Neil Postman put it succinctly, if more broadly, in 1985: Only in the printed word can complicated truths be rationally conveyed. (National Affairs)
The Erosion of Deep Literacy
5.11.20
Rainbow Connection
Civil Disobedience
The Arc is a long one . . .
5.1.20
Thoreau and Social Distance
What Thoreau’s ‘Walden’ can tell us about social distancing and focusing on life’s essentials (Robert Thorson/PBS News Hour).
Bob Dylan contains multitudes: Walt Whitman as Dylan’s muse
Throughout his career, Dylan has borrowed from other great American writers. On his new album, it’s Whitman’s turn. (Salon)
How Many Steps Should We Be Walking Each Day?
A necessary conversation about how to best rethink a decades-old but arbitrary “rule” (InsideHook).
Personally I still shoot for 10,000.
Dean’s List 