Laura Browning’s review of Jonathan Carroll’s Bathing the Lion for the A.V. Club, “Bathing the Lion Ruins a Great Premise,” leaves me with seriously mixed feelings. On the one hand, I’m glad Carroll is getting reviewed in a major outlet. On the other hand, the review was completely negative. The problem with this negative review is that it getsContinue reading “Jonathan Carroll’s Bathing the Lion: A Response to a Harsh Review”
Monthly Archives: October 2014
LSAT Numbers Plummet
Originally posted on Finding My College:
The ABA Journal (American Bar Association) reports that the number of people sitting for the law school admission test (LSAT) this year is 40% lower than in 2009. There has been a downward trend for five years. Just a few points: We were producing too many new lawyers, far…
Christie Is Getting Tired
Gov. Chris Christie is getting tired. He’s tired of hearing about human suffering. He’s tired of being reminded that he has a responsibility to all of his constituents, not just the ones who fund his campaign. He’s tired of being reminded that there are people in the world who are not like him. He’s tiredContinue reading “Christie Is Getting Tired”
Millennial College Students Seem Comfortable with Risk
Originally posted on Finding My College:
Recent volatility in the stock market is a reminder that people handle risks differently. Some people wouldn’t dream of investing in equities and subjecting their capital to potential principal loss. Others are high flyers, routinely putting markers down on stocks with high potential on the upside as well as…
A Taxonomy of Feedback…
I had a great time the first week of October workshopping poetry and creative non-fiction with other writers at the St. Augustine Writer’s Conference hosted by Connie May Fowler. The best things I heard there, in no particular order: Sascha Feinstein (poetry and creative non-fiction workshop leader) described people he’d met who were so completelyContinue reading “A Taxonomy of Feedback…”
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 