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June 13, 2008 10 Comments

Is Google Making Us Stoopid?

The cover article for the current issue of Atlantic magazine  (July/August) is entitled “Is Google Making Us Stoopid?” Hm. Is it?Author Nicholas Carr writes:“As the media theorist Marshall McLuhan pointed out in the 1960s, media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought. And what the Net seems … [Read more...]

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April 29, 2008 Leave a Comment

Books offer a Rehearsal for Life

At the Festival of Faith & Writing, children's book author (twice awarded the Newbery Medal) Katherine Paterson sat with her son David to discuss the process of transforming the story of Bridge to Terabithia from book to film. (EW interviewed David for a story about the process with some of the same information.) David was co-writer and producer for the film. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: books, children, creativity, family, lifelong learning, parenting, reading, self-discovery, writer, writers, writing Tagged With: Bridge to Terabithia, David Paterson, Katherine Paterson, read

April 25, 2008 17 Comments

Yann Martel on Life of Pi, Interpretation, Stillness, and Art

A couple of years ago, urged by a friend, I read Life of Pi, by Yann Martel.It left me fascinated, and a little confused. I guess I'm not so good with obscure stuff. So I was quite interested that the Festival of Faith & Writing brought him to speak. Would he explain the book for the slow-of-brain?The evening began with an amusing glitch. Martel was introduced by a … [Read more...]

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March 7, 2008 Leave a Comment

The Simplicity of Reading

I recently came across a passage in a book called Graceful Simplicity. In a chapter entitled "The Politics of Simplicity," in a section subtitled "Education for Simple Living," the author claimed that "In educating for simple living, three building blocks stand out: fostering a love of books, developing a stronger aesthetic sensibility, and enhancing our … [Read more...]

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