Books
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When I posted about the Beverly Hills Unified School District expelling non-district (or “permit”) students I made assumptions. I assumed wealthy residents were seeking to expel middle and low income families from their community. My knowledge of Beverly Hills – a composite of scenes from the Slums of Beverly Hills and pictures of Rodeo Drive.…
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I wouldn’t call it an earworm (or ohrwurm) as defined by EarwormsResearch.org – “the earworm phenomenon – getting a catchy, annoying little song, tune, or jingle stuck in one’s head“ – though the song has been stuck in my head. Then again worms aren’t all bad. Slimy and squirmy, the earthworm feeds the earth –…
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Listening to Rosanne Cash speak at the Times Center got me thinking about what “The List” I give my children would look like? What kind of intellectual/cultural legacy will I leave for them? What legacy will I be able to forge for them? My father and I do not talk about music though we have…
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Marita doesn’t need a brand-new school with acres of playing fields and gleaming facilities. She doesn’t need a laptop, a smaller class, a teacher with a PhD, or a bigger apartment. She doesn’t need a higher IQ or a mind as quick as Chris Langan’s. All those things would be nice, of course. But they…
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Humor is incongruity in action. The universe is incongruous. Humor is therefore the best expression of the truth underlying the universe. It is, in its very essence, the heart of Zen. (Stanley Bing, Throwing the Elephant) It is not easy to successfully maintain a gimmick through 200 pages. But Stanley Bing does it. Despite…
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My cousin uploaded a video he shot of our grandmother identifying medicinal herbs. Regrettably, it is something I never managed to learn from her (partly because of my lack of foresight and partly due to the language barrier.)
Vincent Young 