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2025 in Books
My reading for the year just past, mostly in footnotes
Jan 10
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Some 2026 Resolutions
Getting my curious squids in a row
Jan 1
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A Year of Magical Humanism
2025 in review
Dec 29, 2025
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The Magical Humanism of Sir Terry Pratchett
Mar 12, 2025
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Discworld Reread #7: Guards! Guards!
Aug 9, 2025
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Discworld Reread #6: Pyramids
Jul 25, 2025
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Discworld Reread #5: Wyrd Sisters
Jul 7, 2025
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Thoughts on L-Space
Aug 17, 2025
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Discworld Reread #1: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
May 11, 2025
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2025 Television Roundup
In which I reflect on how many hours I spent watching teevee
Dec 24, 2025
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End-of-Semester Thoughts, continued
Postponing the last PotW, saying goodbye to Rob Reiner, plans for the new year, and gremlins
Dec 19, 2025
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End-of-Semester Thoughts
Assorted reflections on teaching and academia at the end of 2025
Dec 11, 2025
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Poem of the Week: Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
“Immigrants—we get the job done”
Dec 8, 2025
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Poem of the Week: Randall Jarrell, “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”
In the belly of the beast
Nov 30, 2025
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What Makes a War Poem? Part Three: WWII’s Blinding Mirror
The crisis of representation
Nov 26, 2025
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What Makes a War Poem? Part Two: The Great War and the Shock of the New Century
Also, some stuff with W.B. Yeats
Nov 21, 2025
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