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Make yourself criticism-proof: become a critic!

Monday, March 12, 2007

The field of cultural theory started at an indefinite point in the not-so-distant past, somewhere during the period of the great debates over linguistic structuralism. Some might peg it on Barthes and his work on cultural mythologies. Others might cite Baudrillard’s study on the sociology of consumption. No matter where you put that point [...]

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5 tips for an undergraduate education

Thursday, January 25, 2007

I just finished up with my undergraduate education and have come away with it feeling a little nonplussed. Looking back, I realize that I approached much of it with the wrong mindset. Even though I managed to graduate magna cum laude, I could have done a lot more to enrich my education by simply shifting [...]

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The road not taken

Sunday, December 3, 2006

This all began roughly 4.5 years ago. I had just finished up high school and had taken those obvious steps: ACT, college apps, etc. I landed a scholarship at the University of New Mexico that pretty much ensured me a full ride, found a good job at a national laboratory, and moved out the day [...]

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