Cheryl Klein: A "Breakdown" on Breaking Down a Manuscript; Two Conferences;...
There's a new Narrative Breakdown up at the website -- this time on Revision Techniques (Part I), as James and I talk through a few of my favorite methods of figuring out what you want your book to do,...
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Kevin Draper '10: Why don’t you sit this one out, stop talking for awhile.
Phil Jackson. Coach of two of the only three modern basketball dynasties Winner of 13 championship rings. Greatest coach in the history of basketball.Phil Jackson. Losing his shine?Over the past nine...
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Amy Csizmar Dalal: Image
The 2013 NCWIT Summit wrapped up yesterday, and as always it was time well spent. This is my 4th NCWIT summit, and my 3rd as a member*—Carleton joined, I believe, in 2011. It’s always great to see old...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Tinshed: Home Rebuilt from Shreds of Scrappy Shack
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture& Houses & Residential. ] In a sleepy suburb of Sydney, Australia, long since taken over by mainly-one-story houses, sat a disused metal-sided shed. An ad hod...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: State Of Art
Declaration Of ArtI declare a state of art exists betweenall artists and their sympathizers andthe Bluetaneers, (to steal from YellowSubmarine) yes, those that would stealbeauty and replace it with a...
View ArticleMark Knight: Garmin 910XT
Garmin 910XT: where it goes, medals and awards follow For those of us that love data, you can’t do any better than the Garmin Forerunner 910XT. It’s the perfect training companion for busy multisport...
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Erik Brooks: Harts Pass No. 153
While I'm not 100% certain that wolverines get mistaken for "baby bears" in the wild, readers do sometimes confuse them in the comic. I'll take full responsibility for that based on inferior caricature...
View ArticleNat Case '88: A bowl filling with water
I had a lovely lunch the other day with Bob Schmitt, who has for some time been involved in Quaker circles around the topic of "eldering." Now, I've mostly heard this in terms of imposing discipline:...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Philography: Complex Philosophy Meets Graphic Simplicity
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Graphics & Branding. ] The bigger the idea, the harder to understand, let alone distill. That is the idea and challenge behind this growing set of graphic designs...
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Rachel Teagle: AFF 2013 Fringe PlayList: Matters of the Heart (and Other Bits)
Ah, Spring! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and people everywhere are falling in love, including the lovely people onstage at the 2013 Atlanta Fringe Festival. Here are some shows that...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Tennis: Doyle, Lombardi Lose in First Round at...
Carleton College’s regionally-ranked duo of senior Bridget Doyle and junior Anne Lombardi saw their season end following a 6-1, 6-2 defeat in the opening round of the doubles bracket at the NCAA...
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Alison Sommer '05: Why I blog... Dr. Seuss style
This week has been insane, I've had very little time to write, with my lunches taken up with work and my evenings filled with a million extra things (tattoo appointment, book club meeting, teacher...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: in·ter·mit·tent
in·ter·mit·tentPronunciation: \-ˈmi-tənt\Function: adjectiveEtymology: Latin intermittent-, intermittens, present participle of intermittereDate: 1601 : coming and going at intervals : not continuous ;...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: A Good Excuse
Not often, in response to a complimentfor some good deed, does one normallysay: “I was drunk”.Jesus walks into the room the next day.“Hey, Son-O-God, that was a greatSermon you gave on the Mount...
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Cheryl Klein: All About THE FIRE HORSE GIRL: Behind the Book, Q&A, & Giveaway!
I owe you an apology, dear readers. Due to the blog hiatus I've taken for most of the year thus far, it's entirely possible that you have gone an entire five months without hearing about Kay Honeyman's...
View ArticleCarleton News: Video Feature: Carleton Hosts 5K For HOPE
Carleton hosted the “5K for Hope,” a fun run/walk on Saturday, May 11 in the Cowling Arboretum, with proceeds benefiting The Hope Center, whose mission is to create zero tolerance for sexual and...
View ArticleChet Haase: Things I Believe: Thoughts for Friday
It takes a village the raise a child.But just one naughty child to raze a village.Live every day as if it were your last.In a hospital bed.A man's home is is castle.That's why I post sentries in the...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: World’s Largest LEGO Model: Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter
[ By Steph in Art& Sculpture & Craft. ] Forty-two times larger than the toy set currently available in stores, this Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter is made of over five million LEGO bricks...
View ArticleCarleton News: Goldfeather Explains Significance of Turbulence Flows
Jack Goldfeather, William H. Laird Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science, and the Liberal Arts, published a paper "Methods to Identify Individual Eddy Structures in Turbulent Flow" in the April...
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