The Other Journal at Mars Hill Graduate School :: Race in America: It’s Not Just Black or White by Allen Yeh
November 3, 2009
July 29, 2009
Here’s an excerpt from Richard Nash’s Publisher’s Weekly cover story, which he posted to his blog: Cursor…represents a new, “social” approach to publishing. To call [it] “niche” or another “independent” publishing enterprise would be a poor approximation, because those terms fail to capture the organic gurgle of culture at the heart of the venture, the… [Read more…]
July 29, 2009
I’ve been admiring Vollmann’s work for a long time, first his 7 volume book of violence, Rising Up Rising Down, then his book on poverty, Poor People–he just keeps cranking out one interesting and timely book after another. His new book, Imperial concerns the Imperial Valley of California. It has a companion book of photos… [Read more…]
July 16, 2009
The new issue of IMAGE is out. Check out my review essay on the new biographies of John Cheever and Flannery O’Connor. http://imagejournal.org/page/journal/back-issues/issue-62
July 8, 2009
So, I know that any headline that begins with “Pope” is going to be divisive–either you’re on the bus or off right away. But I think the new encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” ( “Charity in Truth”) should be of great interest to many, Catholic or not, because it calls for an end to capitalism as… [Read more…]
July 2, 2009
This past year I had many discussions (and arguments) with people over the idea that America is now “postracial.” So this issue of The Sun is very interesting to me. Check it. The Sun Magazine | By The Color Of Their Skin Shared via AddThis
June 23, 2009
This book is next on my reading list. The New Atlantis û Shop Class as Soulcraft Man, my bed side table is getting full. Right now it looks like this (in order from top to bottom): Hand to Mouth by Paul AusterFear of Beggars by Kelly S. JohnsonThe Elephants Teach by D.G. MyersInfinite Jest by… [Read more…]
June 19, 2009
Check out Slate’s audio book club discussion of “The Swimmer” by John Cheever and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. Lead by Meghan O’Rourke (Paris Review poetry ed.), this dialogue is a bit shallow, but there are some very interesting moments of awkwardness when the commentators struggle with the Grandmother and… [Read more…]
June 9, 2009
I’ve been circling this book for a long time: The Fear of Beggars: Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics by Kelly S. Johnson. Even though it’s right up the alley of the thinking and writing that I’m doing (been doing for over two years now), I’ve been hesitant to order the book for a couple… [Read more…]
November 5, 2009
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