Monthly Archives: July 2008

Online, R U Really Reading?

Posted on 2008-07-29 by alan

Literacy Debate – Online, R U Really Reading? – Series – NYTimes.com But what do they think I just did with that article? I read it online!

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Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid | AlterNet

Posted on 2008-07-23 by alan

Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid | AlterNet Typical knee-jerk anti-nuke article but comments actually worth reading

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Attention Returns to Distraction

Posted on 2008-07-21 by alan

A couple of weeks ago I posted briefly on (one of the many responses to) Nicholas Carr’s article in the current Atlantic Monthly. Now I am reading another article on the topic. Bryan Appleyard in the Sunday Times refers to … Continue reading →

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Cultural Identity

Posted on 2008-07-14 by alan

This article by Keenan Malik (from Butterflies and Wheels via ALDaily) challenges some of the attitudes attributed to cultural preservationists and comes close to, without quite making explicit, the essentially organic nature of cultures and their interactions. What he misses … Continue reading →

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