Mark Twain On the Change In Books As One Ages
A change in the reading of a book is a change in the mind of the reader. Thoughts from Mark Twain on reading.
Month: December, 2007
Nibbles The Cat Reads Pride and Prejudice
In this original video production by Irregular Books, Nibbles the Cat introduces himself and begins reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. If Pride and Prejudice can be made into a Bollywood movie, why not a cat?
Beating the Devil Out of Them
If you care about kids, read Beating the Devil Out of Them, consider its arguments, and act to end the laws that make it legal for teachers to beat their students for displeasing them.
Reason 993 To Elect A Progressive President
As is the case in every state, child welfare in Massachusetts is higher than the general poverty rate. However, in Massachusetts, the child poverty rate is even further below the national average than the general poverty level - just 13.6 percent. That’s half of the child poverty rate in some Republican-voting red states.
The Golden Compass Does Not Promote Atheism
I’ve read The Golden Compass, and I’m telling you that from what I’ve read, the book is not atheist, and doesn’t promote atheism. For anyone to be provoked into becoming atheist by reading The Golden Compass would be extremely unlikely. That’s just not what the book is about.
East Asian Philosophy in a Comic Book?
If Lao Tzu had meant to have his poetic classic illustrated by cartoon characters, he would have done so himself. On the other hand, Lao Tzu is just about as much an historical fiction as Jesus, and he certainly isn’t alive today, so who cares? Lao Tzu isn’t here, if he ever really lived […]
