clearing sky– cherry petals lying blown upon the asphalt– what have you taught us except to fall, and fall, and […]
Poems
Poems
Chamber Music Society
The rosin dust on the violinist’soldest violin is white,like the chalk beneath the wordswhere children learn to writethe equations that
Rough Drafts
Are we having fun yet?
The collective intelligence poured into inventing new portable games over the past several centuries is equivalent, scientists estimate, to the
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This Day in Tech: CompuServe Debuts
Sept. 24, 1979: First Online Service for Consumers Debuts The company known as Compu-Serve, and later CompuServe, opened its doors
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FCC Position May Spell the End of Unlimited Internet
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s unsurprising affirmation of support for network neutrality is a victory for the high-minded principle of open,
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Big Money in Journalism
I’ll admit it: I got into journalism for the money. Columbia Journalism School dean Nicholas Lemann has said: “I’ve never
Field Notes
Blind photographers
Brian X. Chen wrote a moving story about how three professional photographers are continuing to pursue their art even though
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To Run Better, Start By Ditching Your Nikes
Before the Nikes, before the breathable, antimicrobial running shorts, before the personal fitness coaches, heart rate monitors, wrist-mounted GPS and