9 Oct
2013
OTHER POSTS
How Commerce Expands Culture
http://theumlaut.com/2013/05/07/how-commerce-expands-culture/ “Take our friend Beethoven. His stellar musical rise was fueled by the productive powers of capitalism. The commercialization of the printing press allowed the Maestro to sell sheet music directly to middle class families and make a cozy artistic freelance living. Businessmen eager to peddle instruments to a growing middle class improved production and […]
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Photograph by Danielle Lussier of Lucid Practice.
Reflections from my First Week in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Week One in Siem Reap Cambodia I’m teaching, traveling, and living in Siem Reap, Cambodia for the next ten weeks. Each week, I’ll share a snapshot of what we’re up to. My intention is to share with you what it’s like to live in Southeast Asia and share my teaching experiences with you. I hope […]
Reading and English Majors
From Chronicle — The Ideal English Major: Real reading is reincarnation. There is no other way to put it. It is being born again into a higher form of consciousness than we ourselves possess. When we walk the streets of Manhattan with Walt Whitman or contemplate our hopes for eternity with Emily Dickinson, we are reborn […]