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Jun.26.2009

Sid and I will be giving seminars on the Vincati on two days of the festival!

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Jun.19.2011 - 10:50 am
Sid Biberman and his granddaughter Lucy
I am a father and I am a son. My father, Sid, lives with me and has since 2001. Back then, I was 34 and deeply resented this turn of events. People I knew assumed that...
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Mar.27.2011 - 10:53 am
When the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642, they destroyed a theatrical world we have since come to cherish. With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, play going resumed...
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Feb.14.2011 - 9:35 am
We have no respect for Valentine's Day, and I think we should. Valentine's Day, understood correctly, is the most radical holiday of all. It is a day to celebrate love between...
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Jan.26.2011 - 3:02 pm
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that, when it comes to the business of higher education, America remains the country to beat. "We are...
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Comments from Matthew

Jun.12.2010 - 3:45 pm
In response to: WINNING THE ORANGE PRIZE BOOSTS SALES 835 PERCENT OVERNIGHT
I have had a hit like that -- when Stanley Fish blogged on my book BIG SID'S VINCATI in the New York Times my Amazon...
Apr.26.2010 - 7:27 pm
In response to: Cheryl - She's up, if not quite running...!
for the update!
Apr.23.2010 - 9:45 pm
In response to: SHAKESPEARE STUDY MUST REMAIN IN OUR SCHOOLS
Hi Dale, Thanks for posting! I agree with the thrust, though I don't think you need to elevate him to such extremes...
Dec.28.2009 - 7:27 pm
In response to: Some Good Writing News
Congrats
Dec.28.2009 - 7:22 pm
In response to: The New RIght
Looks like a good book. Its funny, a free standing Starbucks opened in the strip mall around the corner from me....