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...ironic distance. There is the prevailing sentiment that Powers has too much at stake to mask his work in the presumptions of irony. Far from simply instructing the reader, Powers is discovering his truths as he writes. As the book self-consciously asserts itself as a novel being written by a novelist, one can sense it struggling with the rush of mediums we’re subjected to as modern Americans. “Generosity” moves out of prose, adopting styles that range from mimicking a screenplay—in a particularly moving scene?...
...reading in the Woodberry Poetry Room in the Houghton Library.Armitage’s profile has been steadily rising over the past 15 years since he quit his job as a probation officer and became a full-time poet. His output is marked by an impressive versatility; he has written for radio and TV, produced song lyrics for award-winning musical documentaries, and translated a gem of the medieval literary canon, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” into modern English verse. Primarily, though, he is a lyric poet, specializing in “lively...
...disputes fairly and transparently.” To Edelman, many of these rights seem obvious, like itemized billing and knowing where ads are placed. Edelman likened the right of “meaningful itemized billing” to the right of a consumer at the supermarket to have a written receipt of exactly what they are being charged. Edelman charges that Google’s practice of not telling advertisers exactly where their ads are shown only serves to protect Google’s monopoly. “If they did share it, [advertisers] might not like everything [they...
...earned critical and commercial acclaim since the pilot episode aired in October 2006. The cast includes Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Alec Baldwin. Perhaps as a testament to its success, 30 Rock took home the Best Comedy Series award for the third year in a row. Hubbard has written and produced for the show since 2007 and made his way around the television world with writing credits for other programs including “Joey,” “Ed,” and the surprise anime hit “Avatar: The Last Airbender...
...after falling from a mountain in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. He was going on a cross-country trip with a friend before starting a technology internship this fall. According to his sister, Kalmbach was planning to finish his graduation requirements in the spring. Some online commenters have written that Princeton should give him a diploma post mortem in his honor...