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Time’s Person of the Year and Shakespeare’s “Many-Headed Monster”

22 December 2011

So I really love Time Magazine’s pick for person of the year, the Protester. Time Magazine 2011 Person of the Year, the Protester This is almost a complete 180 to the 2006 person...

The Book Talk on Youtube!

14 December 2011

After many hours spent negotiating the intricacies of Youtube, I have finally been able to post the video recordings of the book talk on December 8th at Johnson County Community College....

Interview on KCUR’s Central Standard

7 December 2011

So today I was interviewed on the local NPR station in Kansas City, MO. The program was Central Standard – a great title – hosted by Jubalani Leffal. Given that this...