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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Second Wind Inc

Dragon Productions Presents Richard Dresser's WONDERFUL WORLD, Now thru 6/17

Dragon Productions presents Wonderful World, Written By Richard Dresser and Directed By Susannah Greenwood at Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 from tonight, May 25th through June 17th, 2012.Max has a serious in-law problem. An apparently ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Broadway World ]

Entities: Greenwood, Lungfish, Kyle Wood, Second Wind Inc, Kenyon College

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Farther Away

As we should all know by now, Jonathan Franzen is a serious writer who plays for the highest literary stakes, who is uncomfortable with American TV consumerism, and whose last two novels, The Corrections and Freedom, have legitimately catapulted him to ... [ Published May 19 2012 by New York Times ]

Entities: Jonathan Franzen, Porcupine, Phillip Lopate, Cynthia Ozick, Party of the Democratic Left (EC)

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Kean University

Pomp and Circumstance

“And make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly well-educated dumb people.”This isn’t exactly the sort of fluffy, “Reach for the stars!” sort of message one expects to hear at their college graduation. But then again, these aren’t ... [ Published May 18 2012 by BlackBook ]

Entities: Kean University, Amy Poehler, Aaron Sorkin, Chris Rock, University of Pennsylvania

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Jonathan Franzen

Journalist's essay collection is hit, miss

Kenyon College, Aphrastura, Collection, David Foster Wallace, David Foster Wallace, Human Interest, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Franzen, Journalist, Kenyon College, writerPrint | E-mail | Share on: Twitter FacebookJonathan Franzen’s new collection of essays ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Daily Texan ]

Entities: Jonathan Franzen, Kenyon College, David Foster Wallace, Literary Criticism

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Franzen's 'Farther Away' gets in your head

USA TODAY Rating:USA TODAY ReviewThere are prerequisites for reading Farther Away, Jonathan Franzen's new collection of essays, lectures and reviews.First, if you didn't ace Thinking 101, forget it, because Franzen requires readers to think and not just ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by USA Today ]

Entities: Jonathan Franzen, Kenyon College, Puffin, David Foster Wallace, Anger

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Kenyon College

Aspen Shortsfest premieres 'Reunion'

ASPEN ? Amy, the central character in ?Reunion,? can't pull it together. Drinking and partying have become such ingrained behaviors that even the prospect of reuniting with her toddler son isn't enough to coax her to break old habits.Put her in front ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Aspen Times ]

Entities: Kenyon College, Foster Child, Jason Reitman

First Reported Apr 09 2012 - Updated Apr 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Peace Corps

P.F. Kluge makes 'The Master Blaster' an ode to Saipan, and the myth of a fresh start

Khan arrives from Bangladesh, one among the steady stream of foreign workers looking to claw out a living.The fifth figure, the anonymous American called the Master Blaster, landed long ago. And just as Prospero works his magic to control people and events ... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Cleveland Live ]

Entities: P. F. Kluge, Kenyon College, Copper, Lakewood (Ohio, United States), Peace Corps

First Reported Apr 05 2012 - Updated Apr 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Jazz clinic booked

ATTICA - Jazz musicians at Seneca East High School are to attend a free jazz clinic led by the band, Padula Oblongata, 2:30-4 p.m. April 15 at Attica United Methodist Church.Titled "Getting Started Playing Jazz," the clinic is to provide students with ... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Advertiser-Tribune ]

Entities: Seneca East High School, Schiebel Corporation, Kenyon College

First Reported Jan 12 2012 - Updated Jan 12 2012 - 1 Documents

News: YACHT Plot North American Tour

YACHT have announced a tour of North America to take place throughout February and March.The Portland-based duo, who released their latest album 'Shangri-La' through DFA Records on 27th June in the UK last year, will start in Bellingham, WA on 7th ... [ Published Jan 12 2012 by ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk ]

Entities: Yacht, NORTH Amern Co LLC, Boise City (Idaho, United States), DFA Records, Kenyon College

Quotes

Wallace concludes his address to the students by commenting on what the true value of a "real education" is: "it has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness." So for Wallace a liberal arts education at least allows one to consider stimulating topics while meandering through the bourgeois exercises of life...

Lee Jefferson: Is There Any Value to a Liberal Arts Education? [Huffington Post - May 18 2012]

...Reid, a law librarian who started Emory's pet therapy program this year after hearing about one at the University of California San Francisco. "It has had positive effects, helping them to just have a moment to clear their minds and not have to think about studies, not have to think about books."

Dogs on campus: Colleges go to the dogs for stress busters [EveningSun.com - May 18 2012]

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Dragon Productions Presents Richard Dresser's W... [ Published May 25 2012 by Broadway World ]
Farther Away [ Published May 19 2012 by New York Times ]
‘Farther Away,’ Essays by Jonathan Franzen [ Published May 18 2012 by New York Times ]
Lee Jefferson: Is There Any Value to a Liberal ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Pomp and Circumstance [ Published May 18 2012 by BlackBook ]
Dogs on campus: Colleges go to the dogs for str... [ Published May 18 2012 by EveningSun.com ]
Melinda Haines uses her experience to advocate ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Individual.com ]
?Farther Away?: Franzen on Wallace [ Published May 13 2012 by Salon ]
Terms of engagement: In essay collection, Franz... [ Published May 07 2012 by Missoulian ]
Journalist's essay collection is hit, miss [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Daily Texan ]
Franzen's 'Farther Away' gets in your head [ Published Apr 26 2012 by USA Today ]
Franzen: Literature, Death, Birdwatching [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Kirkus Reviews ]
Aspen Shortsfest premieres 'Reunion' [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Aspen Times ]
P.F. Kluge makes 'The Master Blaster' an ode to... [ Published Apr 09 2012 by Cleveland Live ]
Jazz clinic booked [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Advertiser-Tribune ]
Jonathan Franzen and the Web will never get along [ Published Mar 10 2012 by Salon ]
News: YACHT Plot North American Tour [ Published Jan 12 2012 by ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk ]