Archive for June, 2009

Attendance is the most important duty of any substitute teacher.  At first, it was also the dullest.  Imagine if you were the opening act of a comedy show, and had to begin by reading names, one by one, in the phone book.  In class, by the time you hit the B’s, bored students begin...
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In case you boycott Jimmy Fallon (on principle), were already in asleep (#eastcoast), or don’t watch television (again, on principle), this clip will fill you in on what your colleagues (ages 14-40) are talking about at the water cooler (twitter):   Zack Morris (and his cell phone) on Jimmy Fallon! Remember, http://nonpretentious.com would love...
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Dear Graduate Student, Stop pretending. You aren’t interested in helping me. You didn’t make a lesson plan for today’s discussion section. You don’t care about this subject. And the stain on your shirt from “today’s” lunch that you jokingly apologize about—was there last week, too. Simply, I’m not sure I can respect you. For...
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Finally a reason to watch the Tony Awards. If you are wondering why Poison is playing at the Tonys, your guess is as good as mine.
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I wanted to tell the story. The story about why we asked Pulp & Circumstance, Juiced to submit a mix tape to our site.  (“We” being one particular contributor). Her writing is able to captivate an audience of strangers. (“Strangers” being one particular contributor). We came across Pulp and Circumstance, Juiced! after google searching...
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