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May 16, 2013May 28, 2018 Comments Off on Guatemala in the News and The Bean Trees
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Guatemala in the News and The Bean Trees

Last week I wrote about Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees as the second novel in my Reading Women Writers series. I wanted to briefly revisit it because of the recent news from Guatemala: On Monday, a…

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March 19, 2013May 28, 2018 Comments Off on How to Frame any Story to Make it About Video Games
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How to Frame any Story to Make it About Video Games

NY Daily News sportswriter Mike Lupica seemed intent on beating the high score for framing a tragic story entirely around video games with his cringeworthy profile of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza on Monday. The article…

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February 26, 2013May 28, 2018 Comments Off on The Onion Outrage: Did the Reactions Make the Problem Worse?
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The Onion Outrage: Did the Reactions Make the Problem Worse?

I’m hesitant to weigh in at all on heated topics such as this, but I think the reaction raises a broader question than the specific incident. I watched the reaction online to The Onion‘s post-Oscar tweet…

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  • How the Politicization of Terrorism Has Fueled Domestic Surveillance

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