Word: thingness
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...When we came along, people weren’t separating out belief from participation. Scholars were looking at institutions, religion markets, that kind of thing, but we were saying, ‘Why don’t we look at Weber?” said McCleary, referring to the well-known author of the 1905 work “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” which argues that Protestant beliefs laid the foundation for economic growth in the West...
...publication of Carver: Collected Stories, a new volume in the canonizing Library of America series. It includes both the published version of What We Talk About, as edited by Lish, and Carver's original version. That's an unusual decision but an illuminating one. It's never a bad thing to have more of Carver. There's not that much of him to begin with, but what there is, is choice...
...just like, "Go, just do it. Whatever it is." He was really supportive, and I was lucky in that. That's the same kind of approach I have with my kids. If they love doing it, I don't care if it's not considered the cool thing or if they're not going to get a varsity letter. I want them to be happy, and I want them to enjoy themselves...
Really, now? Hayward claims that he only wants to find out one thing: "Did anyone have access to the software?" Apparently, FAS IT results aren't enough...
...Good thing. This year's trophy went to Ralf Mackenbach, a tap dancer from the Netherlands, who was asked by a German journalist at the winner's press conference if he would have time to perform on German variety shows in the coming months. The 14-year-old didn't miss a beat: "We'll make time...