I’m loving Orlando Figues’s A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924. This summer, I read it to Liam at night before bed. How do I get my teenager to listen, you ask? Trust me: plenty of blood and guts in here to keep any 13-year-old happy. Then along comes an Economist story about Chinese workers — full of the same themes. Uncanny.
19. August 2010
The Mortician’s Daughter
This was the song of the day a while ago, but I think I cheated and only posted it via Twitter. It’s by Freedy Johnston. It’s sad in a perfect way. It came to me via the hippest theologian — ever.
9. August 2010
Delicious audio
Quick note to let you know that today in my travels I came across two lovely audio collections: NPR’s books that changed the world and James Bridle’s new podcast, Mattins.
7. August 2010
Make music in the kitchen, the back seat of the car, wherever
Think about it: Wouldn’t it be so nice if making music was something mostpeople did? Like writing and reading. Not something you consume. Not something veryspecial verytalented people make for you. Instead an everyday creative, collective act. A joyous togethering, washing away for a moment pain and discord. I would like that so much.
10. December 2009
Research Briefs: Simple tools to link research to practice
Briefs are important communication tools for linking research findings to policy and practice — and ultimately affecting change. Because face it: in the attention economy no one has time to read the full report. Here’s the format we’ve developed at the Technology & Social Change Group for writing a research brief.
6. December 2009
Littlest Birds
Song of the day. Sammy Parton/Jolie Holland/Syd Barrett’s Littlest Birds, as sung by The Be Good Tanyas. Photo by John Haslam.
23. November 2009
Germaine Martin, 1937
I hate Facebook. And yet I love Facebook. Because some distant cousin sent my mom several photos of my grandmother, Germain Martin, from the late 30s. This one is my favorite. It was taken in Clarence Creek, Ontario, in 1937. She was about 19.
Audio 
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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised” for The New Yorker’s monthly reading and conversation with Deborah Treisman. Englander’s voice couldn’t be more perfect.
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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