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...free.” The last remnants of high Southern white society crumble away as the individual enters modernity. Jason destroys one world to enter another. Though Jason’s sardonic outlook leads him to sacrifice his family’s proud history, it also allows him to find individual liberation...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Humor Reveals a Road to Faulkner | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...professor’s unusual approach to lecturing immediately immerses his students in the milieu of the novel through short, funny excerpts, but more importantly it gives students permission to enjoy reading a book. Many students, who often feel afraid to laugh while reading, find his method liberating. Yet, initially I was more annoyed than charmed by these recitations. I felt these comic details contributed very little to the analytical understanding of a novel; the excerpts gave a sense of a writer’s prose style, but ultimately they were nothing more than amusing diversions to give the class...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Humor Reveals a Road to Faulkner | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...done to help these women financially so that they can stop being prostitutes. In fact, many have simply ended up in jail. The usual response to these stories is to turn up one’s morally superior nose and say that "there must have been another way to find the money." But all that these women were trying to do, just like Senator Brown, was pay for school. They want to be productive members of society. Many of those trying to attend law school would probably love to run for public office some day. But if and when their...

Author: By Maya E. Shwayder | Title: Cosmopolitan Politician | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...most diners. But you don't have to take Duane Sorenson's word for it, or mine, or anybody else's. Try this kind of coffee, and soon. Even if, like me, you're a brute who puts evaporated milk and Sweet'n Low into it, you'll find that your days will start better drinking coffee of this caliber, and not just because of the caffeine. (See the 10 worst fast-food meals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Stumptown the New Starbucks — or Better? | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...March 5. Among the other measures he wants to see implemented is legislation that would allow holding terrorism suspects without trial or charge and a method of handling detainees who win their habeas corpus cases. Bringing KSM into a military trial, Graham said, "is a good start to find a way forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Lindsay Graham Broker a Deal on 9/11 Trials? | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

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