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Philip Levine is one of my favorite poets. I’ve seen him recite, and he gets my seal of approval. He doesn’t intone mightily, which I can’t abide. He has a style that’s simple, at least on the surface. Philip LevineThe 2nd in our new series of contemporary poet profiles, brief reference pages where you can … Continue reading Worth looking into
to: online@tnr.com: I am unfamiliar with your magazine… Tell me, does it always advocate random, rampant antisemitism? I am referring to the online Easterblogg article, http://www.tnr.com/easterbrook.mhtml?pid=844 I believe that all readers are owed an apology for his Nazi-like antisemitic outburst. Or is that what your magazine advocates? Not being a regular reader, I have no … Continue reading letter to TNR
I guess mass hatred of Jews is fashionable again: Set aside what it says about Hollywood that today even Disney thinks what the public needs is ever-more-graphic depictions of killing the innocent as cool amusement. Disney’s CEO, Michael Eisner, is Jewish; the chief of Miramax, Harvey Weinstein, is Jewish. Yes, there are plenty of Christian … Continue reading Antisemitism from The New Republic Online
Prof Ordered to Remove Diploma Mill SiteUnder pressure from administrators at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a tenured physics professor has shut down a Web site he created to make information available about the unaccredited distance-learning institutions often referred to as “diploma mills.” The physics professor, George Gollin, says administrators ordered him to remove … Continue reading Punishment for being smart, continued
