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White_Rabbit weighs in on Culturebox...
MaryAnn:this sharp, witty and instructive Culturebox article by Robert Pinsky -- http://www.slate.com/id/2189318/ You're joking, right? Sharp? Witty? Instructive? How about inconsistent, evasive, and ultimately needlessly insulting? If that last bit was meant to be witty, then it was in exceedingly poor taste. Mr. Pinsky reminds me of a ...
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White_Rabbit
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April 18, 2008
Y'all might want to rethink that schedule...
(Johanan Rakkav is filling the chair of the night shift over at the Triumvirate, and thinks this is worth his assessment as a theologian...wr) The projection of (fill in the blank) billion years is based on the assumption that the Designer won't intervene first. He will -- and a whole lot sooner than that. One result is that we will have ...
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White_Rabbit
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March 12, 2008
()() "Acorns" (aka "Fall on the Tin")
Well, I have to hand it to this one: its form definitely follows its function. A decent poem, a pleasant little diversion, a better-than-usual message for Tuesdays...and a wonderful target for my usual schtick. (Parodist sings solo:) An oak tree's at warWith the house right next door,Where a poet just happens to live.Please pardon my guts:All ...
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White_Rabbit
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March 4, 2008