Monthly Archives: June 2013

Riding a Big Wave

Posted on June 30, 2013 by profmondo

Three-quarters of the Berries (and some of our friends) made it to Spartanburg, SC, last night for the First Annual Southern Surf and Instro Fest. My review can be found at the oft-neglected band blog.

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On Another Front…

Posted on June 28, 2013 by profmondo

Dead End Follies, Benoit Lelievre’s take on dark fiction, Mixed Martial Arts, basketball, and many other interesting things, reviews Broken Glass Waltzes. Feel free to drop in — he’d love the company!

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Orientations and Disorientations

Posted on June 28, 2013 by profmondo

My summer term Brit Survey class is taking the final as I type this, and one young man has already told me this is his final college class — he has jumped through all the hoops. Meanwhile, kids are coming … Continue reading →

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So Long, Alan Myers…

Posted on June 26, 2013 by profmondo

The former drummer for Devo has died after a lengthy struggle with cancer. Myers was the band’s drummer from 1976-86, easily the band’s best period. Beneath the band’s cartoonish robofacade, there was remarkable musicianship going on. While Myers was with … Continue reading →

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I Think These Seem Connected

Posted on June 25, 2013 by profmondo

The prices paid for convenience, in both music and photography, are excellence and beauty.

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How to Earn an Instant A for Participation

Posted on June 24, 2013 by profmondo

Part of my unorthodox background in literary study means that sometimes cool stuff — even the occasional craftsman’s touch — slips by me. I got another example of that in my Brit Survey class today. We wrapped up Paradise Lost, … Continue reading →

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Poetry Corner: “For I Shall Consider My Cat…”

Posted on June 23, 2013 by profmondo

Worthy of your attention is this brief article at Early Modern England on names people gave their pets in the medieval and early modern periods. It’s interesting in itself, but I particularly love a poem mentioned along the way. It … Continue reading →

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QotD: We’ve Got What You Want Edition

Posted on June 23, 2013 by profmondo

In the NYT today, Verlyn Klinkenborg writes a bit about what the humanities have to offer. He notes the decline: Undergraduates will tell you that they’re under pressure — from their parents, from the burden of debt they incur, from … Continue reading →

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“My Dad Was In A Band…”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by profmondo

… and so have I been, time and time again. Dad was voted “Most Talented” in his senior class at Hume-Fogg Tech back in Nashville. I was about 8 or 9 when I discovered this (by looking at my folks’ … Continue reading →

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A Review and Other Stuff

Posted on June 20, 2013 by profmondo

Author Mike Monson offers a review of Broken Glass Waltzes over at his place. If the spirit should move you after reading his review, you can pick it up in e-reader form for a mere 99 cents as part of … Continue reading →

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