“ I wish to goodness my life were not always a circle. I wish I were not
always resting beneath the umbrella of my own personality.
-John P. Marquand, The Late George Apley'Tis the season when Aussies love to go on holidays, wind down and dream of a better life. One without a crippling city mortgage, where work doesn't equal stress, with plenty of time for afternoon surfs and relaxing with family and friends. Ahhhhh, the serenity Sea change
“Sea change,” “drop in the bucket,” “give a wide berth” weren’t always clichés. They entered the vocabulary as clever novelties Sea Change
I can’t teach someone to write,” says John Casey, “but I can sometimes teach someone to rewrite.” What he can teach them is craft... The invisible art
The writing of history has its own history, which was indelibly shaped by the ambitious and flawed New Left historians His Stories
Never date a writer
Interview with Piketty, more than just the usual, recommended, he also
needs some PR training. - See more at:
http://marginalrevolution.com/#sthash.E2fE8afq.dpuf
Interview with Piketty, more than just the usual, recommended, he also
needs some PR training. - See more at:
http://marginalrevolution.com/#sthash.E2fE8afq.dpuf
M.F.A.s: An Increasingly Popular, Increasingly Bad Financial Decision
Like many graduate degrees, a Master of Fine Arts carries
rising costs and brings limited job prospects So why are more Americans
pursuing one? M.F.A.s: Bad investments
When to quit your journalism job PressThink
How One Indigenous Woman Took On a Multinational Mining Corporation… And Won Common Dreams
“I
have always wanted to be somebody’s best friend, but never succeeded. I
have no friends, only acquaintances: You have no idea how curious it is
to live one’s whole life like a cat: or have you?”
~ T.H. White, letter to L.J. Potts (courtesy of Levi Stahl)
When to quit your journalism job PressThink
How One Indigenous Woman Took On a Multinational Mining Corporation… And Won Common Dreams
“I
have always wanted to be somebody’s best friend, but never succeeded. I
have no friends, only acquaintances: You have no idea how curious it is
to live one’s whole life like a cat: or have you?”~ T.H. White, letter to L.J. Potts (courtesy of Levi Stahl)