Dreams, Culture, and Car Crashes
Monday, March 6th, 2006Sigmund Freud made dreams a legitimate field of study, but by now it’s pretty clear that some of his ideas about the subject were wrong.
Archive for the 'Features' Category
“The Hobby”
Sunday, March 5th, 2006The subculture of the Craigslist Review Board.
The Color Orange
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006It’s the pariah of the color wheel. Why does orange have so many odd, even menacing associations in our culture?
Art, Meaning, and Information
Sunday, January 15th, 2006On how humans understand, with a sprinkling of overeating, James Joyce, and Isaiah Berlin.
A White Christmas: How to Get It
Saturday, December 17th, 2005What do we want for Christmas? Snow, please, Santa.
Canadian Politics and Why They Matter
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005Who cares what happens in Canada? You should.
Making the Internet Your Library
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005How can you do research outside the Ivory Tower?
The Fill-in-the-Bubble Boogeyman
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005Are standardized tests applied as they should be? Has Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act been successful? . . . The GRE opens Alex’s eyes and he decides to investigate.
Whose Town Is It, Anyway?
Sunday, October 16th, 2005History lessons from Northfield, Minnesota to New Orleans. If you re-build it, who will come?
We’re All Going To Die Anyway
Thursday, September 15th, 2005A lamentation (as well as affirmation) of the complacency and willful ignorance that allows us to stand pat as we pollute ourselves to death.