
“The distinction between complex thinking / right-answer thinking increasingly defines the difference between elite educational opportunity and education of the rest.”"If the SAT Were a Key to All Mythology" by Monica Cohen




On the debate over Stephen King's literary relevance
July 22nd, 2012
All King's novels, even the stinkers, have resonance.
July 17th, 2012
"The problem with Krazy Kat is the same as its genius: It cannot be consumed quickly or easily."
May 16th, 2012
On two new books about the culture of marijuana.
April 2nd, 2012
Patricia Patterson is an accretive artist, invariably extending, but rarely leaving much behind.
June 16th, 2011
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More


"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — F... More

"Mere flim-flam stories, and nothing but shams and lies." — Miguel de Cervantes... More

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn... More

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers... More