(“Writers usually work with protagonists a year or two younger them themselves; to arrive at a writer’s age you add one to two years to a character’s age. We call this Carbon 14.”) Elkin’s insightful essays are tremendous and a solid reminder as to why I like his fiction so ...
One of the signs of this being a parody are some of the names of the players (although, once again, how do you parody something like the James Bond brand, which itself seems to play pretty fast, loose, and humorously with character names). We have Mrs. Highman, one of the leaders ...
She began, Leonora did–and perhaps it was that that gave me the idea of a touch of insolence in her character, for she never afterwards did any one single thing like it–she began by saying in quite a loud voice and from quite a distance: “Don’t stop over by that stuffy old ...
Fish especially attacked chief Muchow throughout the session and the final determination by the council was that the judge should receive a letter stating their displeasure with his comments to the media and that it "This is not city government, folks. I don't know what it is, but it's ...
Two good pieces you may have missed: On moral injury and on the Iran letterThomas E. RicksForeign Policy
culturalization in studies of empire,[69] it is surprising that nobody has tried to show if imperial imagery was at work in establishing and managing the occupation of the Balkan countries in the war years, and, if so, what its character was and what it may have owed to prewar ...
The Bretton Woods conference has a protean character. Talk in the corridors asks “what is it?” Some in the press (lots of press here) believe that deals are being made, the attendance of heavy hitters leads some to believe that consultations and strategies are being outlined for world gove...
The battle over the Kotel is really a battle over the character of the State – whether it will remain a Jewish state or whether it will become a ‘state of all its citizens.’” “The Kotel is ours, too,” they add. “Especially now, when all those associated with the Reform are ...
but also through their actions. By modeling qualities of a good teacher such as curiosity, empathy, and a strong work ethic, they instill these attributes in their students. Good teachers need to understand that they have a profound influence on the moral and ethical development of young minds...
On the other hand, even an article with a few grammar errors or spelling typos can catch on and be appreciated when it presents information that people like, that has a definitive conclusion, that takes a stance, informs, entertains, or has recognizable character that people like. When they ...