Columbus: Myth and the American Dream Revisited

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Just one more reason Charlottesville is an awesome place to live. Where else east of the Mississippi would you get the chance to hear Ward Churchill, Natsu Saito, Derrick Jensen, and Dana Lyons — all in one weekend? Columbus: Myth and the American Dream Revisited will be a full weekend of investigation into “our collective [...]

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Free Maureen Dowd!

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Maureen Dowd’s New York Times columns can now be seen free of charge, along with those of her fellow pundits whose opinions made up the bulk of Times Select. Nice, but it kind of takes the fun out of ignoring David Brooks’ column every week. Ah, that crazy MSM, when will they ever learn? What [...]

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The Original Jack Aubrey

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Today’s Talk of the Nation featured a very interesting interview with David Cordingly, author of a new biography of Thomas Cochrane, who was the model for Patrick O’Brian‘s fictional sea captain, Jack Aubrey. The book is called Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander, and would be an excellent Christmas or birthday gift for a Patrick [...]

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