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- Gary Shteyngart's Nerd Passion For 'Zardoz'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400
Writer Gary Shteyngart may have no idea what Zardoz is about, but that doesn't stop him from knowing the science-fiction novel by heart. For a nerd like him, nothing compares to the post-apocalyptic world full of floating heads and immortal beings. - Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0400
The Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking Ebonics translators to interpret wire-tapped conversations. Critics fear the move by a federal agency could set a precedent. But linguist John McWhorter argues that, while any conversation about Ebonics is charged, the DEA is on the right track. - Some Advice For China: How To Lose The Blues
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
The country seems to be feeling a little down in the dumps lately. Luckily, former NPR correspondent Eric Weiner spent a year visiting the world's happiest places. He has a few words of wisdom for the country on how to get happy. - They'd Trade Labor Day For Days Of Labor
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Having no job means that things people talk about so much these days -- iPads, Android phones, 3-D movies, new music or meeting friends over $4 coffee drinks -- are just beyond reach. You worry about getting dull, having nothing to talk about and losing friends. You worry about life leaving you behind. - '666': A Tale Of The Tribulation So Bad, It's Good
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0400
When Rhoda Janzen was 9, her mother busted her for reading the thriller 666 during an incredibly dull sermon at their Mennonite church. To this day, Janzen revels in the terribly written prose about the Antichrist, cannibalism, global famine and apocalyptic doom. - Puns In Country Music Songs Done Right
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0400
Puns have long been a part of country music songs -- think of song titles such as George Jones' "She Took My Keys Away, and Now She Won't Drive Me to Drink" or Lee Ann Womack's "Am I the Only Thing That You Done Wrong?" Linguist Geoff Nunberg says that the genre's willingness to play with lyrics and song titles uncovers new layers of meaning. - The Root: Marches Alone Cannot Fix Education
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:06:00 -0400
The education system, especially for black males, is failing students. Activists like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have called for a revival of the 1960s civil rights movement to fix the problem, but Lester K. Spence of The Root says these statements are self serving. Instead he calls for organization on a local level and for programs like universal preschool that will help that deal with educational inequalities. - Foreign Policy: Second Explosion Exposes Oil Industry
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:00 -0400
The Obama administration's moratorium on deep water drilling has been opposed by the oil industry and by conservative politicians, but a second rig explosion has called the opposition into question. Eric Lukas of Foreign Policy argues that the industry must improve on its safety safety record. - The New Republic: Health Care Won't Decide Election
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:48:00 -0400
It is widely predicted that Democrats will lose their advantage in the midterm elections, and some conservatives have argued that it is because health care was prioritized over the economy. Jonathan Chait of The New Republic refutes this point, saying that it's not clear there is anything that would have saved Democrats in the upcoming elections. - The Nation: The Right Angle On Reid
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:36:00 -0400
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is in danger of losing his Nevada seat to Tea Party favorite, Sharron Angle. L. Patrick Coolican of The Nation argues that it was Nevada's seemingly unstoppable housing bubble that is to blame for Reid's election troubles.
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