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Wrong Gabbo Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, who swore he was done writing, is ready to throw another book in our faces. Is it going to be good? Uh, I doubt that very much. His last book was tossed on the literary furnace pretty viciously, and when he... (From eNotes Book Blog) [More]

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A recent news brief included a complete hodgepodge of listings from Mother’s Day stuff a performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The article did so without any hint of irony, yet I was struck by the idea of celebrating Mother’s Day by seeing a... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]

Tips for Getting Great Personal Recommendations

Personal recommendations. You've got to have them for most scholarship applications, internships, grad school applications and a host of other education related scenarios. Some may think that getting a good recommendation is as easy as asking for... (From The Scholarships Blog) [More]

Daniil Kharms Pretty Much Rules Your Face...

Is also, apparently, a monster Via Conversational Reading, here is some more talk about how the Russian absurdist was awesome. Like so awesome one of his friends would get wasted and pee on the floor and all Kharms did was keep a mop on hand.... (From eNotes Book Blog) [More]

The Garbage Truck

This parable offers some wisdom for dealing with the stress that often comes with the end of the school year: I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]

Macbeth and Macbeth

If ever there was a classical smackdown, it is the one currently going on in New York. The City that Never Sleeps has always been the focal point of the country’s theatrical activity. Now, it is playing host to the biggest fight in town:... (From The Shakespeare Blog) [More]

Summer Literacy Resources

Traci Gardner of ReadWriteThink sends the following: I wanted to share our collection of out-of-school activities, organized by age groups, at www.readwritethink.org/. You'll find specific activities like going on a sound hike, creating a... (From The English Teacher Blog) [More]

DVD of the Week: Nineteen Eighty-Four

Chances are you’ve heard of—or even watched—the television show “Big Brother.” You know, the show where several people live in a house, and their every word and action is televised to an audience that apparently finds even the most... (From eNotes Book to Film Blog) [More]

Yikes! A good reason to double check your electronic scholarship submission.

There are times when we mess up, big time! I went out of town for a couple of days and blogged some great stuff for ENotes. I swear I typed them in, scheduled them and bounced off for a worry free week. Today I happend to check and no blogs. Not a... (From The Scholarships Blog) [More]

Loblaw Has Left the Building

Decision of the Day began in October 2005, when I started stockpiling posts to see whether I could keep up the frenetic pace of blogging. I decided that I could and, for the most part, I did. The website went live in November 2005, and I never... (From Decision of the Day) [More]