December 2010
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In Freud's classic theory, erotic energy is... →
This is why people need to be taught to interpret works of art.
I should force myself to sublimate more when I’m irkin’
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Ce Weekend: December 12th-14th, 2010
I went on a brewpub barcrawl in the freezing weather for a friend’s birthday. At one point, I looked around and was like, “Man, this is really great, all these people coming out for the night. Someone should plan a barcrawl for every weekend.” And then I remembered that I used to do this when I was twenty-two, but I just called it “Friday night.”
I wish more...
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Tales From School, #27: Rites of Passage
[SCENE: The school's internship coordinator has taken five young men into the hallway to teach them how to put on a tie for their impending interviews.]
Student: So what you're saying is this will be a lot easier if I don't do it over my hoodie?
Teacher: Um, yeah, pretty much.
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My sister is going on a Birthright trip. Our...
Sister: Well, it's interesting. If you are half-Jew, and it's your dad, they just ask you if you think of yourself as Jewish or not and if you think of yourself as having jewish identity. Even if you haven't had a bat mitzvah. I mean, they asked me if I was involved in anything like, Jew clubs, Jewish anything. Did I ever observe the Holy Days, etc.
Me: "I directed Fiddler on the Roof? I lived across from the campus Hillel for 2 yrs? I've had Manischevitz before? I love Woody Allen?"
Sister: I can't believe i'm going to be in Israel in a week. Also, isn't it Hannukah?
Me: HAHAHAHA. You crappy Jew. First of all, it's Hanukkah. Second of all, that jawn gonna be over before you get there. It started last week.
Sister: Yeah, I'm a sucky Jew. I don't want to get called out on my lack of Jew knowledge.
Me: Make up what you got for Hanukkah now and how many friends of yours threw latke parties. Get your story right, now!
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Ce Weekend: December 3rd-5th, 2010
I saw Warpaint at Making Time on Friday night; I think they are best experienced in a more intimate setting (how cliche, but there it is) like the first time I saw them. Unfortunately, they are pretty talented, so I doubt you will have many more opportunities to catch them in such a venue. I haven’t been to a Making Time in probably two years now—the last one I went to may have...
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Should Teachers Be Trained More Like Doctors? →
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A new report released yesterday from a panel convened by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) says teachers need to be trained in a model more akin to doctors going through residency—a sort of collaborative apprenticeship with more experienced instructors that offers clinical...