Tag Archive For "Infinite Jest"
in Brazil
Could David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest” Help Us Navigate Quarantine?
In the room the women come and go, speaking of Michelangelo Just by way of a few time-stamped data points from one man’s experience: on 22 March at 1130h, a friendly neighborhood sundries store was open and empty, and nine 8.5x11in signs hung near the front indicating the complete absence of alcohol gel and protective …
in Occasions
Welcome back, NFL. Why do we keep watching?
One play from last night triggered my ongoing deep ambivalence with the NFL: does it resemble cock-fighting and similar outmoded activities that we will look back on regretfully for having supported?
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Three: Ending Well(If you haven’t read part one, on establishing purpose, or part two, on facilitating well, I’d [keep reading...]
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Two: Teaching With Generous Authority(If you haven’t read part one, about establishing purpose, consider starting there.) After [keep reading...]
Why Teachers Should Consider Their Classes “Gatherings”Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering, a book that, as the subtitle suggests, takes up the subject of [keep reading...]