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What ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About America
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What ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About America

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 / 15 September 2020

Telling the tale of the cyclops through the lens of high and low culture, in O'Brother, Where Art Thou? the Coens hammer home a fatalistic criticism about the ways that commerce, violence, and cosmetic Christianity prevail in American society .

Waiting for the World to Change in the Era of COVID-19
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Waiting for the World to Change in the Era of COVID-19

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 / 25 June 2020

From a GenXer to the GenZs in the time of COVID-19: We know, the waiting is the hardest part.

‘Making Sense’ Provides a Fresh, Logical Approach to Grammar
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‘Making Sense’ Provides a Fresh, Logical Approach to Grammar

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 / 11 July 2017
Teaching grammar is like holding water. You just can’t get a grip. That's where David Cyrstal's Making Sense comes in.
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Best of the Moving Pixels Podcast: Getting Schooled by the Tutorial

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 / 29 February 2016
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Poetic or Introspective Registers Carom Off R-Rated Vernacular in ‘The King of Good Intentions’

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 / 8 May 2013
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A Case for Comics in College

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 / 2 February 2010
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Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf

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