Words in a Time of War
Taking the Measure of the First Rhetoric-Major President
By Mark Danner
[Note: This commencement address was given to graduates of the Department of Rhetoric at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, on May 10, 2007]
I guess i'm on some sort of deer kick.
Buck Breaks Into Okla. School, Flunks Math
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 22, 2005
Filed at 7:11 p.m. ET
YUKON, Okla. (AP) -- Officials at Yukon High School say a 100 to 150 pound deer broke into the school and caused extensive damage to computer equipment.
The buck apparently jumped through a glass window into a math classroom at the 9th and 10th grade building and spent the weekend in the room.
Man Kills Buck With Bare Hands in Bedroom
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 5:45 p.m. ET
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- It looked like a crime scene, but no charges will be filed after Wayne Goldsberry killed a buck with his bare hands in his daughter's bedroom. The engagement lasted an exhausting 40 minutes, but Goldsberry finally subdued the five-point whitetail deer that crashed through a bedroom window at his daughter's home Friday.
from ScienceNOW
Cite Your Reviewers
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--If you want to get a manuscript accepted, cite your potential reviewers. That's a common piece of advice professors pass down to their students, but is it more than just wishful thinking? Maybe not, according to a new study that indicates that reviewers referenced multiple times in a manuscript are less likely to recommend its rejection.
The unusual study was inspired by a journal editor's concern that his reviewers might b
...who choreographs interpretative jazz dances about how genetically modified food will destroy humanity"
The MacArthur Geniuses
How to become one of them.
By David Plotz
Posted Friday, July 7, 2000, at 6:30 PM PT
is the new york times making up cultural trends when in fact they do not exist? good thing i'm a metrosexual and not an echoboomer looking forward to opting out of a career and raising kids.
Weasel-Words Rip My Flesh!
Spotting a bogus trend story on Page One of today's New York Times.
By Jack Shafer
Posted Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, at 3:38 PM PT
How many "many's" are too many for one news story?
ScienceNOW
Authors: Know Your Assassins
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--Amidst all the drudgery, the manuscript submission forms of many journals ask authors a simple but surprising question: Are there any individuals you would like to suggest or exclude as potential reviewers? Many authors decline to answer--but maybe they should fill in the blank. Three studies presented here last week at the Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication suggest that selecting reviewers
Making Roberts Talk
By JOHN TIERNEY The New York Times
Published: Sep 14, 2005
He came, he charmed, he shut up. During the opening statements, the senators blathered away their time and more; Judge John Roberts used less than half of his to utter a few graceful generalities. He has made a career out of not saying the wrong thing. Why start now?
nytimes.com
September 20, 2005
Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood
By LOUISE STORY
Cynthia Liu is precisely the kind of high achiever Yale wants: smart (1510 SAT), disciplined (4.0 grade point average), competitive (finalist in Texas oratory competition), musical (pianist), athletic (runner) and altruistic (hospital volunteer). And at the start of her sophomore year at Yale, Ms. Liu is full of ambition, planning to go to law school.
60 minutes
The Echo Boomers
Sept. 4, 2005
If you've ever wondered why corporate America, Hollywood, Madison Avenue and the media all seem obsessed with the youth culture, the answer is simple.
The largest generation of young people since the '60s is beginning to come of age. They're called "echo boomers" because they're the genetic offspring and demographic echo of their parents, the baby boomers.
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
What do famous chefs have for breakfast when they travel? Oatmeal, mostly.
Revenge of the Blog People!
By Michael Gorman -- 2/15/2005
Commentary > Backtalk
They laughed at Einstein. They laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. -- Carl Sagan
