From the annals of Wikipedia: would you rather have Witzelsucht or Foerster’s syndrome? Whichever you decide, it looks like neuron your own with this one.
Keep An Open Mind About It
What Do Essay Prompts Mean to You?
You may have heard that Tufts University’s latest application forms use the term YOLO in one of their essay prompts. Herewith, a few more essay prompts, courtesy of Stacy Brook at The Hairpin.
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Carla F. Cohen
Carla F. Cohen, co-owner and founder of legendary Washington, D.C. bookstore Politics & Prose, died this morning.
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Nonfiction for Fiction Writers
"I think writing about the real world, as we live in it today, is very difficult; many writers try to escape it. But then what books will be the classics from our generation? Which of them will be the commentaries on our lot?" William Ruof argues that studying nonfiction may make the best fiction writers in a piece for The State Press.
The Island of Last Chances
Have you ever had a script rejected? Did you reassure yourself it had to do with just about anything other than the quality of your writing? Well now's the chance to put your money where your mouth is - a new Hollywood startup called Adaptive Studios is "rummaging through the trash" and breathing new life into dead movie scripts.
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Annals of great profile writing
If you're looking for some midweek longreads, here are two excellent profile pieces: Emily Nussbaum's unabashed enthusiasm for Lena Dunham as HBO's Girls gears up for release, and Adam Sternbergh on Mark Leyner, whose The Sugar Frosted Nutsack is out today.
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Students and Reading
If we can't teach students to read, should we try teaching more modern books?