Avery Morrow '10: Wang Yangming on Gornahoor
I am about to publish an essay on Wang Yangming for Gornahoor. This post will be updated with a link in a day or two. Below is a footnote to that essay which I am going to link to from that post. (I...
View ArticleCarleton News: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Comes to Carleton College
On the heels of their first official concert in almost seven months, the revered St. Paul Chamber Orchestra comes to Carleton College for a special performance on Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m. in the...
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Alison Sommer '05: Top 10 Reasons Vegas Vacations RULE
My husband and I have been to Vegas twice (well, ok, 3 times, but I was only 19 the first time so I couldn't do anything so it didn't count) on vacations with friends while the kids stayed at home with...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Fit for a Villain: 12 Surprisingly Homey Underground Lairs
[ By Steph in Architecture& Houses & Residential. ] Nuclear missile silos, former quarries, natural caves and man-made hills camouflage homes ranging from rustic and understated to modern and...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
5-13-2013Town + Mud Road. 44 minutes. 6 miles.Cool and breezy. Relaxed run. Felt OK.
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5-13-2013Mud Road. 44 minutes. 6 miles.Another easy run. Felt pretty good.
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Ken Wedding's Reading Blog: Some thoughts from Down Under
Bird Loomis has been doing the visiting scholar bit in Australia, so his has been a year without a winter. Along with lecturing, writing, and observing, he's also been reading and visiting galleries...
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Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: The Many Melodramatic Layers of a Picture
This is a picture of Kevin Durant wearing a hat. This we can agree on.But after that? Well, it’s up to you.My guess is when a person from Seattle sees the picture seen above, they mostly feel sad....
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Test Your Geography Skills with Google Maps Game
[ By Steph in Global& Travel & Places. ] Can you guess where in the world this unidentified Google Maps location is by landscape, road signs, architecture and cars? Test your geography skills...
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Patrick Ganey: Dua, Vietnamese fermented mustard greens
When mẹ, my mother-in-law, pronounces this dish, it sounds like “awe” with a ‘dz’ prefix (like we hear in 'adze'), so it sounds like “dzawe” to my non-Vietnamese ears. She’s been making it forever, and...
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Rachel Teagle: AFF 2013 Fringe PlayList: Returning Favorites
Good news everyone! For your art-enjoying convenience, the Atlanta Fringe Festival is offering multi-show discount passes, so you can get more Fringe-bang for your Fringe-buck. And, they're available...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: The politics of PEMEX
It's not just about government revenue and international trade, the future of PEMEX (and the Mexican economy) might be dependent upon constitutional reform. To power Mexico forward, Peña Nieto looks to...
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Kevin Draper '10: Series of the Week: Oklahoma City Thunder (1) versus...
“We have a pretty good team. Just got hurt.”David Kahn, ex-GM of the Minnesota TimberwolvesThe above statement has nothing to do with either the Thunder or the Grizzlies. Rather, it concerns the...
View ArticleAlison Sommer '05: Preparing for your first kiss...
How did you learn the art of romantic kissing? How does anybody? Does anybody have a first kiss that's as cute or magical as in the movies? Are these enough rhetorical questions? Did I even listen to...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Golf: Knights Unable to Regain the Rusty Putter
The Carleton College men’s golf team faced off against cross-town rivals St. Olaf in the annual “Rusty Putter” match at Willingers Golf Club on Saturday. The dual meet involved three events: best-ball,...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Doyle and Lombardi Earn Bid to NCAA...
The doubles team of Bridget Doyle (Sr./Mendota Heights, Minn./Visitation) and Anne Lombardi (Jr./Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) has earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Doubles Championships. The...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hidden Depths: Architectural Illusion Unfolds Underground
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Guerilla Ads & Marketing. ] Facade or fantasm, this series of images presents an alluring picture of the layers – perhaps even literal levels – of history that...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Softball: Ramey, Davis, and Parsons Receive...
Jenny Ramey picked up her third All-Conference honor in as many years, as she was named to the 2013 All-MIAC team. Two other Knights were also recognized by the conference as Keelin Davis and Kelsey...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Nappers #156 and #157: Concrete Crash
Awhile back, I posted a picture of my son napping on the sidewalk in his coat.There were skeptics.Well, naysayers, I give you Exhibit B…as in Be-Well-Rested. Be-One-With-the-Incline.Not yet hot enough...
View ArticleCarleton News: Volunteers Needed for Two Events this Weekend in the Cowling...
Volunteers are needed for two events happening this Saturday, May 18 in the Cowling Arboretum. From 6 to 9 a.m., the College will host its Annual Spring Bird Count and from 9 a.m. until noon,...
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