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Seasonal Cheer at Wayward Academy

“You look about as festive as a radish sandwich,” Midge had said. And she wasn’t wrong—Tim Endibel, co-head of Wayward…

3 months ago

Train to Nowhere

"We were young and we were keen; Europe was in flames, and we were ready for whatever came."  “I used…

4 months ago

A Bonfire in the Dark

When I was in the emergency room last year having busted my elbow, a nurse asked whether I had ever…

5 months ago

Locked Out

Most of us have done it at some point or another - accidentally locked ourselves out of the house.  Raymond…

5 months ago

The #1970 Club: Germaine Greer and The Female Eunuch

Thanks to the #1970 Club, I've spent the spare moments of the past week immersed in The Female Eunuch and…

6 months ago

The #1970 Club: Language and Learning

The #1970 Club is starting tomorrow (October 14th) and I'm prepared with some reading and re-reading.  1970 offers a rich…

6 months ago

How do they live with themselves?

How Do They Live with Themselves? This was the question Roger Rosenblatt asked in The New York Times regarding the…

6 months ago

On the Road

"The pleasure [of motoring] is seeing Nature as I could in no other way see it; my car having ‘tops',…

6 months ago

September Round-Up

We've been lucky with the weather in NYC this September. Many bright, warm days The aftermath of the powerful hurricane…

6 months ago

Meaning Loss

In Meaning Loss, Sanje Ratnavale has written a practical and timely contribution to an important debate that all schools should…

7 months ago