RT @Historiator: “The man who loved alien landscap…

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… but in real life, not every secret held by a p…

… but in real life, not every secret held by a private citizen is newsworthy. 2/2 @CordeliaLogan Similar:Hello, there, mini.Hello, there, mini. Let’s restore you fr…TweetsJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalTweet: For an anatomy project, my…

Very true! If this were a TV show with a reporter…

Very true! If this were a TV show with a reporter hero, these documents would uncover a huge conspiracy… 1/2 @CordeliaLogan Similar:In Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureLoved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhillLoved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhi…TweetsClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole…

Death of an adjunct

Attention must be paid. Meanwhile, in the past year, her teaching load had been reduced by the university to one class a semester, which meant she was making well below $10,000 a year. With huge out-of-pocket bills from UPMC Mercy for her cancer treatment, Margaret Mary was left in abject penury. She could no longer…

@CordeliaLogan If he were real, and had been my co…

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I was briefly excited that Turnitin.com’s new app works in a park with no WiFi

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14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

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Word to describe the sorry state of the MLA Job In…

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My son just scoffed at Kirk’s infamous “One to the…

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The “Monsters, Inc” company play helped me teach Shakespeare

Today the awkward but delightful “Monsters, Inc” company play helped me explain why Shakespeare put the awful “Pyramus and Thisby” play after the main plot has resolved in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. http://t.co/WSXD943LpG Similar:Don’t worry: It’s not just art!Before a school play, a principal worrie…AestheticsIce Cream and Sharks Scene: writing classroom.   …AcademiaEverybody Dies (Shakespearean…

Insipidest. Play. Ever. –Pepys, on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Sort of.

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@setonhill Fall Honors Convocation receiving line….

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