Day: January 20, 2011

Literature and the “Prophetic Voice” IFRL-TLC-Scenery-logan-lambert-1091987-unsplash

Literature and the “Prophetic Voice”

J.L. Wall January 20, 2011

I’m not certain where this line of thought is going quite yet — but it’s going somewhere....

New Media Playground

New Media Playground

Will January 20, 2011

Even if you’re not a sports fan, GQ’s profile of Deadspin editor-in-chief A.J. Daulerio is worth reading...

Wire Fraud IFRL-TLC-Scenery-tommy-1081456-unsplash

Wire Fraud

Will January 20, 2011

The Wire’s David Simon forcefully responds to criticism of his show from Baltimore’s police commissioner. Read the...

Explaining that post that didn’t make sense IFRL-NaPP-Space-fantasy-2368432_1920

Explaining that post that didn’t make sense

Will January 20, 2011

Writing a post that doesn’t quite compute is one of the perils of blogging, so let me...

Decriminalization in Portugal IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-versailles.the-coronation-of-the-emperor-and-empress-2-december-1804-57

Decriminalization in Portugal

Will January 20, 2011

Here’s a good article from The Boston Globe on the drug trade and Portugal’s experiment in drug...

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North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThat is a fair critique to a very broad blanket statement but Florida and Texas are, iirc, the large…
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