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Lisa Dusenbery
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Inventing Languages
This article discusses the Klingon language—its creation and lasting influence (“people get married in Klingon ceremonies; one man tried (unsuccessfully) to make it his son’s native tongue”). The piece ends with a video in which linguist Marc Okrand explains how he…
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Josh Mohr Interview
At Bomblog, Evan Karp interviews Josh Mohr. They discuss Damascus (Rumpus Reviewed here), and Mohr elaborates on his fourth and current project, a second-person comedy. “I was trying to do something that I’d never seen, and whenever you do that,…
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On Civil Society
“It’s as though the great New York-centric moment of openness after 9/11, when we were ready to reexamine our basic assumptions and look each other in the eye, has returned, and this time it’s not confined to New York City,…
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Darwin Beyond Evolution
“Darwin’s contribution to many fields of science, from evolution to geology to botany, are well-known — but it turns out he was also a seminal figure in the history of visual culture.” Brain Pickings takes a look at photography curator…
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Evict This
The Nation addresses the raid on Occupy Wall Street, reminding us of the futility of evicting an idea. “If Mayor Bloomberg hoped to chill this protest with his midnight assault, then the outpouring of support in New York and nationwide…
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Exploring in a Mapped World
The first in a series on exploration and technology, this essay uncovers the discoveries made and archived by the 107-year-old Explorer’s Club, and ponders the ways that exploration has evolved. “And if the age of the explorer as just “man…
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Rethinking Sex Ed
“In its breadth, depth and frank embrace of sexuality as, what Vernacchio calls, a ‘force for good’ — even for teenagers — this sex-ed class may well be the only one of its kind in the United States.” A NY…
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Unbanned Books
“Tables were piled high with once-banned books as political hopefuls, returning expats and intellectuals gathered to celebrate the unbanning.” On Monday, Libya celebrated the removal of censorship laws with a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Tripoli. Unbanned books included…
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Guillermo del Toro Interview
Wired interviews Guillermo del Toro, whose co-authored vampire book trilogy concluded with last month’s publication of Night Eternal. Del Toro discusses science and religion; vampire myths and folklore; and his current projects, one of which is a video game. “I…
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New Self-publishing Service
Book Country, an online community created by Penguin this past spring, has announced the addition of a self-publishing component. Here’s an explanation of how it works. “BC offers three publishing “packages” at three prices: $549 for the professionally formatted print/e-book…
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Arrested Reporters
The Awl assembles a list of the 26 reporters arrested (so far) covering Occupy Wall Street stories and reveals what they do and who they are. “Only seven of the 25 arrested are full-time employed traditional news-gathering employees. A number…