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… edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.
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Good and Angry

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I Can’t Get That Monster Out of My Mind

… Call it instead—this apparent calculation about what “issues” are now safe—an absence of imagination, a sloppiness of mind in some ways encouraged by a comfortable feedback from the audience, from the bulk of the reviewers, and from some people who ought to know better. Stanley Kramer’s Judgment at Nuremberg, made in 1961 …

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Ho Ho Horror

… public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.
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Taming the Wild Web

… media will explicitly determine people’s eligibility for jobs, dating, and a variety of social perks: in sum, their “worth.” Increasing automation of avatars and social media feeds will follow, granting some people the option to purchase services that will sculpt and perfect their online presences to maximize social standing, even just to monitor them …

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Why So Many Kids Struggle to Learn

… years before, Poessnecker found that Dack’s classes gave her “the terminology and research to back up my ‘feelings’ on how a classroom should handle assignments and feedback,” as she wrote in a class submission. In one assignment, she created a video comparing the effectiveness of activities for teaching the parts and functions of a …

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How to Lose a War

… edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.
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Four Poems

… the phone in one hand, poem in another,
schooled by years of reading while babies nursed:
book, breast, and a baby’s fawn head forming
a triptych: feeding in the dark. When Anne
and I got serious, we split the cost of a private line,
calling to read each other drafts between lunch
and laundry …

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Paleolithic Passions

… edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.
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Responses to Our Autumn 2021 Issue

… adult population would be vaccinated by the end of the year.
S. Ashok
State College, Pennsylvania
Murzban F. Shroff replies:
While I do appreciate Professor Ashok’s feedback, I wish he had pointed specifically to the statement he finds misleading. Never have I doubted India’s vaccine-producing capacity; what I am showing is how …

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