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Monthly Archives: November 2007
A Maurice Sendak Hobbit
Maurice Sendak drew some sketches for an illustrated edition of The Hobbit, and even met with Tolkien about it. Unfortunately, the book was never published (never finished?), apparently because Sendak suffered a heart attack. Via Slate. Picture here.
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The Amish case for high school
In the well-known Free Exercise case of Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), the Amish defendant arguing for a right to keep his daughter out of high school inadvertently makes the best case for high school. According to Gunther and Sullivan, They … Continue reading
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Second Amendment values
“When I hear ‘First Amendment values’ I want to reach for my gun.” — Charles Fried (in class today) “When I hear ‘Second Amendment values’ I want to reach for my gun.” — Me
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Fat people are great
The Times (etc.) reports the new, better version of the recent study reporting overweight people have lower death rates relative to normal weight people. The new version breaks down the risks of death by cause. As expected, overweight and obese … Continue reading
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Dowd on Bush on Musharraf
Mushy: Handsome in Uniform. One of the only Maureen Dowd columns I’ve really liked.
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“A Lesson Is Learned” backend re-written: when? why?
I just noticed that the backend for the “A Lesson Is Learned” comic archives (required reading, for those unfamiliar) seems to have been re-done in php. When did this happen? Does it mean anything? Since the David and Dale retired … Continue reading
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