Worcester, becoming an honorary Holy Cross. Crusader. Notice the laughter he elicits from the crowd when he says: “I can only say I am not much of a Crusader, but … Continue reading
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Wagner at 200
On the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner (who died 6 years before Hitler was born), we learn (in “Is Wagner’s Nazi stigma fair?“) that Wagner is banned from Israel: One country that will not be partaking of the birthday celebrations … Continue reading